Research Assistant / Research Technician
Life sciences research professional 1 Full-time
We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our laboratory to perform technology-driven research in a highly dynamic and exciting environment. The successful candidate will in close collaboration with Caleb Lareau PhD, a post-doctoral scholar in the Satpathy lab to develop and apply novel genomics and immunology technologies. Critical application areas of interest include COVID-19, cancer immunotherapy, and mitochondrial disease. The candidate will apply and learn a diverse set of molecular biology, immunology, and genomics techniques and participate in data analysis and publication of research manuscripts. The candidate will execute bench (wet lab) experiments focusing on molecular biology, next-generation sequencing, and cell culture. The candidate will also be responsible for some basic lab operations. Candidates interested in developing a computational skillset, including bioinformatics and computational biology analysis, will be enabled to do so. Overall, this position offers a rich opportunity to engage research at the frontier of biotech fields related to health and medicine, and to prepare the candidate for the next stage of their career, either in academia or industry. We also welcome candidates who wish to go on to medical or graduate school, or other similar professional career tracks in health care and science.