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Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of all people through medical research and education in neuroscience, cardiovascular biology, immunology, and stem cell biology. Home to notable leaders in science and biomedicine,\nGladstone comprises five institutes as well as various centers and programs. All of its approximately 600 members are aligned in their mission to carry out or support science that overcomes disease. Located in an award-winning building at the Mission Bay Campus, Gladstone offers a competitive salary and benefits program. It provides an ideal environment for those seeking to maximize and fully leverage their potential. Consider Gladstone and make a difference in human health.\nAbout the role:\nWe are seeking a highly motivated, curious, and creative Research Associate I to join Lisa Elia and her team that is focused on investigating the mechanisms of age-dependent neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation to better understand disease biology and to identify novel therapeutic opportunities for neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and Huntington’s disease (HD). One key area of research involves modeling neuroinflammation and the role it plays in neurodegeneration by focusing on the role of glia, and especially neuron-microglial interactions, to better understand the mechanistic contributions to disease pathogenesis. We are also interested in the role that protein homeostasis plays in aging and in disease, and a main research focus in the lab is on the autophagy-lysosome pathway (ALP). This position offers an opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research and use high throughput (HTS) and high content (HCS) image-based screening by robotic microscopy and computational approaches including machine learning in glial and neuron cell types derived from human patient induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to identify disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets.\nThe candidate will join a dynamic multidisciplinary research team and we wish to find someone with a collaborative and pioneering work ethic and genuine enthusiasm and curiosity to learn. Many of our projects are carried out in collaboration with industry partners to develop new therapeutics based on the targets we identify.\nWhat you will do:\nMaintain and differentiate human patient iPSCs to neurons, microglia, astrocytes, and organoids, and carry out cell transfections, nucleofections, or viral transductions and perform cell-based assays using imaging and other approaches.\nPerform automated and manual cell-based imaging assays with novel biosensors for cell survival, neuroinflammation, autophagy, lysosome function, protein trafficking, and other cell-based functions.\nPerform standard assay techniques such as ELISA, western blotting, immunocytochemistry, and immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy and spectral imaging.\nPerform standard molecular biology techniques such as DNA preparation and restriction enzyme digestions, DNA cloning and plasmid construction, gel electrophoresis, and qPCR.\nPerform manual curation and statistical analysis of imaging data using basic computational skills (R-analysis, Galaxy pipeline workflow construction, Image J/Fiji) to generate high quality datasets for machine learning or publication.\nExercise basic technical discretion to troubleshoot experiments\nReview data, prepare figures and reports, and communicate results to scientists and the general public in team and departmental meetings and conferences.\nParticipate in collaborative work with multi-disciplinary teams\nMaintain and complete documentation of all experimental procedures in written and electronic lab notebooks.\nPerform other duties as requested, be a team player, and be a mindful and collaborative lab citizen.\nWhat you will need:\nB.S. or M.S. in Biology, Biotechnology, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience\n0-2 years of research experience including basic biology skills and excellent cell culture sterile technique\nExperience with cell culture, microscopy, and cellular and molecular biology techniques\nWhat is preferred:\nExperience with immunofluorescence, automated, and confocal microscopy is a plus\nExperience with machine learning and deep learning computational approaches to analyze imaging datasets\nFamiliarity with image processing pipelines, such as Nextflow\nFamiliarity with Python\nWillingness to learn new skills and take on complex new challenges beyond your comfort level with an enterprising “can-do”, creative, curious, and open-minded attitude\nAbility to work independently and also collaboratively in a team-oriented setting\nExcellent written and interpersonal communication and presentation\n***Please do not contact the lab directly.\nSalary Range:\n$28.35/hr. 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