Student Intern (Chauhan)
About The Position
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Summary Department based internship. Incumbent receives academic credit in accordance with school and internship guidelines. Internship provides hands-on learning experience. POSITION SUMMARY: Assist lab staff in curating papers, performing experiments to understand immunology of ocular diseases, stem cell biology, gene networks important in modulating ocular tissue regeneration. Perform basic immunological and molecular biology lab experiments, organize lab notebooks, organize lab reagents, basic animal husbandry and approved procedures.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
- Prior experience in an office and/or research/laboratory setting 0-1 year preferred
- MS Office proficiency as well as the ability to learn how to use new software as needed.
- Effective interpersonal and communications skills, with research staff, children, and subject families.
- Ability to problem-solve and troubleshoot.
- An ability to work independently to schedule, plan, and complete subject visits.
- Must be enrolled in an undergraduate program of study.
- Good understanding of basic life science concepts, how to use PubMed and other online tools
- HIPAA Privacy Training and Sanctions All employees who have access to health information whose confidentiality is protected by the HIPAA Privacy Rule are required by the Rule to receive training so that they have an understanding and knowledge of the Privacy Rule that corresponds to their job responsibilities and of the group health plan’s policies and procedures that impact on their job duties. Training on the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the plan’s health information policies and procedures under the direction of the institution’s privacy officer is a pre-requisite for this position. Employees who violate the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.
Responsibilities
- Internship duties are based on department requirements and school course of study.
- Detailed description to be provided by host department.
- Assist lab staff in curating papers
- Performing experiments to understand immunology of ocular diseases, stem cell biology, gene networks important in modulating ocular tissue regeneration.
- Perform basic immunological and molecular biology lab experiments
- Organize lab notebooks
- Organize lab reagents
- Basic animal husbandry and approved procedures.
- Cell culture
- Flow cytometry
- ELISA
- PCR
- IHC, etc
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
High school or GED
