Research Associate - Zebrafish Imaging & Transgenics (Royer Group)
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About The Position
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) is an independent nonprofit research institute that collaborates with three leading universities: Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco. This unique partnership creates a powerful technology and discovery engine aimed at addressing significant scientific challenges that cannot be tackled in conventional environments. The Biohub supports a diverse team of engineers, data scientists, and biomedical researchers who are dedicated to investigating the fundamental mechanisms underlying diseases and developing innovative technologies that lead to actionable diagnostics and effective therapies. The organization is driven by values such as scholarly excellence, disruptive innovation, hands-on engineering, collaboration, open communication, inclusiveness, and the opportunity for all. The opportunity at CZ Biohub SF involves working within the interdisciplinary team led by Loic Royer, which includes computer scientists, optical engineers, and biologists. This team is focused on mapping the emergence of cell types and states during embryonic development, specifically using state-of-the-art light-sheet fluorescence microscopes for live, volumetric, multi-color imaging of zebrafish embryonic development. The role of the Research Assistant is crucial, as it requires collaboration across various expertise areas, including zebrafish rearing, transgenic line generation, genomics, sample preparation, imaging, and bioimage analysis. As a Research Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining fish stocks, conducting molecular biology and omics protocols, and performing imaging experiments. Under the mentorship of senior researchers, you will plan and execute laboratory procedures, troubleshoot protocols, maintain detailed records, analyze results, and contribute ideas to ongoing research projects. This position offers a dynamic research environment with access to cutting-edge resources, allowing for rapid learning and application of various techniques in zebrafish husbandry, molecular biology, and imaging protocols.
