Location: Nutley, NJ
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: The **Animal Specialist, Infectious Disease, CDI** will be working in the lab of Dr. Erika Shor performing research in the study of infectious disease and microbiology. The research will include running animal models of fungal infection and colonization and analyzing fungal cells in the laboratory using standard microbiological and molecular biological techniques. Knowledge and/or experience in mouse models of human disease and standard molecular biological techniques (aseptic culture, microbial propagation in lab media, PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA purification) will be useful to the position. The **Center for Discovery and Innovation- CDI** was established by **Hackensack Meridian** ***Health*** **(HMH)** as an academic basic and translational research enterprise to rapidly translate science innovation to the clinic and to improve outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune disease and other acute and chronic diseases. The CDI has grown rapidly since its origins in 2019, and now has 39 labs, 200+ scientists and allied personnel supported by 78 NIH and DoD grants and more than 87 other grants and contracts. Areas of expertise include genomics, epigenetics, drug resistance, stem cell biology, drug discovery, diagnostics and biomarker development, rheumatology and pharmacology. Responsibilities: A day in the life of a **Animal Specialist, Infetious Disease, CDI** at **Hackensack Meridian** ***Health*** includes: - Assists with performing various research and technical operations relative to lab specific projects. Specifically, procedures include, but are not limited to, the administration of drugs and discovery compounds to mice via various routes, mouse infection via intranasal, intravenous or aerosol routes, and sampling of organs for drug and burden quantification, and immunopathology studies. - Assist with preparation of BSL-2 and/or BSL-3 pathogen cultures. - Sets-up, maintains, sterilizes, and decontaminates the devices for aer