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About the Position:

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated scientist to join the newly formed Center of Excellence in Innate Immunity and Inflammation (CoE-III) to work with Dr. Thirumala Devi-Kanneganti. The mission of the CoE-III is to define innate immune mechanisms driving health and disease, with key focus areas of understanding the fundamental mechanisms of III and investigating III across the disease spectrum, from infection to inflammatory diseases and cancer.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a detail-oriented team member to fulfill the biochemistry objectives of the CoE, including performing biochemical assessments of innate immune molecules, including proteins, protein complexes, and protein-nucleic acid interactions. The successful candidate will conduct independent research in molecular biology and protein biochemistry, including:

• Co-immunoprecipitation experiments
• Protein purification
• Mass spectrometry sample preparation pipelines
• Protein-protein interaction studies
• Protein construct design, tagging, and expression in multiple cell lines, including baculovirus and mammalian expression systems
• Structural analyses

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant scientific area is required.

Minimum Experience:

• Five (5) years of relevant post-degree work experience is required with a Master's degree
• Three (3) years of relevant post-degree work experience is required with a PhD
• Seven (7) years of relevant post-degree work experience is required

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