Description

The Department of Surgery is seeking a Limited Part-Time Staff Research Associate I (SRA I) in a cutting-edge regenerative medicine research laboratory under the mentorship of The Principal investigator. More specifically, the SRA I will help manage the lab various research animal colonies, and will characterize protein expression in specific tissues, organs and modified stem cell lines by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) in support of multiple research projects.

Main duties of the role will include: Maintain and upkeep mouse colony, including updating mouse log, daily management of the colony and genotyping of mice.  Assist in performing assays to assess transfection efficiency including DNA preps and RT-PCR.  Perform assays to assess transgene expression in organs, tissues and transfected and/or transduced stem cells including ELISA, RT-PCR, and immunohistochemistry.  Manage experimental data for projects for regular updates with PI.  Other duties as assigned Pay Range: $26.52 – $31.63 hourly