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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) seeks an academic scientist interested in an outstanding professional opportunity to serve as a Senior Director – Scientific Program Officer at HHMI to support our early career Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program and Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program . Applicants must hold, or have previously held, a tenured academic position or equivalent role, and must have a minimum of 10 years of experience as a lab head overseeing basic biomedical research. This is a full-time appointment that requires weekly on-site work at HHMI’s headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD. Senior Directors – Scientific Program Officers are...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances scientific discovery and education in the life sciences. Our headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD area supports a dynamic, distributed ecosystem of scientists, educators, and research programs across the country. We are seeking a Director, Enterprise Applications & Integrations , internally referred to as a Director, Operations Capabilities, to lead and evolve the enterprise technology platforms that power HHMI’s institutional operations. This role owns the strategy, performance, and evolution of core enterprise systems across People & Culture, Finance, Communications, and related functions. As a key partner to scientific and operational leaders, the Director ensures these...

As a member of the team, you will focus on chemical synthesis , particularly designing and synthesizing reactive fluorescent dyes , fluorogenic enzyme substrates, and other small-molecule tools for biological research. Most of your time will be spent conducting multistep organic synthesis and characterizing compounds, with additional work in conjugation and protein chemistry as needed. What we provide A competitive compensation package, with comprehensive health and welfare benefits . One-on-one mentorship relationship with a senior researcher in the lab. A team that believes in continuous learning and cultivates an environment of collaboration. Amenities that enhance work-life balance such as on-site...

We are looking to hire a full-time lab manager who has experience working with rodents. A core responsibility of the position (~50%) will be to help us to maintain our large and complex colony of transgenic mice, including breeding and weaning animals and performing genotyping. The remaining time (~50%) will be devoted to helping the PI manage a lab of 15-20 graduate students, postdocs and technicians. Responsibilities will include interfacing with the university on compliance matters (e.g. IACUC and EH&S) and helping with the administrative, organizational and interpersonal tasks necessary to keep the lab running smoothly. We are ideally targeting...

As the Laboratory Manager you will provide administrative and technical support to Dr. Kajimura and his laboratory staff, including post-doc fellows, clinical fellows, and graduate students (currently, 22 fellows). You will ensure adequate supplies for experimental needs and oversee equipment maintenance. Serve as liaison to HHMI and host institution administrative offices. May support laboratory research and procedures by performing routine experimental techniques, such as preparation of media and stock solutions, etc. You will be responsible for counting cages and ensuring the proper number of mice are being maintained by the mouse facility. You will handle standard administrative paperwork, such as...

The Histology Shared Resource at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus is searching for a Research Technician III. In this role, you will use your experience with whole animal and tissue fixation, sectioning, labeling, and mounting tissue for microscopic examination. In addition, you may collaborate with researchers to develop and optimize new techniques such as tissue clearing, expansion microscopy, and large-scale RNA labeling. All in support of research to develop new molecular tools and imaging, to understand neuronal circuits involved in natural behaviors, and to see how cells work and communicate across tissues and whole organisms. An ideal candidate has a bachelors...

As a member of the team, you will be trained on some or all of fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) and fish central nervous system dissection, immunohistochemistry, expansion microscopy for connectomics, and imaging including confocal/light sheet microscopy. You will perform these skills with exceptional reliability and attention to detail. This entry-level role is ideal for someone with prior undergraduate lab experience who is eager to learn and develop technical skills. The successful candidate will have some lab experience, work efficiently to accomplish tasks, and thrive in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, the ability to...

We are currently looking for a Research Technician to join the lab of Dr. Jonathan Abraham at Harvard Medical School . The lab uses methods in molecular virology and structural biology to study how viruses interact with cellular receptors and how neutralizing antibodies can block these interactions. The Abraham lab also investigates how viral polymerases replicate or transcribe viral genomes once viruses infect cells. The focus of this work is on viruses that cause lethal human diseases with limited treatment or vaccine options. More information about the lab’s research can be found at . This position is especially well suited...

About the Lab The Tu Lab investigates how a variety of cellular processes and decisions are coordinated with metabolic state, and how the dysregulation of these mechanisms may be linked to disease and aging. The lab studies fundamental questions in metabolism and cellular regulation using a range of biochemical and molecular approaches. This is a collaborative research environment where team members work closely together while also having opportunities to develop projects aligned with their scientific interests. For more information about the lab please visit this link About the Research Technician Role The Tu Lab is seeking a Research Technician II...

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 role will be in-person with hybrid flexibility and is a perfect opportunity for someone looking for a 1-year, fixed-term project . We are looking for a software engineer to develop new features and extend the capabilities of a real-time neural data processing and decoding platform. This includes optimizing GPU-accelerated signal processing pipelines, improving system performance under strict latency constraints, and building robust interfaces for experimental workflows. The engineer will also help maintain the codebase by triaging and resolving GitHub issues, reviewing contributions, and addressing bugs that arise as the platform is used in active research settings. The platform is...

The lab of Dr. Chenghua Gu at Harvard Medical School studies the interface of the nervous and vascular systems. Their mission is to understand the cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the unique neurovascular interactions including the blood-brain barrier and neurovascular coupling, and to harness their discoveries for therapeutics. More information on the lab team and their work can be found by visiting their website . About the Research Technician, Neuroimmunology role Are you interested in studying the blood-brain barrier and how inflammation influences brain function? Within the Gu lab, the neuroimmunology subgroup studies immune signaling at the blood-brain barrier during...

The Brown Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Bioinformatics Specialist to support computational analysis of large-scale biological datasets. This role will focus on the analysis of single-cell genomic and spatial transcriptomic datasets to advance the lab’s research on immune cell development and function. The successful candidate will work closely with a collaborative team of scientists and trainees, helping to design and implement computational workflows that support both fundamental and translational immunology research. Application Instructions Please include the following when applying Cover letter indicating current and future research interests CV (including list of publications and technical skills) Names and...