Part-Time Internship – Izard Lab
Company Overview
The scientists of UF Scripps Biomedical Research work at the exciting interface of chemistry and biology. We blend leading-edge expertise and resources to illuminate the molecular basis of health and disease. Employing unique and advanced tools of drug discovery, we pursue novel treatments for a world of unmet medical needs, in areas including genetic diseases, infectious diseases, brain disorders, autoimmune diseases and cancers.
The UF Scripps Biomedical Research campus in Jupiter, Florida was founded by Scripps Research, one of the world's most innovative nonprofit biomedical research organizations. We joined the University of Florida, one of the nation's top five public universities, in 2022. Together, UF Health and UF Scripps work to advance science, science education and medicine, all for the benefit of humanity. The Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at Scripps Research trains the next generation of scientists on our campus through its nationally recognized Ph.D. program in biomedical sciences.
We offer unique resources for scientists, including our state-of-the-art molecular imaging center, which is equipped with cryo-electron microscopy. Also, following a grant of hundreds of thousands of microbial natural product strains, the institute is home to the Natural Products Discovery Center, where scientists mine the collection for new compounds with potential to treat human disease.
- This position offers the opportunity to drive high-impact projects, publish in top journals, and grow your expertise in method development and biological discovery.
- Â Successful candidates will work in a cutting-edge research environment with new state-of-the-art facilities.
- The laboratory has outstanding cell biology, molecular biology, protein expression, purification, biochemistry, cryogenic electron microscopy, and protein crystallography facilities.
- The laboratory has access to many exceptional Cores, facilitating basic research and drug development.
- The unique infrastructure includes the application of unique chemical, genomic, proteomic, informatics, and high-throughput screening and engineering tools for discovering novel biomolecules.
Join a dynamic structural biology group at the Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, where we push the boundaries of molecular visualization and membrane biology. Our lab integrates cutting-edge cryoEM, membrane biophysics, and infection/immunity research to redefine how receptors like integrins, GPCRs, and adhesion complexes are regulated. This position offers the opportunity to drive high-impact projects, publish in top journals, and grow your expertise in method development and biological discovery.
Required Qualifications:
- Ability to work 15-20 hours per week.
- The candidate should be a student enrolled in a bachelors program in an appropriate area of specialization.
- Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5.
Preferred:
- High school students who are dual-enrolled in college courses will be considered.
- This position is particularly well-suited for a gap year student before graduate or medical school.
Education Requirements
- High School Junior/Senior
- College Student
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