Research Assistant Position Avaliable

Posting categor(ies): Engineering/Scientific Research

Work location: Cambridge, MA

To graduate students interested in finding an interdisciplinary Ph.D. research project.

The Laser Biomedical Research Center (LBRC), led by Professor Michael Feld at the MIT Spectroscopy Laboratory, is searching for a graduate student for an interdisciplinary project involving medicine and bioengineering. A full time RA appointment will be offered.

The theme of the research is quantitative spectral endoscopic imaging of internal organs, such as the larynx and gastrointestinal tract. The goal is to detect invisible dysplasia (pre-cancer) at an early stage.The LBRC has pioneered in developing spectroscopic techniques to diagnose disease in clinical settings in various organs of the body using contact probe techniques, and is now extending these to wide-field biomedical imaging and endoscopic imaging using similar techniques. The research is at an early stage and there will be many opportunities for creative input.

The LBRC has excellent facilities for various spectroscopic techniques including light scattering, fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy.

The student will work with Prof. Feld and a research scientist with a background in physics and optics. Knowledge about biological sciences and optics is a plus. The main responsibilities are, but not limited to, hardware and software development for the imaging apparatus in the lab and portable instrument in a clinical setting, automation of data collection, statistical analysis of experimental data, participate in clinical experiments and analysis. In addition, there is an interesting component in basic optical physics. The instruments function with Labview programs and the analysis is done using Matlab software.

Interested students should send their resumes with the names of references to Dr. Chung-Chieh Yu (chungyu@mit.edu) as soon as possible. Prior experience in one or more of the above areas is a plus. The position is available immediately.