Research Associate I/Ii

Position located in Boston, MA

Responsibilities of the Research Associate I/II:

• Responsible for T cell function, cytokine ELISA assays, and multiparameter flow cytometry).
• Animal work is required (measuring tumors, monitoring disease scores, weighing mice, survival bleeding, i.p. / s.c. / i.v. injections, generating chimeras), mouse husbandry (colony maintenance, genotyping).
• Will perform and/or coordinate a wide range of highly sophisticated laboratory techniques to analyze the functions of immunoregulatory pathways.
• May also handle primary human samples (tissue dissociation, cellular isolation, immunological assays). S/he will analyze and summarize data, organize into lab notebooks, and report experimental results weekly.
• Will also perform PCR, RNA and/or DNA preparation from tissues, as well as bulk and single-cell RNASeq.

Requirements of the Research Associate I/II:

• Strong attention to detail required.
• BS or MS in Biology, Molecular Biology, or related area.
• Must have experience with mouse colony maintenance.
• Must have 1-3 years experience with molecular and in vivo techniques.