Research Associate – Expression (Biochemistry)
Merge Labs, San Francisco Bay Area
About the job
Merge Labs is a frontier research lab with the mission of bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability, agency and experience. We’re pursuing this goal by developing fundamentally new approaches to brain-computer interfaces that interact with the brain at high bandwidth, integrate with advanced AI, and are ultimately safe and accessible for anyone to use.
About the team
On the Expression team, our work combines biochemistry, protein engineering, and cell biology to ensure the efficient assembly of complex protein systems for use as molecular readouts of neural activity.
About the role
As a Research Associate, you’ll work alongside scientists to understand and engineer how these protein systems assemble. Through experiments in biochemistry and cell biology, you’ll investigate protein interactions, activity, and structure, with opportunities to take increasing ownership of experimental design and interpretation.
In this role, you will
- Design and execute assays to uncover how protein complexes assemble in a poorly understood biochemical system.