T3 - Wang Lab

Job Category
Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Title
T3 - Wang Lab

Department
Wang | James Hogg Research Centre | Faculty of Medicine

Posting End Date
August 30, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date
Jun 30, 2025

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Job Summary

Dr. Ying Wang is a Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar and a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada New Investigator. Upon joining UBC in 2021, she attracted >1.5 million research funding as the principal investigator. In 2022, Dr. Wang was appointed as the Director of Bruce McManus Cardiovascular Biobank, which has the largest collection of explanted hearts in Canada. Dr. Wang’s research program leverages biobank human specimens, mechanistic studies, and cutting-edge ‘Omics’ technologies to advance cardiovascular medicine for patients who suffer from atherosclerotic disease (blockage of the blood vessels). Therapeutics, vascular biology, and technology development are the three pillars of the research program. The Wang lab currently has one postdoctoral fellow, three graduate students, and two undergraduate students on the team. Her team embraces a can-do attitude to transcend the boundaries between disciplines and push back the limits of traditional methods.

Faculty profile: https://pathology.ubc.ca/2022/12/01/ying-wang/

Lab website: https://wanglab.med.ubc.ca/

Publications:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1HMZmFH4JD6AGC/bibliography/public/

A research technician is sought to assist with trainees’ wet lab research (90%) and basic management of the lab (10%). Regarding wet lab research, candidates are expected to lead experiments related to the ex vivo culture of blood vessels and primary cells with minimum training. The Wang lab pioneers in endotyping cardiovascular tissues. Candidates will have the opportunity to work with industry experts and lab members to gain technical skills in multiplex imaging (PhenoCycler), spatial gene expression, and bulk/single-cell RNA sequencing (10xGenomics). Candidates are expected to write SOPs and train new students to process samples for these cutting-edge ‘Omics’ technologies. Regarding management, candidates will be in charge of organizing the lab’s inventory and supplies of the lab and updating the lab website regularly.

Organizational Status

The candidate will report directly to Dr. Ying Wang and work with other lab members.
Work Performed

• Isolation and ex vivo culture of primary blood vessel cells/tissues
• RNA and DNA extraction
• Library preparation for sequencing
• Organizing the inventory and supplies
• Other general duties as related to the job

Consequence of Error/Judgement

Work requires judgment and initiative. Errors could jeopardize the reputation of the Wang lab, thus affecting the likelihood of obtaining support to perform the research on an ongoing basis.
Supervision Received

Works under general supervision; receives detailed instructions on the assignment of new duties and thereafter only on new or unusual problems. Overall direction will be provided by Dr. Ying Wang.
Supervision Given

The candidate will assist in supervising the technical training of new trainees.
Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a relevant technical program or a university degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

-Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical or Molecular Biology-related discipline and have at least 2 years of working experience in a wet lab, OR

Completed Master’s degree and conducted projects using techniques relevant to the job

-Well organized

-Strong oral and written communication skills

-Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment