Full time research technician position available for motivated recent or soon to be graduate interested in obtaining training in basic/translational research. The technician will be involved in a project(s) involved in understanding how cells respond to DNA replication stress, and more generally DNA damage, and how this knowledge can be utilized for improvements in cancer therapy. Approaches utilized in the lab, which if necessary the technician will be provided training for, will include but are not limited to basic cell culture, immunofluorescence, western blot analysis, DNA cloning, CRISPR/Cas9, siRNA knockdown, protein purification, flow cytometry and other molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry techniques. The position will also involve general support work in the laboratory. An important component of the position will be career development. The technician will be provided substantial mentorship as well as the opportunity to obtain authorship on manuscripts and present their work at national meetings, which will be subsidized by the laboratory. The technician will also be provided opportunities to be involved in clinical research and shadowing in the clinic. The position would be ideal for a candidate interested in a gap year(s) experience prior to application to medical or graduate school. Recent lab trainees have enrolled at prestigious medical school programs such as the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and MSTP at Emory, Vanderbilt, and the University of Michigan. A description of the lab is provided at: https://med.emory.edu/departments/radiation-oncology/research-laboratories/david-yu/index.html . Interested applicants should submit a CV and names and contacts for 3 references to Dr. Yu at dsyu@emory.edu.