RESEARCH STUDY TECHNICIAN, Center for Regenerative Medicine
About The Position
The Herriges Lab at the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), Boston University, is seeking a curious, thoughtful, and motivated laboratory technician/manager. The lab focuses on understanding how lung epithelial progenitors interact with their supportive niche in the contexts of pulmonary disease and repair, using cell culture, mouse models, and cell engraftment to study and augment these interactions with the goal of establishing novel therapies for pulmonary disease. The lab is committed to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment to train the next generation of scientists, believing that a diverse and collaborative community is essential for scientific exploration and developing effective patient treatments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology or a related field
- Demonstrated record of accomplishment, assisting, initiating and/or completing a research project (poster presentation, scientific communication, publication, etc.)
- Organization skills
- Ability to work well with others
- Honesty and attention to detail
Nice To Haves
- Experience with mice and/or cell culture
- Bioinformatics knowledge/computational skills would be a big plus as there is the opportunity to assist in the analysis of omics data (CITE-seq, spatial omics, single cell RNA sequencing)
Responsibilities
- Managing day-to-day operations of the lab
- Performing experiments
- Data analysis and reporting results
- Helping to maintain and perform experiments with mice
- Culturing primary and iPSC derived cells
- Performing routine mycoplasma testing
- Flow cytometric assessment of cells
- Paraffin embedding mouse tissues/cells, sectioning tissue, staining with antibodies, and imaging results
- Planning, assisting, and conducting research, including collection and recording of results and samples
- Data analysis, presentation, and report preparation
- Helping to set up and maintain an efficiently operating lab (ordering, keeping logs and inventories up to date)
- Actively contributing to a welcoming and supportive lab environment, including mentoring junior team members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
