The Zhen Laboratory at UCLA is dedicated to advancing immune engineering approaches to treat HIV, cancer, and other chronic diseases. The lab specializes in hematopoietic stem cell and T-cell based gene and cell therapies—including CAR-T and CAR-NK—while exploring mechanisms of immune exhaustion and the intersection of virology, immunology, and regenerative medicine. We are seeking a motivated and skilled Staff Research Associate to join our team and contribute to the development of our cell therapy programs. The successful candidate will play a key role in executing and optimizing experiments related to immune cell engineering and animal studies, as well as generating and interpreting data. Key Responsibilities may include: carrying out cell culture, including cell lines and primary cell culture; perform molecular cloning; produce and characterize lentiviruses; AAV and use of other gene engineering platforms.

Salary Range: $27.85 – $33.21 Hourly