2027 Future Talent Program - Protein & Structural Chemistry - Intern
Core
Support drug discovery by determining structures of drug/target complexes, biologics, and biological macromolecules using X-ray crystallography and Cryo-electron microscopy.
Role type
Research intern (Structural Chemistry)
Builds
Structural data for drug discovery
Domain
Pharmaceutical / Structural Biology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
protein purification, SDS-PAGE, spectroscopic and analytical chromatographic methods, biochemical and biophysical pre-crystallization assays, crystallization screening, crystal optimization, crystal harvesting, grid preparation for Cryo-EM, data collection, data processing, structure determination, critical analysis of protein-ligand structural data
Preferred skills
membrane protein preparation, functional assays, ligand binding characterization
Technologies
X-ray crystallography, Cryo-electron microscopy, BioNMR, mass spectrometry
Responsibilities
Perform preparative protein purification and characterization; execute crystallization screening and optimization; prepare samples for Cryo-EM; collect and process structural data; analyze protein-ligand structures; maintain electronic lab notebooks; adhere to safe laboratory practices.
Seniority
Intern
