Predoctoral Fellow - Center for Gene Therapy (90002114)
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7088896 (Ref #: 9301-en_US)
- Posting Date: Nov 11, 2021
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The person with this position will be working in a research laboratory focused on T cell immunotherapies for the treatment of breast cancer. They will learn to do preclinical research under the supervision of other members of the laboratory and the guidance and support of the lab PI. They will assist other lab members with their research experiments.
Job Duties
- Works independently and understands science goals and project targets.
- Interacts and communicates with other lab members (the lab has 2 graduate students and a postdoc).
- Reads and interprets pertinent scientific literature.
- Understands importance of keeping good documentation of experiments.
- Isolates peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- Performs immunophenotyping experiments.
- Performs functional immunoassays including ELISA, elispot assays, cytotoxicity assays.
- Performs molecular biology experiments including PCR, Western Blot, cloning.
- Discuss result of the experiments with the PI.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a doctoral program.
- Experience Required: None Required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher level education
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
