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Job description
Description Under the general supervision of the principal investigator and a postdoctoral fellow, the Lab Assistant will maintain neuronal cell cultures, conduct experiments treating cells with small-molecule drug candidates, perform cytotoxicity and immunocytochemistry experiments, analyze the data, maintain detailed lab notes, and report to the postdoc and the PI. The Lab Assistant will also be responsible for ordering the necessary supplies, helping maintain tissue-culture hoods and incubators, communicating with members of the team, keeping up with the relevant scientific literature, and participating in group meetings.
This is a limited position that may convert to career.
Hourly Salary Range: $27.04 - $32.31
Qualifications Required:
Ability to accurately prepare tissue-culture media and reagents
Ability to culture cells and avoid contamination
Ability to count cells and plate in 96-well plates
Ability to differentiate cells into a neuronal phenotype
Ability to accurately prepare solutions of small-molecule drug candidates and negative-control solutions
Ability to add compounds gently to cultured neurons without disrupting the neurons.
Ability to measure cytotoxicity using chromogenic or fluorogenic assays.
Ability to tabulate results accurately and present them verbally in a comprehensive presentation to the postdoctoral fellow and principal investigator
Macintosh skills and experience with Microsoft Office software, and GraphPad programs
Knowledge of standard laboratory equipment, supplies, and cells to maintain inventory and stock
Experience with neurologic diseases
Excellent verbal and written English skills
Prefered:
B.S. or B.A. in biology/biochemistry/Neuroscience
Who can apply
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