The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) in Brookyln, NY has several immediate openings for high school interns. Interns will join a team that is responsible for the preparation of materials for teacher workshops, student camps and school-year student field trips. This is a great opportunity to learn core lab skills, including but not limited to: preparation of media and solutions, pipetting, agarose gel electrophoresis, PCR, bacterial culture and sterile technique.

Classroom upkeep, cleaning and equipment setup;Preparation and testing of reagents and cultures for use in experiments;Assistance for educational staff during classroom instruction;Supervision of summer campers during lunch breaks;Participation in independent or team projects, mentored by DNALC staff members, which focus on translating current research into new experiments for the educational programs.

EDUCATION: Current high school student, must be at least 16 years old.EXPERIENCE: An interest in science

Founded in 1890, CSHL has helped shape contemporary biomedical research and education with today's research endeavors encompassing cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, and quantitative biology. CSHL is a private, not-for-profit institution in New York and has been home to eight Nobel Prize winners. Today, CSHL's multidisciplinary scientific community is bolstered by more than 600 researchers and its Scientific Meetings & Courses Program, which hosts more than 9,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campus.

For more information about CSHL, please visit us at www.cshl.edu.

We strongly recommend to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 however; it is not a requirement for employment.

CSHL is an EO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.

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