University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Laboratory Research Technician III RBL5 Med-Microbiology and Molecular Genetics - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (25006820) The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics within the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is seeking a Staff Lab Technician to join the laboratory of Dr. JoAnne Flynn. The Flynn Lab focuses on tuberculosis, with research centered on host–pathogen interactions, the immunology of tuberculosis, vaccine and drug development, and studies of HIV/M. tuberculosis co-infections. Research in the lab utilizes non-human primate models of tuberculosis. The Staff Lab Technician will perform a variety of laboratory analyses, including isolation of immune cells from blood and tissues, immunologic assays such as FACS, ELISPOT, and ELISA, plating bacterial cultures, and conducting PCR tests. The position requires the use of laboratory equipment including microscopes, centrifuges, incubators, ELISPOT readers, and real-time PCR machines. At least one...