Overview:
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Associate I performs a variety of complex research experiments.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Perform complex laboratory experiments
- Conduct in-depth analysis of research experiments
- Interpret data, form conclusions, and decide on and plan the next experiments to be done with a high degree of independence
- Write standard operating procedures, schedule work, analyze data, maintain accurate records, and write reports
- Compile and analyze data. Perform computations using image analysis software, spreadsheets, graphing, and curve fitting software
- May modify protocols and be responsible for a single, independent research project
- May assist with budget and/or operational aspects of grant and contract proposals
- Assist in writing the text of scientific publications and grants. Review literature
- Train new laboratory personnel, students, and collaborators
- Comply with all safety and infection control standards
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in the Biological Sciences, or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Strong ability to analyze complex visual data in a quantitative and objective manner
- Judgment and action skills required to solve commonly encountered problems
- Willing to handle vertebrate animals such as mice in experiments
Additional Information:
Overview:
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, assists in development of protocols to execute/perform complex research experiments in: molecular biological, biochemical and morphological analysis of animal models of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease
Research specific responsibilities:
Conducts research experiments and may oversee and assist in the training of others in:
- Testing drugs for treatment of ALS
- Performs molecular biological, biochemical and morphological experiments such as:
- Genotyping transgenic mice, which includes DNA and RNA extraction from mouse tissues
- Tissue dissection from mice
- Drug administration to mice
- Animal fixation and histology
- Animal behavioral analysis
- Plasmid construction and preparation
- cell culture
- gel electrophoresis
- protein extraction
- Western blotting
Work independently as well as in a team effort for testing ALS therapeutics in mouse models and certain aspects of other projects. Guidance provided by Principal Investigator and other senior level lab members when needed.