Research Student

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Job Summary

A research lab within Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine division is looking for a motivated research intern to assist in a variety of research experiments. The lab uses both in vitro (human ESC/iPSC) and in vivo (zebrafish) techniques to model various cardiovascular disorders and integrates transcriptional, (epi)genetic, metabolic, and phenotypic profiling at whole organism, tissue, and single cell-level to fully understand the earliest molecular events characterizing disease onset, follow-up their dynamic changes over time, and to identify disease biomarkers. The research intern will be expected to help with all aspects of experimental work in the lab. This work will focus on zebrafish colony maintenance and using zebrafish to conduct high-throughput screens for drug discovery.

Qualifications

GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT

A research lab within Brigham and Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine division is looking for a motivated research intern to assist in a variety of research experiments. The lab uses both in vitro (human ESC/iPSC) and in vivo (zebrafish) techniques to model various cardiovascular disorders and integrates transcriptional, (epi)genetic, metabolic, and phenotypic profiling at whole organism, tissue, and single cell-level to fully understand the earliest molecular events characterizing disease onset, follow-up their dynamic changes over time, and to identify disease biomarkers. The research intern will