Summary

Our Lab in collaboration with another labs at Texas Children’s, is designing and testing chimeric antigen receptor T-cells against pediatric brain tumors. The project requires a research technician to provide much-needed support of several aspects of this work, including lab-based in vitro work and in vivo work  testing CAR T-cells in mouse models of cancer. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in translational science and biomedicine.

Job Duties

• The research technician will be trained to perform the following lab work, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: 
  • Tumor and immune cells culture and passaging 
  • Viral transaction and transduction 
  • Flowcytometry and FACS sorting
  • ELISA and Western blotting
  • Immunoassays, including xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analysis (RTCA) and Incucyte. 
  • Animal work, including taking care of mice, animal surgeries, and imaging. 
  • Analyzing data on GraphPad Prism, R studio, FlowJo, and Microsoft.  
  • Presenting in lab and local scientific meetings.
  • Abstract and manuscript preparation and writing. 
  • Orders laboratory supplies and equipment.
  • Performs other job related duties as assigned.
  • Documents results of experiments.
  • Conducts literature searches and summarizes information in an appropriate format for a particular study.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Two years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• One year of relevant experience.