Research Scientist I
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About The Position
The Research Scientist I will work on research projects which explores mechanisms and principles of horizontal gene transfer and cell-cell communication in mycobacteria. The incumbent will be part of an interdisciplinary research team that combines microbial genetics, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology to understand how mycobacteria interact in populations and how those interactions induce specific responses. The research focuses on a unique process of horizontal gene transfer that drives mycobacterial evolution and higher-order activities of mycobacterial populations in culture and in infection. Cell-cell communication between mycobacteria, is a recent and novel discovery made by the laboratory, and the genes involved in the communication pathway are conserved in both pathogenic and environmental mycobacteria. The goal of this grant-funded research is to functionally characterize cell-cell communication and determine its role in the biology and pathogenesis of mycobacteria. The incumbent will benefit from the dynamic scientific environment and training with state-of-the-art instruments, methods and analyses. The incumbent will also find opportunities to expand their scientific world through seminars and discussions and experience a supportive lab social environment as well as having the opportunity to mentor junior staff and present findings to Wadsworth Center colleagues.
