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Department: | Assay Development |
Research Associate I – Image-based Assay Developer - Cell Science
The mission of the Allen Institute for Cell Science is to create multi-scale visual models of cell organization, dynamics, and activities. Our approach encompasses large scale data collection, observation, theory, and predictions to understand cellular behavior in normal and pathological contexts. As a division within the Allen Institute, the Allen Institute for Cell Science uses a team-oriented approach, focusing on accelerating foundational research, developing standards and models, and cultivating new ideas to make a transformational impact on science.
The goal of the Image-based Assay Development team is to develop scalable, quantitative image-based assays of cell organization, activity, and function and generate initial data and analyses of these assays. This Research Associate will contribute to developing robust cell-based assays of key cellular activities that are amenable to scale-up and can be integrated into a live-cell high-throughput microscopy pipeline. The focus of this position will be in contributing to the cell biological quality control workflow of gene-edited hiPS cell lines created at the institute. This includes cell culturing of undifferentiated hiPS cells and cardiomyocytes derived from them as well as fluorescence microscopy-based image data collection. They may also work with other standard cell biology techniques including western blotting, immunofluorescence, live-cell microscopy, and general development of cell-based assays. They will work collaboratively with the Institute’s technical and programmatic teams to achieve the Institute’s matrixed, programmatic objectives.
The Allen Institute believes that team science significantly benefits from the participation of diverse voices, experiences and backgrounds. High-quality science can only be produced when it includes different perspectives. We are committed to increasing diversity across every team and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for this role.
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