Opportunities
Graduate Student Research Fellows
We have multiple positions available for graduate student research fellows starting in Fall 2010 in the fields of electric engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, and computer science
Postdoctoral fellows
We have multiple positions available in our group including postdoctor fellows in the field of physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, materials science, electric engineering, and computer science.
Biomedical Lab Technician
One technician research position is available in DNA detection/assay areas in Yong Chen’s group which is physically located at both the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) as well as at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, both at University Of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Project goal:
The overall goal of the project is to develop an ultrasensitive, reliable, rapid, simple, and economically feasible single-molecule biomarker detection platform for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (mTB) diagnosis. We plan to develop a platform that can detect mTB biomarkers (such as DNA) with an ultrahigh sensitivity down to single molecule level without PCR. The platform can detect mTB DNA biomarkers from the sputum samples of infected human patients.
Qualifications:
B.S. in biochemistry, medicine, chemical engineering, biophysics, chemistry, with research experiences in bioassay, DNA technology, and/or bionanotechnology. Knowledge with biochemistry, bioconjugation, nanoparticle synthesis, optical biodetection would also be an asset.
Conditions:
The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is an exceptional research institution and an attractive and comfortable campus located in West Los Angeles. The salary is competitive and includes a medical insurance program.