Laboratory Technician, group Lengefeld

Job description

The laboratory of Assistant Professor Dr. Jette Lengefeld is inviting applications for a position as Laboratory Technician who is extensively experienced in experimental mouse work. About the group: The Lengefeld laboratory is working on understanding how the failure to regenerate tissue with age is a major health issue. A contributor to this decline is the loss of stem cell function. Despite the essential role of stem cells, it is still unclear how they fail to maintain their functions during aging and disease. We discovered a new aspect of stem cell aging in vivo: cellular enlargement. With age and damage, stem cells increase in size causing their functional decline. However, we are only beginning to understand how size impacts stem cell fitness and the physiological importance of this process remains unsolved. Laboratory website: http://lengefeldlab.com/: The position: This position includes several responsibilities. The main activities are listed below: 1. Supporting research projects of lab members, with a strong drive to intellectually contribute. Tasks will include mouse genotyping, mouse blood sampling, mouse monitoring and communication with mouse facility staff. We expect...