Opportunity Description
Job Description
Cape Fox Facilities Services is seeking a Biologist to join our team in Bethesda, MD in support of the NIH.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for biosafety measures at the Twinbrook 3 Insectary Facility (TW3-IF) to protect researchers and staff from exposure to insect bites and vector-borne infectious agents. Responsible for the implementation of protocols and physical barriers to ensure the containment of mosquitoes at TW3-IF. Oversee researchers conducting experiments with infectious agents and maintain containment of mosquitoes harboring human pathogens (viruses and parasites) in the high-security area of TW3-IF. Maintain and manipulate mosquitoes infected with human pathogens in the biosafety section of the insectary. Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the maintenance and manipulation of genetically modified mosquitoes. Develop SOPs for t...
Full-time
Life Scientists