$32,175 - $48,263 yearly
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Laboratory Research Technician I - Meisel Lab Med-Immunology - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26003788) The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Immunology, is seeking a full-time technician to support newly funded research programs. The Meisel lab investigates mechanisms of how the gut microbiota modulates systemic immunity in autoimmunity and cancer (see Meisel et al Nature 2018; Pandey et al., Cell Host Microbe 2022; Bender et al., Cell 2023; Phelps et al. Cell 2025). There are opportunities for independent projects within the mission of the laboratory, based on the applicant’s skills and goals. The applicant will support the function of the laboratory and assist scientists conducting experiments in microbiology, bacterial culture of mouse and human tissue. Examples of the types of experiments performed include isolation of commensal gut bacteria from monocolonized germ free mice, flow cytometry and preparing tissues for immunofluorescence microscopy. The...