Technical assistant (MTA/BTA/CTA/PTA) or biology laboratory assistant

at  Cell Therapy and Immunology

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 30 800 employees work with an annual research budget of 3.0 billion euros.
Its Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI researches and develops special problem solutions at the interfaces of medicine, life sciences and engineering. One of its main tasks is contract research for biotechnological, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, clinics, diagnostic laboratories and research institutes.
For our research group »Clinical Gene Transfer« we are looking for a technical assistant or biology laboratory assistant at our Leipzig site as soon as possible. The newly established group deals with the basic molecular biology, cellular regulation and genetic applications of transposable elements (transposons). Transposon-based gene vectors are entering the mainstream for genetic manipulation of mammalian (including human) cells. On this basis, the group develops innovative, non-viral gene transfer technologies in the fields of gene therapy and regenerative medicine with the intention of guiding these technologies towards clinical applications.

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Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about this position:
Prof. Dr. Zoltan Ivics
Email: zoltan.ivics@pei.de
Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI
Requisition Number: 72886 Application Deadline:

• You will support the scientific staff in the development and testing of new transposon constructs.
• In the course of this, you will prepare molecular biological reagents and carry out cell transfections and reporter assays.
• In order to identify transposon insertion sites using PCR-based methods, you will prepare PCR libraries for next generation sequencing.To investigate genetic mechanisms in vivo, you will also be involved in animal testing. This includes stem cell transplantation and genotyping.