Research Technician B

Research Technician B

US‑NY‑Bronx

Job :

Employee Classification: 1199 Union

Department: Microbiology and Immunology

Position Type: Regular Full‑Time

Hiring Rate: $26.80

Post Probationary Rate: $27.33

Job Rate: $28.18

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

The Hägglöf Lab studies how B lymphocytes sense and respond to molecular stresses and insults to determine how B cell coping mechanisms control antibody formation and immune responses in contexts of cancer and vaccination. Therefore, the lab performs immunological assays to study B cells including flow cytometry, ELISA, immunofluorescent microscopy, mouse colony management, genotyping, and tissue isolation from mouse bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes.

• Perform a moderate number of simple or moderate technical procedures;
  • Mouse ear punching
  • Mouse weaning
  • Mouse injections
  • Tissue harvesting
  • Immunoessays
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Tissue Prep for Micropsy
• Require occasional guidance;
• Order routine supplies;
• Modify technical procedures;
• Train other lab members;
• Guide other lab members;
• A simple / limited understanding of scientific literature and the research goals and rationale is required;
• Occasionally analyze data;
• Interpret data;
• Make written contributions to papers and grant proposals.*

• Required to have at least a Bachelor's Degree in a related science or equivalent skills and related experience, and zero to two years of related experience.
• Previous experience from B cell biology lab preferred.
• Prior experience from a B cell lab, working with memory B cells or plasma cells.