Research Technician I
Mass General Brigham · Boston, Massachusetts, US
Site: The General Hospital Corporation Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts...
Job description
Site: The General Hospital Corporation Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Job Summary: The Stanton Laboratory in the Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic candidate to join our research group. Our research group is developing technologies that can enable drug and gene delivery to the brain. The BBB has prevented multiple drugs—and especially gene therapies— from reaching the brain. A significant number of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders have genetic causes, which could be corrected using modern gene editing technologies. However, these therapies can only be effective once they are delivered to the impacted cells in the brain, which has continued to pro...