Biology Opportunities

A Junior or Assistant Specialist position is available in the Stewart Lab to study ocular diseases and their treatment in the Department of Ophthalmology at the UCSF School of Medicine in San Francisco. The Stewart Lab studies retinal and corneal diseases, ocular drug delivery, and proteomics in ocular biospecimens. Appointees in the Specialist series will be expected to engage in specialized research, professional activities and do not have teaching responsibilities. Specialists are expected to use their professional expertise to make scientific and scholarly contributions and may participate in University and Public Service.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), PhoenixEpidemiology and Clinical Research Branch is seeking applications for a one or two-yearPostbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA). The…

The Stavropoulos laboratory at the Waksman Institute and Rutgers University
(https://www.stavropouloslab.org) is seeking a full-time research technician to perform
research on the mechanisms that regulate sleep. Our studies use the fruit fly
Drosophila to characterize genes and neuronal circuits underlying sleep-wake cycles.

There are still some great spots open this summer!  Sign up to participate on the CRP for a week, working alongside biologists to collect data on nesting females and protect their nests from predators and high tides.  Please click here for more information on 2023 registration!

The invasive species research group in the Moeller Lab studies the biogeography, ecology, and evolution of invasive plants in the Upper Midwest to try and better predict invasion risk, especially in the face of global climate change. In spring/summer 2023, we will be starting a large field experiment to test for local adaptation and pre-adaptation to climate change in the invasive plant, common tansy. We will establish planting sites at four areas across the state and in each site we will manipulate temperature (warming conditions) and precipitation (drought simulation with rain-out shelters). The experimental sites are across MN (outside Moorehead, MN; outside Duluth, MN; Southwest MN, and St. Paul Campus, UMN).

Contact Ryan Briscoe Runquist (rbriscoe@umn.edu) for questions or apply by sending a short cover letter and CV/resume.

The Chen lab aims to generate novel therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases<br>based on our basic science understanding about RNA function and regulation. We investigate the mechanisms and regulation of circular RNAs (circRNAs), a newly identified class of ubiquitous RNAs in essentially all eukaryotes and some viruses. Thus far, circRNAs have been found to function as miRNA sponges, regulate transcription, and act as templates for translation. However, there are still many unanswered questions: What other functions do circRNAs possess? How are circRNAs degraded? What are their interacting proteins? Specifically, we aim to understand how different layers of regulation including RNA modifications and cellular localization affect RNA function to enable new insights into both normal function and how dysregulation leads to disease. The Chen Laboratory applies molecular, cellular, and chemical biology techniques coupled with next-generation sequencing to address these questions.

For more information, visit gracechenlab.org. Interested applicants please send a brief statement of interest and curriculum vitae with contact information for three references to the PI Dr. Grace Chen at ye.grace.chen@yale.edu.

The Moscona Lab at Columbia is hiring a technician / laboratory research assistant position for a motivated recent graduate, in the Center for host-pathogen in the departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology…

The CDRGEP is funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)/National Science Foundation (NSF) and seeks to understand the molecular mechanisms of virulence/avirulence in cereal rust fungi (Puccinia…

Interns will spend 10 weeks at Fermilab working under the direct leadership, guidance, and supervision of Fermilab scientists, engineers, computing professionals, technicians, and staff across all laboratory directorates performing hands-on…

The Alvarez-Cohen/Nelson/Sedlak/Pickering Research Groups consist of post-doctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students.  These four groups conduct experimental water quality research in jointly managed laboratory facilities. The purpose of this…