The Clinical Flow Cytometry Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital has an opening for a half-time flow cytometry technician. The downtown Boston lab is equipped with a 4 color B-D FACSCalibur with all options, and FACScan. Interested and enthusiastic recent university graduates considering a biomedical career are encouraged to apply, as are those with previous cytometry experience. Evening and/or occasional weekend work will be required. The technologist is involved in processing a variety of specimens from patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies. The variety of specimens that come to the lab are astounding and always interesting. These specimens are obtained from lymph node, bone marrow, fine needle aspirate, blood, vitreous & cerebral spinal fluids. The candidates duties include specimen pick-up, preparation and analysis on the flow cytometer. The technologist works directly under the guidance of the senior medical technologist and lab director in choosing and following an appropriate monoclonal antibody panel and test for each case. Interaction with the primary medical staff is encouraged. The Clinical Lab is in downtown Boston at MGH, and directly associated with the lab directors cell sorting /research lab in Charlestown Navy Yard. Universal safety precautions are followed in handling all specimens due to their potentially hazardous nature. The technologist also performs T cell subsetting and stem cell analyses. Other duties include operation and maintenance of other laboratory equipment. Additionally, the technologist may participate in teaching and training of pathology residents and fellows in flow cytometry techniques. Qualifications: USA Citizenship. Minimum of B.S. or B.A. degree in Biology or Chemistry or equivalent. Cytometry, immunology and computer science familiarity desired. Send resume by mail or email attachment to Dr. Frederic Preffer Dept of Pathology CNY 7140 or preffer@helix.mgh.harvard.edu Dr. Frederic I Preffer Department of Pathology Charlestown Navy Yard- 7140 149 13th St Massachusetts General Hospital -East Charlestown, MA 02129 voice [617] 726-7481 fax [617] 724-3164
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