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| 2 | JOB SUMMARY The Staff Research Associate II (SRA II) will contribute, as part of the structural biol | ||||
| > | ogy team, to studies to better understand synuclein and tau prions that accumulated in neurodegenera | ||||
| > | tive diseases. The SRA II will also help to characterize aggregates that are formed in our cellular | ||||
| > | and animal model systems, to understand how closely their atomic structures resemble those found in | ||||
| > | human patients, as well as their cellular localization. The employee will also be expected to develo | ||||
| > | p proficiency in transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy, for structural charac | ||||
| > | terization of protein ultrastructures. The structural biology team is a key part of the overall mult | ||||
| > | idisciplinary Drug Discovery research effort whose research interests span many fields of scientific | ||||
| > | research and report to the Team Leader. The goal of the team is to identify effective therapeutics | ||||
| > | against neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s disease, progressive | ||||
| > | supranuclear palsy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and multiple system atrophy. The Institute for | ||||
| > | Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) at UCSF is pursuing a cutting-edge blend of basic science and clin | ||||
| > | ical medicine to provide outstanding care to those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Founde | ||||
| > | d in 1999, the IND is committed to creating therapeutics that will halt diseases such as Alzheimer’s | ||||
| > | , Parkinson’s, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and dementia resulting from traumatic brain injuries. The I | ||||
| > | ND is poised to make serious contributions to this struggle at the frontier of neuroscience and medi | ||||
| > | cine. The mission of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases is to discover causes and develop | ||||
| > | cures for these illnesses with an innovative program of basic research and clinical medicine. The I | ||||
| > | ND's founding director is Nobel Laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, MD. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The Staff Research Associate II (SRA II) will contribute, as part of the structural biology team, t |
| > | o studies to better understand synuclein and tau prions that accumulated in neurodegenerative diseas | ||||
| > | es. The SRA II will also help to characterize aggregates that are formed in our cellular and animal | ||||
| > | model systems, to understand how closely their atomic structures resemble those found in human patie | ||||
| > | nts, as well as their cellular localization. The employee will also be expected to develop proficien | ||||
| > | cy in transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy, for structural characterization | ||||
| > | of protein ultrastructures. The structural biology team is a key part of the overall multidisciplina | ||||
| > | ry Drug Discovery research effort whose research interests span many fields of scientific research a | ||||
| > | nd report to the Team Leader. The goal of the team is to identify effective therapeutics against neu | ||||
| > | rodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclea | ||||
| > | r palsy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and multiple system atrophy. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - BA/BS in Biochemistry, or a related Biological Science field and knowledg | 4 | |||
| > | e of, or experience with, the basic techniques or methods required by the position; and/or an equiva | ||||
| > | lent combination of education and experience. - Excellent oral and written communication skills. - K | ||||
| > | nowledge or experience in a research laboratory, including molecular cloning, cell culture and maint | ||||
| > | aining biological safety protocols. - Knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures | ||||
| > | in protein biochemistry. - Computer literacy on both Macintosh and PC, MS-Office suite and basic st | ||||
| > | atistical analysis software. Required Licenses and/or Certifications: - none Preferred Qualification | ||||
| > | s: - Experience in sample preparation for or performance of transmission electron microscopy - Exper | ||||
| > | ience in confocal or cryo-confocal fluorescence microscopy - Experience in cell sorting - Experience | ||||
| > | in mammalian cell culture | ||||
| 5 | The Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) at UCSF is pursuing a cutting-edge blend of basi | ||||
| > | c science and clinical medicine to provide outstanding care to those suffering from neurodegenerativ | ||||
| > | e diseases. Founded in 1999, the IND is committed to creating therapeutics that will halt diseases s | ||||
| > | uch as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and dementia resulting from traumatic bra | ||||
| > | in injuries. The IND is poised to make serious contributions to this struggle at the frontier of neu | ||||
| > | roscience and medicine. The mission of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases is to discover c | ||||
| > | auses and develop cures for these illnesses with an innovative program of basic research and clinica | ||||
| > | l medicine. The IND's founding director is Nobel Laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, MD. | ||||