Sanford Burnham Prebys→
INTERN
InternshipOn-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
Not listed
Experience
Not specified
Posted
Today
Skills
elisaimmunofluorescence assayscalcium mobilization assaysgene expression analysisipsc-derived cell cultureexperimental designstatistical methodsdata interpretation
Job Description
Summary: Sanford Burnham Prebys is focused on exploring the role of norepinephrine in cellular function related to neurodegenerative diseases. The intern will engage in hands-on research, focusing on genetic variations and their influence on cellular responses, while gaining experience in various assays and data analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Actively work/engage in experimental design and analytical components of the project
- Document progress that is done with each experiment (mini progress reports)
- Meet with mentor daily to go over experimental design, planning, data review, and tracking progress
- Provide weekly updates during lab meetings; communicate my understanding of the material, show progress, and receive feedback
- Analyze and interpret data with normalization and statistical methods
- Generate publication-quality figures and learn to clearly communicate those findings (written reports + oral presentation)
Required Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience working with several different assays and maintaining iPSC-derived cultures
- Ability to perform calcium mobilization assays using purinergic stimulation
- Experience assisting with immunofluorescence assays (IFAs)
- Skills in performing gene expression analyses
- Ability to actively work/engage in experimental design and analytical components of the project
- Capability to document progress with each experiment (mini progress reports)
- Willingness to meet with mentor daily to go over experimental design, planning, data review, and tracking progress
- Ability to provide weekly updates during lab meetings
- Skills to analyze and interpret data with normalization and statistical methods
- Ability to generate publication-quality figures and communicate findings clearly (written reports + oral presentation)
- Ability to perfect at least two of the following skills: ELISA, IFA, calcium mobilization, etc
- Availability to work a minimum of 20 hours a week in the lab
- Skills in designing a project, experiment design and timelines
- Ability to produce a final written report with background, methods, results, and interpretation of the work done
- Ability to deliver a final presentation summarizing the report, connecting it back to neurodegenerative diseases and neuromodulatory signaling
Required Skills: ELISA, Immunofluorescence Assays, Calcium Mobilization Assays, Gene Expression Analysis, iPSC-derived Cell Culture, Experimental Design, Statistical Methods, Data Interpretation