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About The Position

The Arboviral Research Core (ARC) is a specialized research core within the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University. The NEIDL ARC is seeking a highly motivated Research Specialist. The ARC supports the production, maintenance, and infection of arthropod vectors to study the mechanisms of pathogen transmission between vectors and hosts. Operating under Arthropod Containment Level 3 (ACL-3) the ARC conducts complex research that is critical to advancing the understanding of emerging infectious diseases. The successful candidate will participate in multiple projects involving both internal and external collaborators.

Requirements

  • 4-6 years' experience and an associate or bachelor's degree
  • Virology
  • Virus propagation and amplification
  • Virus concentration by ultracentrifugation
  • Viral quantification using plaque assays, TCID50 assays, and focus-forming assays
  • Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
  • Flow cytometry
  • ELISA
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular cloning
  • RNA interference techniques (siRNA and dsRNA)
  • CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing
  • Insectary Operations
  • Mosquito rearing and colony maintenance
  • Mosquito injection and dissection
  • Artificial mosquito feeding techniques

Nice To Haves

  • The ideal candidate must be willing to work with RG-3 pathogens.

Responsibilities

  • Independently conducting experiments using insect and mammalian cell culture systems, several mosquito species, and mouse models to investigate the transmission and acquisition of arboviruses.
  • Maintaining accurate laboratory records, analyzing data, and contributing to internal reports, contracts, and project documentation.
  • Maintaining laboratory and insectary operations in compliance with institutional operational, and biosafety requirements; ordering reagents and supplies.

Benefits

  • The NEIDL will provide the necessary training and mentorship required for work in BSL-3 containment.

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