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Apriori Bio: Protein Science Co-Op
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
Apriori Bio, Inc. - Experience
- Six-month co-op position; no minimum years of experience stated.
- Education
- Pursuing a BS or MS in Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
About the job
Supports protein science research by expressing, purifying, and characterizing vaccine antigens and antibodies, and helping develop assays to validate them.
What you'll do
- Express recombinant vaccine antigens and antibodies in mammalian systems, including transient transfection and scale-up; purify proteins using affinity and size-exclusion chromatography.
- Assess protein quality, stability, antigenicity, and function using methods including SDS-PAGE, analytical SEC, DSF, ELISA, and BLI.
- Record experiments in Benchling and present results at team meetings.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
- Hands-on laboratory experience, including SDS-PAGE, solution preparation, and accurate pipetting.
- Experience with mammalian cell culture and aseptic technique.
- Strong organizational, record-keeping, and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Exposure to protein purification or chromatography.
- Exposure to plate-based assays such as ELISA.
Pay
$25–$35 per hour (base salary)
Tools
mammalian expression systems, ÄKTA, SDS-PAGE, analytical SEC, DSF, ELISA, bio-layer interferometry (BLI), Benchling
AI focus
The posting states that applicants' data may be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools; the role itself does not involve AI work.
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