Unpaid Intern - Infectious Disease (Beyhan) (Finance)
Summer Intern Infectious Diseases - Beyhan Lab
The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a dynamic non-profit research organization using science to impact the world. Our research groups focus on human genomic medicine, infectious disease, plant, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology and biological energy, bioinformatics, and software engineering. We are looking for self-motivated, inquisitive minds to learn with us in asking and finding the answers to questions that progress the field of genomics and infectious diseases.
Briefly, our team is part of the CDC JCVI Prevention Epicenters program. Our goal is to analyze clinical isolates of Candida auris, an emerging fungal pathogen, for their susceptibility to antifungals and colonization abilities. We would like to link these phenotypic characteristics of the pathogen to genomic loci by integrating whole-genome sequencing and assembly data.
The candidate will interact with members of the Infectious Diseases team in La Jolla, CA, and will assist in performing antifungal and phenotypic testing with the C. auris strains. The candidate will be responsible for learning and applying microbiology and molecular biology methods to determine the antifungal susceptibility, capacity to form biofilms, and colony morphology of each C. auris strain.
The candidate will learn:
Microbiological techniques (i.e. preparation of growth medium, culturing organism in solid and liquid media), biofilm assays, antifungal assays, and analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphism and genomic rearrangements that result in altered phenotypes.
Skills the intern will acquire:
- Microbiology and molecular biology techniques
- Working safely in a Biosafety Level-2 environment
- Scripting knowledge in Python and R
- Genome analysis using tools like Mauve, Jalview, Ape, ClustalOmega.
Requirements:
- Current undergraduate or graduate Student
- Some Biology or Computer Science coursework, or relevant experience
- Ability to work independently, while respecting the needs of a larger team
- A commitment to scientific discovery
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Full-time attendance (40 hours per week)
Application Process
Please use the link to review the Application Process and Eligibility Requirements. https://www.jcvi.org/careers#internships
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)
- Ability to work in a confined area.
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.
- Ability to stand and/or sit for an extended period, if working in the lab.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer and lab work
- Light to moderate lifting is required
J. Craig Venter Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.
