Friday, March 5, 2021

Job Opportunity: NYC Vaccine Corps

The City will hire 2,000 New Yorkers to work on City-run vaccination efforts as part of the Vaccine for All Corps. No healthcare experience is required for many positions, which include roles in site management, operations, and client services, in addition to clinical roles. Learn more and apply here

Event: Prehealth Overview Session 3/9

Prehealth students are expected to attend an overview session prior to scheduling individual advising appointments. Overview sessions discuss academic preparation, portfolio development, letters of recommendation, Barnard’s Committee process, and advising resources. They are intended to provide space, in a small-group setting, for discussing the prehealth experience, so please bring your questions!

Event takes place virtually on 3/9 at 3:30pm Eastern. Register on Handshake

Cambridge Coaching MCAT Webinar: Functional Groups for the MCAT

 It's a weekly live webinar about a high yield MCAT topic. It's short, sweet, and packed with valuable insight into both the topic at hand and how it's tested on the MCAT. While we are in the process of developing these materials, we are offering the webinar for free. Consider yourself a pilot student for a future Cambridge Coaching MCAT course, or textbook, or self-study platform (only the future can tell). All we ask in exchange is that you keep coming, participate in Q & A, share your feedback, and let friends know about this resource. This webinar's topic will be Functional Groups for the MCAT, and will take place Friday March 5 at 1pm EST. 

Register for this week's webinar here.

Event: Columbia Nightline Mental Health and Wellness Panel

 


Event: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine Virtual Open House

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine will be hosting their annual Virtual Open House on Saturday April 17th at 12pm EST. They welcome you to join them remotely for the opportunity to explore their curriculum, hear from their administration, learn about their admissions process, view a live OMM demonstration, chat with current medical students, and much more! 

Saturday April 17th, 2021, 12pm EST. Register Here

Job Opportunity: Research Technician, NYU School of Medicine Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine

The lab:
We study how tissues migrate and fold with the aim to decipher the principles of organ formation. For these studies we use migrating sensory cells, heart vessels and the skin in zebrafish as models and combine this with genetics, imaging and computational approaches (www.knautlab.org).

The responsibilities:
Conducting a research project together with the principal investigator involving the following techniques: genetics (BAC transgenesis, genome-editing), live imaging (confocal and two-photon microscopy). Participation in lab meetings and journal clubs. A two-year commitment is required.

The qualifications:
We are looking for a motivated person with an enthusiasm for science, discussions and running experiments at the bench. Enjoying working in a team is essential. The ideal background for this job is a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in biological sciences such as Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology or Genetics.

How to apply:
Please email (Holger.knaut@med.nyu.edu) your CV as a single PDF that includes and starts with the following information:

1. Name and current living address (city and country)
2. Expected date of availability
3. Degree, date awarded
4. GPA
5. Name, e-mail and phone number of three references (state in what capacity these references know you)