The Bandopadhayay Lab (www.bandolab.org) at DFCI (with co-affiliations with Boston Children’s Hospital and the Broad Institute) is seeking a motivated research assistant to join our efforts to find better treatments for children with brain tumors.  We apply cutting-edge genomic technologies to identify drivers of childhood cancers and to determine mechanisms of resistance to current and novel treatments. Our lab is highly translational and span efforts from acquiring patient samples to generating and analyzing high-throughput datasets from those samples.

We are a team of scientists who are dedicated to applying cutting edge methods and technologies to find better treatments for children with brain tumors. We are united in our mission to work as hard as we can, together as a team, and collaboratively with researchers in other programs, to find those treatments that are so desperately needed for thousands of children diagnosed with brain tumors around the world. Diversity is essential in science and medicine. We, the members of the Bando Lab, want to make the following statement concerning equality in the workplace. Our lab celebrates diversity, and we recognize that our team only stands to gain from including members with different backgrounds, ways of life, experiences and opinions. We hold ourselves accountable for treating each other fairly and equally to create the best environment possible to succeed with our goals as researchers and individuals.  Cancer does not discriminate, so to beat it, neither can we.

the individual will engage in experiments that utilize molecular biology techniques such as cell culture methods, recombinant DNA and gene transfer technology, and other cell biology assays (Western blots, immunoprecipitation, flow cytometry etc.). There will be opportunities to learn and assist in computational methods of analysis. The individual will also assist in daily laboratory operations and organization.

A minimum of a Bachelors Degree or equivalent is required, preferably in the Biological, Biochemical Sciences or Computational Sciences. Prior research
experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, or genetics is preferred.

Experience with tissue culture, DNA/RNA purification, PCR amplification, subcloning, retroviral transfection; or computational coding, data management, and statistical analysis is a plus.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about scientific discovery, a team player and, enthusiastic about scientific discovery to help improve patient outcomes, and highly self-motivated.

We are looking for candidates with a minimum of two years of availability, with position to commence in Summer/Fall 2021.