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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education · 4 months ago

WRAIR - Blast-Induced Brain Injury Research Internship/Fellowship

Silver Spring, MD

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$52K/yr - $72K/yr

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense, is offering internships and fellowships at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) focused on blast-induced brain injury research. The selected candidates will gain hands-on experience in preclinical research, working with animal models to understand the neurobiological effects of blast injuries and contribute to data analysis and presentation at scientific conferences.

Government Administration

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on preclinical research experience while providing research assistance employing militarily-relevant animal models of blast-induced brain injury (bTBI)

Identify the neurobiological underpinnings of bTBI and to identify factors that shape vulnerabilities to bTBI and persistent sequelae

Engage with the biomechanical and biological mechanisms of blast injury and conduct behavioral assessments

Design, develop, and implement the application of biological processes pre/post blast insults

Perform data analysis and submit abstracts for poster presentations at national scientific conferences

Apply electrocardiogram (EKG) electrodes and perform various tests using the open-field, auditory brainstem Response (ABR), electroretinogram (ERG), sociability, catwalk, novel object recognition methodologies

Prepare biological samples for processing (tissue, blood, csf)

Perform data entry and literature reviews

Be involved with research investigators to perform data analysis, protocol and task development

Qualification

Animal subject protocolsResearch protocolsStatistical softwareField research experienceBiological sample processingData analysisLiterature reviewsSoft skills

Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing

Pursuing or have an earned degree in one of the eligible disciplines

Experience with animal subject protocols

Preferred

Experience working with research or clinical protocols and or directly involving military blast exposure and assessment of associated effects

Specific training or experience in EKG, ABR, ERG, novel object recognition, catwalk are a valuable asset

Field research experience in a military setting

Experience with statistical software packages (i.e. SAS, SPSS, GraphPad Prism); experience with MATLAB, ePRIME, R; Microsoft Office products (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

A completed and favorably adjudicated background investigation for the Department of Defense