Laboratory Assistant

UCSF

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

San Francisco, California

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Support research studies focused on the genetics of congenital disorders and the development of new therapies. Work with animal models and patient samples within the field of maternal-fetal precision medicine.

Qualifications

You will support research studies focused on understanding congenital disorder genetics and developing new therapies using genome editing and gene therapy. You should be a motivated and bright individual with a strong interest in maternal-fetal precision medicine. This role offers excellent training opportunities for those pursuing further education or careers in medicine and biotech.

Job Description

This position exists to support will support the research studies of the Principal Investigator (PI), Tippi MacKenzie, M.D., in understanding the genetics of congenital disorders and developing new therapies to treat them using genome editing, gene therapy, and related approaches. Our work involves both research in animal models and as well as patient samples, in the broad area of maternal-fetal precision medicine. 

We have created a vibrant team of scientists, doctors, and students who share this mission and are looking for motivated, bright, talented individuals to join us. We are part of the UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center and benefit from the collaborative research environment in our neighboring labs. Our close-knit, multidisciplinary team provides an excellent training opportunity: past research associates have secured positions in medical school, graduate school, and the biotech industry. 

Pediatric/Fetal Surgery Overview:

The UCSF Pediatric Surgery and the Bay Area Pediatric Surgeons is the premier Pediatric Surgical Practice for the Bay Area and beyond. Our world-renowned surgeons are dedicated to the care of children, providing expert surgical care of fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired conditions.

UCSF

The Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UC San Francisco is a pioneering leader in providing outstanding, state of the art healthcare that is equitable and inclusive. In alignment with the wider UCSF mission to advance health worldwide, we are committed to optimizing perioperative outcomes, training the next generation of anesthesiology leaders, and translating discoveries to benefit the health and life of our patients and the wide range of communities we serve. Consistently ranked in the top ten nationally in NIH-funded research, important discoveries by our department include the first use of CPAP in premature infants, key contributions to the pharmacology of muscle relaxants and inhaled anesthetics, first demonstration of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, and many others [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/anesthesia-timeline-fullscreen]. We have robust research programs, spanning the range from ion channel structure and function, to clinical and translational research [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/welcome-ucsf-anesthesia-research]. Our trainees have become leaders across the country. We are particularly proud of our residency program [https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/education-program-ucsf-department-anesthesia], which provides unequaled diversity of experience in a major university medical center (UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights), the San Francisco Veterans Hospital, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Mount Zion Hospital, the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute, and the UCSF Benioff Children's, Betty Irene Moore Women's and Bakar Cancer (NIH-designated Cancer Center) Hospitals in the Mission Bay neighborhood. We offer ACGME fellowships in Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine, Cardiac Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia, and many additional non-ACGME fellowships. Our faculty are dedicated to teaching, nurturing, and mentoring the next generation of leaders.
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