Staff Research Associate I

The Department of Surgery Liver and Pancreatic Transplant is seeking to hire a full time Staff Research Associate I. In this role you will work in a cutting-edge regenerative medicine research laboratory under the mentorship of the PIs. 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.

Duties could 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 - $31.53

Required:

• Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.
• Writing skills sufficient to compose laboratory protocols which are clear, concise, logical and display proper syntax and grammar.
• Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist coworkers, graduate students and faculty.
• Skill in handling and disposing of contaminated material according to protocol.
• Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.
• Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol relevant journal articles, and equipment.
• Ability to perform library searches.