Gap Year Research Internship
The De Miguel Lab within the Cardio-Renal Physiology & Medicine Section of the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine invites applications for a Research Internship position to study the role of inflammation in kidney disease during hypertension and diabetes.
A highly motivated and engaging Research Intern is sought, ideally with prior experience in molecular biology, biochemistry and/or in vivo animal physiology. The laboratory uses state of the art molecular and cellular biology assays, genomics, proteomics, imaging techniques, and state-of-the-art rat and mouse models to address clinically relevant questions in cardiovascular biology and renal physiology. The successful research intern will work closely with the principal investigator in an excellent learning environment and in close collaboration with postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and research associates within the Cardio-Renal Physiology & Medicine Section. Duties may include molecular and cellular assays, rodent husbandry, in vivo rodent physiological measurements such as blood pressure, metabolic studies, genotyping, Western blotting assays and histological assays. Instrumentation may involve use of fluorescence and bright field microscopy, flow cytometry and real time-PCR.
Gap Year Research Internships are designed for students who have graduated with a Bachelor or Master degree and with the motivation to enroll in graduate and/or professional degree programs within the next 12-18 months, but need time to consider career options.
The Research Internship position requires:
- BS, BA, or MS degree in Biology, Chemistry, or Science
- Excellent writing and communications skills
- 40 hours/week in the laboratory with compensation of $16/hr
The Cardio-Renal Physiology & Medicine Section is a very dynamic research group at the University of Alabama at Birmingham that is extramurally funded with NIH and AHA collaborative programmatic grants studying diverse topics of cardiovascular and renal disease with a priority for translational and basic science projects.
Interested applicants are requested to email Dr. Carmen De Miguel (cdemigue@uab.edu) including a current curriculum vitae or resume and a statement of long-term goals with research interests.