Research Technician B

Albert Einstein College of Medicine • New York, NY

2d

About The Position

The Hägglöf Lab studies how B lymphocytes sense and respond to molecular stresses and insults to determine how B cell coping mechanisms control antibody formation and immune responses in contexts of cancer and vaccination. Therefore, the lab performs immunological assays to study B cells including flow cytometry, ELISA, immunofluorescent microscopy), mouse colony management, genotyping, tissue isolation from mouse bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes.

Requirements

• Required to have at least a Bachelor’s Degree in a related science or equivalent skills and related experience, and zero to two years of related experience.
• A simple / limited understanding of scientific literature and the research goals and rationale is required

Nice To Haves

• previous experience from B cell biology lab preferred
• prior experience from a B cell lab, working with memory B cells or plasma cells

Responsibilities

• Perform a moderate number of simple or moderate technical procedures
• Mouse ear punching
• Mouse weaning
• Mouse injections
• Tissue harvesting
• Immunoessays
• Flow Cytometry
• Tissue Prep for Micropsy
• Order routine supplies
• Modify technical procedures
• Train other lab members
• Guide other lab members
• Occasionally analyze data
• Interpret data
• Make written contributions to papers and grant proposals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees