[bioundgrd] Research Associate Position at Pronutria

[Joyce Roberge]

http://www.massbio.org/careers/search_jobs/28150-research_associate_strain_development/job_detail

Pronutria is seeking an innovative Research Associate to join the Strain Development team. The Research Associate will be responsible for routine genetic engineering and culture of filamentous fungi.  An ideal candidate will have an advanced background in microbiology, excellent problem solving skills, and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities:

•         Perform routine molecular biology techniques including PCR, cloning, DNA assembly, DNA/protein electrophoresis, E. coli transformation, minipreps, and DNA sequence analysis.
•         Transform filamentous fungi including protoplasting, colony picking, spore harvesting, and cryopreservation.
•         Run bench-scale culture of filamentous fungi in shake flasks and deep well blocks.
•         Use creative problem-solving skills to troubleshoot experimental challenges.
•         Work collaboratively with team members to accomplish project goals and milestones.
•         Routinely track and document results in laboratory notebooks and databases.
•         Analyze, summarize, and present experimental results to manager and other team members.

Qualifications:

BS or MS in biology or related discipline with at least two years of experience in academia or biotech industry. Qualified applicants must have a strong background in microbiology and molecular biology. Experience working with filamentous fungal systems is a strong plus but those experienced in other microbial systems will be considered.

About Pronutria:

Pronutria has developed a revolutionary life science platform based on identifying and optimizing protein nutrients from the human diet with unique pharmacological functions, opening a vast, untapped source of safe breakthrough medicines and dietary supplements that can transform the lives of millions.  Pharmaconutrients, which are pharmacologically active nutrients, are a validated class of health products wherein nutrients from the human diet have drug-like efficacy.  Pronutria's platform leverages a wealth of advanced biotechnology tools typically applied to drug development, that, as applied to food for the first time, have allowed for the discovery and production of a large family of pharmaconutrients.  Specifically, the company is developing pharmacologically active protein nutrients, ProNutreins™, selected from the company’s proprietary library containing billions of proteins from the human diet.  ProNutreins™ are naturally occurring, orally consumed protein nutrients that trigger pharmacologic benefits through precise and reproducible delivery of amino acids. Families of ProNutreins™ with specific pharmacologic efficacy and functional characteristics are selectively identified from within the library and will be marketed as medicines, medical foods and dietary supplements for those seeking to improve their health and more safely treat many health issues, including diseases of aging, metabolism, and inflammation, and those diseases where poor nutrition contributes substantially to poor recovery and decline.  The Company’s lead ProNutrein™ programs are ready to begin human trials in muscle metabolism, pre-diabetes and obesity.  By tapping into the enormous power of amino acid pharmacology, and a large library of protein products that delivers it, Pronutria will build pharmaconutrients as a major new class of medical and health products.





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