**Description**
The Merchant Lab at Cedars-Sinai is an NIH-funded translational cancer research laboratory focused on biomarker discovery and development to improve outcomes for patients with cancer. This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in clinical and translational research while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of physicians, scientists, and research staff.
The intern will support research efforts involving the collection, processing, and analysis of patient tissue and blood specimens for biomarker studies and will assist in correlating biomarker findings with treatment response. Through this experience, the intern will learn best practices for conducting human subjects research, handling and processing biospecimens, maintaining research data integrity, and adhering to laboratory safety and regulatory requirements.
In addition to laboratory activities, the intern will participate in weekly laboratory meetings, journal club discu...