My name is Joanne Mei and I am Chief of the Newborn
Screening Quality Assurance Program at CDC. We will be filling three ORISE
fellowships this spring and early summer. We are looking for BS Chemists and
Biologists. Could you please circulate this job description to likely
candidates?
Fellowships (up to 4-year appointment for graduates
within 5 years of receiving their last academic degree) are available within
Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences,
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (Chamblee, GA 30341) for bachelor's level chemists, biologists, or
biochemists.
General fellowship description:
- Serve as a member of the Biochemical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (BMSL) or the Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program within the Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch.
- Produce, characterize, and analyze data for dried blood spot (DBS) materials used for quality assurance programs provided to state public health newborn screening laboratories and international laboratories.
- Conduct and assist research into the development of new DBS materials, assays, and applications in newborn screening, in collaboration with academic, private and state public health laboratories.
Candidates should have a working knowledge of
analytical chemistry, biochemistry, or biology, and basic statistics.
Familiarity with some or all of the following methods is desired: tandem mass
spectrometry (MS/MS) systems, enzyme immunoassay, fluorescence assays,
high-performance liquid chromatography, electrophoresis, and analytical
chemistry techniques (i.e. use of pipettes, preparation of standard solutions,
volumetric techniques). Independent research and current laboratory experience
are advantageous but not required.
Please send inquiries and CVs to Dr. Joanne
Mei at JMei@cdc.gov or
770-488-7945.
Joanne
Mei, PhD
Chief, Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program
Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch
Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention Mail Stop F-19 4770 Buford Hwy
NE
Atlanta, GA 30341 770.488.7945 770.488.7459
fax
jmei@cdc.gov http://www.cdc.gov/labstandards/nsqap.html
