[bioundgrd] Fwd: Research Assistant Position

[Stu Dietz]

For graduating seniors.

>A staff research assistant postion is available. Our laboratory is 
>interested in understanding the differences between how normal cells 
>and tumor cells respond to chemotherapeutic agents. We rely on 
>long-term, time-lapse microscopy to study how individual cells in a 
>population respond to these drugs. The goal of this project is to 
>develop, implement, and test new software-based image analysis tools 
>to automate the analyses of these experiments. The primary 
>responsibility of the research assistant will be to carry out 
>biological experiments which will then be analyzed with the new 
>software tools. Experiments will include treatment of cells with 
>various chemotherapeutic drugs or small molecules, or transfection 
>of cells with siRNAs that inactivate potential drug targets, 
>followed by long-term cellular imaging. The resulting movies will be 
>analyzed using the newly developed software package. The research 
>assistant will interact with and provide feedback to the software 
>development group.  Additional responsibilities may include 
>construction and analysis of new reporter proteins for use in 
>live-cell imaging. Furthermore, the research assistant will be 
>responsible for lab organizational tasks including ordering of 
>supplies and organization of reagent databases (expected to take 
>10-15% of time).
>
>
>BS or BA in biology, bioengineering, computer science, chemistry, 
>molecular biology, or biochemistry required. Previous experience 
>working independently in a research laboratory is required. 
>Experience with cell culture cell and microscopy is preferred, but 
>not essential. Experience with computer-based image analysis 
>programs such as MATLAB is preferred but not essential.
>
>
>
>  This position is described on the harvard human resources web site 
>at the link below: 
>
><http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=29058>job #25839
>
>
>Randall W. King, MD, PhD
>Assistant Professor
>Department of Cell Biology
>Harvard Medical School
>240 Longwood Ave
>Boston, MA 02115
>
>Ph: 617-432-3629
>Fax: 617-432-3702
>Web: http://king.med.harvard.edu
>


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Stu Dietz
Biology Education Office, Rm. 68-120
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139

Phone (617) 252-1783
Fax (617) 258-9329
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