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About Torbett Lab and projects
The laboratory of Dr. Bruce E. Torbett (www. torbettlab. org) is looking for a Senior Post Doctoral Fellow to work on projects related to the Structural and Biophysical Interactions of HIV Gag/Gag-Pol polyproteins with their host cell proteins during viral trafficking and assembly. This work aims to investigate how HIV co-opts cellular host machinery during active infection and identify the composition, dynamics, and function of novel host-viral interfaces that can be modulated for new therapeutic strategies. This work involves studies utilizing proximity labeling and quantitative proteomics, along with biochemical and virological validation of candidate cellular factors using CRISPR/Cas9 knockouts and confocal imaging techniques. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Biochemistry or related field with documented experience (work or academic) in Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics to identify host-factors of microbial infections, along with experience in target validation using relevant in vivo and in vitro assays.
The group works as a highly dynamic and interactive team and is part of the Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies (CIIT) of Seattle Children's Research Institute (SCRI). Our studies are funded through a number of grants from the NIH (including the flagship HIVE Center). You will have the opportunity to interact and form collaborations with CIIT, SCRI and HIVE Center Investigators, as well as with collaborators throughout the Seattle area (University of Washington, Fred Hutch)
Seattle Children's Research Institute and Torbett Lab offer competitive salaries, relocation assistance (if/as applicable), in addition to eligibility to a competitive benefits package as a full time employee
About the Position
- Develop scientific skills as appropriate for this training position as a postdoctoral fellow
- Meet with Principal Investigator on a regular basis to discuss proposed/ongoing studies, discuss implications of findings, and provide insights into new research directions
- Run research projects in an independent manner with oversight from Principal Investigator
- Write manuscripts, present data at national and international conferences
- Assist PI in writing progress reports, grant proposals, protocols as relevant to the postdoctoral fellow training
- Protocol development and review
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Develop additional scientific skills as appropriate and carry out research/development activities of assigned research projects.
- Ability to learn and apply new technologies and skills
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Biochemistry or related field
Related work experience
must
include the following:
- Experience in Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics to identify host-factors of microbial infections
- Experience in target validation using relevant in vivo and in vitro assays (eg. Gene targeting with CRISPR/Cas9)
- Cell culture (adherent/suspension cell lines)
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Various methods of protein isolation, labelling, qualification, and quantification
- Bioconjugation and/or chemical biology
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of high-throughput screening technologies
- Immunoassays (such as p24 ELISA)
- Knowledge of Structural Biology
- Confocal Microscopy
- Knowledge of Bioinformatics as it pertains to analysis of proteomics datasets
- Protein Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Protein engineering
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About UsHope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children's - to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
As one of the nation's top five pediatric research centers, Seattle Children's Research Institute is dedicated to providing hope, care, and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.
Our investigators are involved in hundreds of projects that cover every phase of research, from studying how diseases work to improving investigational therapies. They have pioneered groundbreaking cystic fibrosis treatments and cutting-edge cancer therapies that help a child's immune system defeat cancer, and made other major contributions to pediatric medicine.
Researchers work in close collaboration with one another, their colleagues at partner institutions including the University of Washington and Fred Hutch and our healthcare providers at Seattle Children's Hospital, one of U.S. News & World Report's top children's hospitals. This collaboration is one of our key strengths, allowing our faculty to draw on a variety of disciplines and techniques as they pursue solutions to some of medicine's most complex problems.
We are committed to not only treating disease but to eliminating it. Help us achieve our vision of being a worldwide leader in pediatric research aimed to improve the health and well-being of children. If you are interested in a challenging career aimed at groundbreaking research, Seattle Children's Research Institute is the place for you.
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