USAMRICD Point-of-Care Medical Diagnostic Development Internship

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U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

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The Department of Defense (DoD) is offering post bachelor's or master's internships at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD).

As an ORISE participant, you will learn and gain hands-on experience to complement their education and support academic and professional goals. You will have access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities and will be challenged to tackle novel problems along with an interdisciplinary team. The MRICD laboratory group values motivated candidates and encourages participants to propose, develop, and execute experiments and projects to develop them as well-rounded researchers.

Under the guidance of your mentor, Dr. Nicholas Paparoidamis, you will engage in research projects involving the development and evaluation of medical diagnostics for exposure to toxic chemical agents. Specifically, point-of-care in-vitro diagnostics able to measure exposure via electrochemical and optical techniques. A list of research activities that you may be involved with includes, but is not limited to

• Applying electrochemical methods such as chronoamperometry for development of biosensors intended for eventual FDA approval.
• Testing medical devices to include in vitro and in vivo evaluations of device efficacy.
• Synthesizing biopolymers and development of novel colorimetric chemistries.
• Planning and execution of experiments.
• Analysis of experimental results.
• Analytical chemistry and use of analytical instrumentation such as liquid and gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
• Analysis and presentation of experimental data for inclusion reports and manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Paparoidamis aroidamis.civ.

Gunpowder, Maryland

USAMRICD is prepared to begin this appointment as soon as possible and will review applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

Appointments are initially for one year with the option to extend the appointment for up to four additional years, contingent upon project needs and funding availability.

You will receive a stipend to be determined by USAMRICD. Stipends are typically based on a participant’s academic standing, discipline, experience, and research facility location. Other provisions may include the following

• Health Insurance Supplement (Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through ORISE)
• Relocation Allowance
• Training and Travel Allowance

The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) is the Department of Defense’s lead laboratory for medical chemical defense research. As a subordinate element of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), the Institute conducts research for development of medical countermeasures to treat exposure to various chemical threat agents for protection of soldiers and civilians. Scientific disciplines at USAMRICD include, but are not limited to, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, neuroscience, toxicology, physiology, psychology, and immunology.

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This program, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and DoD. Participants do not enter into an…