Lab technician – human islets culture and diabetes

The Institute

The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed by an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies.

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The role

We are seeking a laboratory technician to work with human (primary) samples and cell culture, molecular cloning, lentiviral vectors, RT-PCR and other basic molecular biology techniques. The work will also involve mouse work to some extent (mouse colony management and genotyping).

About the team

The regulatory genomics and diabetes group studies genome regulation in pancreatic beta cells, and tries to understand the role of gene networks in differentiation and disease mechanisms. It is a multidisciplinary team that combines approaches such as genome engineering in model systems, single cell genomics, computational regulatory genomics and human genetics. It is funded by ERC, CIBERDEM, Fundacio Marato TV3, Horizon 2020 and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades. The post itself is intended to work on a Human Cell Atlas project funded by Horizon 2020. The successful applicant will join a team of lab members working on regulatory genomics and modelling of genetic mechanisms relevant to diabetes treatment.