SummaryCAPES Doctoral Program for International Research Mobility (PDSE). PDSE is a program supported by the CAPES Foundation, an agency under the Ministry of Education of Brazil, in which second/third-year PhD students carry part of their research in a collaborating laboratory outside of Brazil. Intern/aide will receive research training pertinent to addressing the main hypotheses of the research proposal. This includes training in experimental design, protocol execution, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation. Intern/aide will also receive instruction in public presentation of the scientific findings in the form of poster presentations and oral talks to scientific audiences.Job Duties
Designs well-formulated hypotheses pertinent to the proposed studies.
Learns key research protocols that includes mouse handling/husbandry, mouse allergen challenge via the airway.
Collects mouse organs that includes bronchoalveolar lavage and whole lung, cell isolation from mouse tissues, tissue culture, conventional and confocal microscopy, and many others.
Learns how to analyze graph and otherwise present scientific data suitable for publication data.
Plans and conducts bench experiments.
Analyzes, writes and presents experimental results focusing on the role of eosinophils in killing fungi linked to allergic diseases.
Minimum Qualifications
Must be enrolled in high school or be a high school graduate (or equivalent secondary education) or enrolled in an institution of higher education.
Preferred Qualifications
BA or BS degree.
Current enrollment in a microbiology or immunology or related PhD program with 1-2 years of experience.
Limited (< 1 year) experience with experimental design and technical writing.
Has fluency in English.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
