Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education · 8 hours ago
USAMRICD In Vitro Lung Models Internship Opportunity
Edgewood, MD
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$54K/yr - $60K/yrThe Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is offering an internship opportunity at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. The role involves conducting high-throughput pharmacology and toxicology experiments to evaluate treatment regimens for chemical exposures, while gaining experience in in vitro techniques and data analysis.
Government Administration
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Preparing air-liquid interface in vitro models of the human lung
Gaining experience preparing routine chemical and drug solutions
Conducting in-depth analysis of high-throughput data
Interpreting fluorescent image, biochemical, and gene expression data to determine underlying biological mechanisms
Learning how artificial intelligence models can interpret biological data
Documenting and writing detailed methods and results descriptions of experiments for publication in scientific journals or presentation to scientific conferences
Developing figures, tables, and graphs
Qualification
Required
Completed or currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, biology, toxicology, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, occupational and environmental science, immunology or related STEM discipline
Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date
U.S. military veterans who have been honorably discharged (or who have been medically discharged because of a service-connected disability) and who received a bachelor's degree within ten years of the desired start date are also eligible
Candidate must be willing to handle and manipulate human tissues and cultured cells
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only
Minimum Overall GPA: 2.80
Preferred
Experience with at least one of the following: inhalation exposure, aerosol generation, high-throughput screening, biochemical assay development, and/or gene and protein expression
Previous biomedical research laboratory experience
Benefits
Health Insurance Supplement (Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE)
Relocation Allowance
Training and Travel Allowance
Company
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is a U.S.
Founded in 1992
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase