RESEARCH STUDY TECHNICIAN, Center for Regenerative Medicine

Lab Manager and Technician, Herriges Lab

Opportunity: The Herriges Lab is seeking a curious, thoughtful and motivated laboratory technician/manager to join the lab at the Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM), Boston University. The Herriges Lab is a young lab, embedded in a thriving scientific community adhering to principles of collegiality, collaboration and open-source biology. We offer exciting research, a strong focus on mentorship and ample career development opportunities.

Mission Statement:  Our research focuses on understanding how lung epithelial progenitors interact with their supportive niche in the contexts of pulmonary disease and repair. We use cell culture, mouse models, and cell engraftment to study and augment these interactions with the ultimate goal of establishing novel therapies for pulmonary disease.

In addition, it is our mission to foster a welcoming and supportive environment, both within our lab and the wider research community, in order to train the next generation of scientists. We strongly believe that a diverse and collaborative community is an essential foundation for exploring the world around us and developing effective treatments for patients.

Responsibilities: The role involves managing day-to-day operations of the lab, performing experiments, data analysis and reporting results.

Specific duties will potentially involve:

• Mouse work: Helping to maintain and perform experiments with mice
• Cell culture: culturing primary and iPSC derived cells, performing routine mycoplasma testing
• Flow cytometric assessment of cells
• Histology: Paraffin embedding mouse tissues/cells, sectioning tissue, staining with antibodies, and imaging results
• Plan, assist and conduct research, including collection and recording of results and samples
• Data analysis, presentation and report preparation
• Help set up and maintain an efficiently operating lab (ordering, keeping logs and inventories up to date)
• Actively contribute to a welcoming and supportive lab environment, including mentoring junior team members

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology or a related field
• Demonstrated record of accomplishment, assisting, initiating and/or completing a research project (poster presentation, scientific communication, publication,..)
• Organization skills, ability to work well with others, honesty and attention to detail are key

An excellent candidate will exhibit the following:

• Experience with mice and/or cell culture
• Bioinformatics knowledge/computational skills would be a big plus as there is the opportunity to assist in the analysis of omics data (CITE-seq, spatial omics, single cell RNA sequencing)

Contact: Please forward a cover letter and a current CV/resume to Michael Herriges at herriges@bu.edu

More information:

https://sites.bu.edu/herrigeslab/

https://crem.bu.edu/

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.