The Talbot Lab at Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center is looking to hire 4 undergraduate research interns to gain real-life lab experience while receiving class credit. This will be a maximum of 6 months internship, 18 hours per week around the student’s schedule.
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The Talbot Lab in the Basic Sciences Division at Fred Hutch seeks a part-time Undergraduate Research Intern to support ongoing exciting research on neuro-immunology, studying host-microbiota interactions in infectious diseases. This position is ideal for an individual interested in an entry-level introduction to a research lab environment, helping in the development of a project that studies how neurons regulate intestinal immunity.
The ideal candidate is a reliable, organized, detail-oriented individual, interested in learning and applying experimental approaches in a genetic model organism (Mus musculus), including immune cell isolation, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, image analysis, animal dissection, neurobiology, and microbiology tools.
The position will help the trainee increase their understanding of the scientific method by developing practical lab skills and how to evaluate scientific articles.
Please submit a complete CV including previous experience and lab classes.
Responsibilities
The intern will work under the direction of the Principal Investigator and senior-level laboratory personnel. They will gain experience and training in research techniques while also learning to assist their mentor with performing and analyzing experiments.
The internship is part-time and requires a minimum commitment of at least 18 hours per week for 6 months (undergraduate research credits might apply).
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A motivated undergraduate student with an interest in performing research.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Course and/or lab experience in biology, mathematics/statistics, and chemistry to support wet lab research and data analyses
