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Job Summary
Lead a project sponsored by the Merkin Institute to translate basic scientific discoveries into a project that can be used to treat chronic skin wound infections.
Essential Job Duties
- Design, execute and collaborate with another staff member to perform mouse experiments (25%).
- Design, execute and collaborate with a graduate student to characterize antibiotic retention by a hydrogel formulation (25%).
- Design and execute experiments to assess the toxicity of the hydrogel formulation on human cell lines (25%).
- Design and execute experiments to uncover molecular mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance by bacteria (25%).
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a related scientific field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience performing mouse experiments.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience collaborating with chemical engineers and isotope geochemists to conduct reference measurements.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience collaborating with clinicians at Cedars-Sinai.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to effectively mentor and collaborate with others.
- Strong written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Molecular Genetics.
Required Documents
- Resume
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