Biology Opportunities

This is an entry-level position for a laboratory researcher to join the Weingarden lab at the University of Minnesota. The individual in this position will assist with specific procedures, such as tissue processing and staining for flow cytometry, in vitro mammalian cell culture, and aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture. They will also help with animal experiments (mice) and manage the mouse colony, along with recruitment of patients for clinical studies.

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a student who would like to do a PhD on Biomedical Sciences education, specifically on the topic of international and transnational education. The PhD is funded through a partnership with the Zhejiang-Edinburgh Institute in China. The student can have a broad STEM (biology, medicine, sciences) or educational background (or psychology, sociology, etc.), but will be keen to contribute to biomedical education.

The PhD is fully funded, situated primarily in Edinburgh, and open to international students. The original deadline was 3/29/24 but has been extended. Please send any questions about the program to Dr. Jacqueline Dohaney at j.dohaney@ed.ac.uk

The Lee Lab of Neural Systems and Behavior at St. Olaf College seeks a full-time Post-Baccalaureate Research Technician. We use cutting-edge research tools, such as quantitative behavioral tracking, laser vibrometry, and electrophysiology, to investigate auditory perception in the acoustic parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea, which relies on their sense of hearing to locate field cricket hosts by eavesdropping on cricket calling songs. Salary $43,680.

This is a full-time position for a research intern with a minimum 1-year commitment in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Lipinski of the UW-Madison Department of Comparative Biosciences.

If you are about to graduate and want to get some research experience before applying to grad or med school the Hemmers Lab at Duke University is looking for highly motivated individuals that can commit to at least two years of research contribution. You will learn how to work with mice, isolate cells from various tissues, perform cellular analysis by flow cytometry, and immunofluorescent imaging. You also have the opportunity to audit graduate student level immunology classes and try your hand in some computational data analysis. If you are looking for a supportive environment and are interested in joining our small lab to contribute to our research, please send an email to Saskia Hemmers (saskia.hemmers@duke.edu).

The Hilbert Lab at Boston College is looking for a research technician to join our team and help us build a supportive and joy-filled research group! Our science is focused on studying pathogenic fungi, how they evolve, and the interactions between these fungi and the diverse host species they infect. We’re looking for curious folks to join us in exploring exciting new projects in this space. This would be a great position for someone looking to get some more research experience before graduate or medical school.

The Escolano Lab investigates the use of sequential immunization as a novel vaccination strategy aiming to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies against highly diverse viruses. Using HIV-1 as a model virus, state-of-the-art technologies, and animal models including wild-type mice, transgenic mice, and rhesus macaques, the laboratory studies the humoral and cellular immune responses to sequential immunization. The goal of this research is to identify guidelines for the design of vaccination approaches to induce long-lasting protection against highly mutating viruses in humans.

This opportunity is brought to you by a Carleton alumnus, Caroline Boroughs ’20. You are welcome to reach out to Caroline at cboroughs@wistar.org with any questions about the organization or position prior to applying.

The Fred Hutch Postbaccalaureate Scholar Program is for individuals who would benefit from research experience and training to ensure that they are competitive when applying to biomedical PhD programs while providing them the tools to ensure their success in the lab. Individuals from populations underrepresented in the scientific workforce, including historically excluded or minoritized groups, are encouraged to apply. For any questions, please contact postbac@fredhutch.org

The post-baccalaureate (post-bac) program in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology (MGCB) at the University of Chicago is designed to provide recent college graduates an immersive and rigorous research and career enrichment experience prior to pursuing a PhD or MD/PhD degree.

The labs of Sabrina Russo and Daniel Uden at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and Tom Bragg at the University of Nebraska – Omaha seek a team of seasonal field technicians to participate in a large-scale forest ecology project in Indian Cave State Park, Nebraska.