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HHMI is focused on supporting and moving science forward in a variety of different ways ranging from conducting basic biomedical research, empowering educators, inspiring students, developing the next generation of scientists – even stretching into film and media production. Our Headquarters is in the greater Washington, DC metro area and is home to over 300 employees with expertise in investments , communications, digital production, biomedical sciences, and everything in between. The work housed here supports and augments the groundbreaking research conducted in HHMI labs across the nation. As HHMI scientists continue to push boundaries in laboratories and classrooms, you can...

The Operational Due Diligence Analyst will be part of HHMI’s investment team, supporting the management of its endowment. This role focuses on business and operational due diligence (ODD) across a diverse portfolio. The analyst will assist in evaluating prospective and existing investment managers, conducting operational due diligence across all asset classes, and contributing to investment decision-making and oversight. This role reports to the Director of Investment Operations and follows a hybrid schedule, with three days per week in person at HHMI’s headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD, and two days remote. What we provide The opportunity to support an investment team...

The Morrison Lab in the CRI at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas is looking for a Research Technician that will assist the research staff with performing experimental work and data collection under the general supervision of a postdoctoral researcher. The ideal candidate will be comfortable handling live mice for experimental and husbandry purposes. The candidate will also be responsible for performing basic wet lab procedures such as PCR, tissue culture, reagent prep, etc. The Morrison lab’s goal is to better understand the mechanisms that regulate stem cell function and how cancer cells hijack these mechanisms to enable tumor formation. A...

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Research Technician I or II to work in the lab of Dr. Sean Morrison at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. The Morrison lab’s goal is to better understand the mechanisms that regulate stem cell function and how cancer cells hijack these mechanisms to enable tumor formation. A better understanding of these mechanisms offers the potential for new regenerative medicine and cancer therapies. For more information about the Morrison lab, please visit laboratory/ Application Instructions Please include your GPA at the top of your resume...

The Littman laboratory at New York University is seeking a dynamic, driven, and curious Research Technician to join our group. We are funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a biomedical research organization that supports academic researchers, educators and students in the quest of uncovering fundamental principles in biology and biomedical sciences and building a diverse and inclusive scientific community. The Littman lab investigates how T lymphocytes acquire functional properties during development and in response to distinct intestinal microbiota that influence systemic inflammatory processes (e.g. T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases, immune control of tumor growth, and responses to infection with...

We are currently looking for a highly motivated Lab Administration Research Technician to support Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. In the 21 st century, explorations at the interface of chemistry and biology will spawn new medicines and diagnostics that improve human health, technologies for probing natural biology, and roadmaps for creating synthetic forms of life engineered to serve human needs. The Bertozzi lab’s research centers on creating new platform technologies that promote these endeavors as well as applying chemical approaches to study systems that elude more conventional methods of biological inquiry. Examples of technologies that...