Research Scientist II - Acharya lab
About The Position
The Acharya lab at Seattle Children’s Research Institute is hiring a scientist to join a rapidly expanding research program on understanding signaling mechanisms regulating immune responses. Research in our group is focused on studying mechanisms that lead to efficient antibody response to viruses and how these get dysregulated during development of autoimmunity. We also collaborate with the James lab and Rawlings lab at Seattle Children’s to used gene editing technology in B cells to manipulate genes and study changes in antibody responses. For this position, we are seeking a highly motivated scientist to work with the group in performing experiments related to flow cytometry, ELISA, western blots and tissue culture experiments, and experiments involving immunization of mice and harvesting target tissues from mice. Additionally, the applicant will be responsible for data analysis, presentation of results and working together with other scientists in the group.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering or scientific discipline
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a related area/laboratory setting.
Nice To Haves
- Research experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, and tissue culture techniques is highly preferred.
- Master’s Degree in applicable field/research specialty highly preferred.
- Significant experience conducting research in area of specialization.
- Some experience with laboratory management.
Responsibilities
- Design experiments to perform flow cytometry, western blot.
- Design experiments to study activation of signaling proteins in B cells
- Perform ELISA on serum samples acquired from mice to study antibody response
- Assist with genotyping and management of mouse colony
- Immunize mice with different viral antigens
- Perform experiments on tissues harvested from mice.
- Analyse data and present data at group meetings.
- Contribute to writing for publication of results; generate figures for papers and grants.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision plans
- 403(b)
- life insurance
- paid time off
- tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
