Summer Intern - Royer Group
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (https://www.czbiohub.org) is a one-of-a-kind independent nonprofit research institute that brings together three powerhouse universities - Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco - into a single collaborative technology and discovery engine. CZ Biohub itself supports some of the brightest, boldest engineers, data scientists, and biomedical researchers to make breakthroughs in medicine and develop new technologies, frequently in collaboration with our partner universities. We are guided by our values of scholarly excellence; disruptive innovation; hands-on engineering/hacking/building; partnership and collaboration; open communication and respect; inclusiveness; and opportunity for all.
Our Vision
- We pursue large scientific challenges that cannot be pursued in conventional environments
- We enable individual investigators to pursue their riskiest and most innovative ideas
- The technologies developed at CZ Biohub facilitate research by scientists and clinicians at our home institutions and beyond
Diversity of thought, ideas, and perspectives are at the heart of CZ Biohub and enable disruptive innovation and scholarly excellence. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive organization where all colleagues feel inspired and know their work makes an important contribution.
The Biohub's Summer Internship Program offers currently enrolled undergraduate students the opportunity to work on research projects in a one-of-a-kind environment onsite in San Francisco, CA. This 10-week program provides interns with hands-on experience, mentorship and training, and personal and professional development designed to meet interns where they are at while also propelling them forward in their career.
The internship program goals are to:
- Help interns build a strong foundation in scientific research and laboratory skills
- Provide scientific education and enrichment to underserved and underrepresented groups in STEM (Students from historically marginalized or underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.)
- Establish valuable and sustainable mentoring relationships
- Equip interns with the skills and network needed to be competitive in STEM
- Build a pipeline of STEM professionals
The Opportunity
The Royer Group is seeking a talented undergraduate student to join the team for the 10-week program in San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate may work on one or more of the following projects:
- The intern will be embedded in the project of Zebrahub in Loic’s group to study the molecular mechanism regulating the zebrafish embryogenesis. The intern will learn about the most cutting-edge technology such as advancing light-sheet imaging, scRNAseq annotation with Cell X Gene, spatial transcriptomics and precising genome engineering tools. The intern will use zebrafish transgenic lines with different fluorescent labeling to visualize embryogenesis and reconstruct cell lineages in the developing embryo with the combination of imaging and RNA-Seq data.
Skills Required –
- Good team spirit, curiosity and collaborative nature
- Interest in working with zebrafish embryos
- Basic microscopy knowledge
- Basic molecular biology (PCR, cloning, etc.) knowledge
Preferred Qualifications –
- Students in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology or related field
- Basic knowledge of standard office and laboratory software
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Developmental biology and Bioinformatics courses
- The intern will contribute to the open-source instrument control software project - coPylot. It is the next-generation control software for the custom microscopes being built in the Royer Lab and microscopy platform. The intern will have the chance to learn software development in CZ Biohub together with the collaborators from the light microscopy community worldwide. The intern will contribute to many different parts of coPylot according to the prospective intern's experience such as Graphical User Interface(GUI), imaging-simulation module, device-interface-adapters, and more.
Skills Required –
- Experience with Python, Git, and programming
Preferred Qualifications –
- Experience with Qt, Instrument control, simulation, Image processing
- Experience with machine learning
- Deep learning experience
- Experience with PyTorch
You Will
- Receive support through a 10-week research experience
- Receive mentorship to support your personal and professional development
- Gain and enhance your technical and transferable skills through trainings and seminars
- Learn how to design, plan, and carry out laboratory and/or computational scientific experiments
- Present at the end-of-program symposium
- Build relationships with peers and colleagues
You Have
Program Eligibility –
- Must be a current undergraduate student (enrolled full time at a college or university both Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 terms)
- Must be able to commit to the 10-week Summer Internship Program (May 30, 2023-August 4, 2023)
- Must be able to be onsite at the Biohub for the duration of the program
Intern Benefits
- Hands-on, one-of-a-kind experience
- Hourly compensation
- Opportunity to live in CZ Biohub-sponsored housing
- Invaluable relationships
- Trainings and seminars
- Social events/activities
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub requires all employees, contractors, and interns, regardless of work location or type of role, to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, including a booster vaccine dose, if eligible, by their start date. Those who are unable to get vaccinated or obtain a booster dose because of a disability, or who choose not to be vaccinated due to a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance must have an approved exception prior to their start date.
What We Provide
- Resources to disrupt and innovate at the frontiers of our knowledge of biology and disease
- A collegial and collaborative environment consisting of diverse expertise
- Existing collaborations within CZ Biohub: Technology Platforms (Bioengineering, Computational Microscopy, Data Science, Genomic Sequencing, Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics), Infectious Disease, and Quantitative Cell Science
- Access to collaborators, resources and facilities at our three partner universities (Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco) and at partner organizations in the Bay Area and beyond
- Competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with the experience
Benefits
We offer a robust benefits program that enables the important work Biohubbers do everyday. Our benefits include healthcare coverage, life and disability insurance, commuter subsidies, family planning services with fertility care, childcare stipend, 401(k) match, flexible time off and a generous parental leave policy. In addition, we honor our commitment to career development and our value of scholarly excellence through regular onsite opportunities to learn from the world's leading scientists.
CZ Biohub is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity of thought, ideas and perspectives. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive organization where all Biohubbers feel inspired and know their work makes an important contribution. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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