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Massachusetts Eye and Ear is an international center for treatment and home to the world's largest vision and hearing research centers. Mass. Eye and Ear is a member of Mass General Brigham and a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
Mass. Eye and Ear clinicians are driven by a mission to find cures for blindness, deafness and diseases of the head and neck. Internationally acclaimed since its founding in 1824, Mass. Eye and Ear employs full-time, board-certified physicians who offer high quality and affordable specialty care that ranges from the routine to the very complex. Learn more about our Mission, Vision and Values and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on our site.
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Mass. Eye and Ear physicians are located at our main campus in Boston, and at our suburban locations in the greater Boston and Providence areas, across 21 locations.
POSITION SUMMARY:
We seek a highly motivated Research Technologist to join a research laboratory at Schepens Eye Research Institute of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, MA. The successful candidate will carry out a broad range of research activities studying the molecular genetics and functional genomics of photoreceptor cells, understanding the genetic bases of inherited retinal degenerative diseases, analyze gene networks, and test gene therapies using in vivo animal models and ex vivo models. The person must be reliable, very organized, pro-active, independent, able to pay attention to detail, and multi-task.
Experiences: Our ideal candidate will be an independent and motivated professional with expertise in molecular biology (i.e., PCR, DNA/RNA isolation and purification, cloning, RT-PCR, qPCR, recombinant protein expression and purification), cell or tissue based assays and standard biochemistry skills for functional studies of proteins (protein extraction, western blot, immunohistochemistry, familiar with basic bioinformatics skills, including blast, sequence alignments, primer or probe design. Candidates with additional knowledge and hands-on experience in caring for and maintaining animal colonies (particularly mice) is preferred. Animal husbandry and evaluations are an essential component of the job.
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