Help maintain our mouse colony Perform experiments on glucose homeostasis and vascular function in mice Perform surgeries on mice Perform wet lab research including genotyping, ELISAs, colorimetric assays, and enzyme activity assays. Knowledge, skills and abilities Excellent critical thinking skills Ability and willingness to learn new skills, is self motivated, and has a

Assists in laboratory work including labeling, preliminary sorting, measuring, and/or processing samples. Cleans and/or prepares glassware for experiments, which may include separating glassware by type and/or size; preparing glassware for autoclaving by wrapping with foil; organizing glassware that has been returned from Glassware cleaning facility; washing glassware whe

Conduct and guide others in procedures for intervention trials and maintain study equipment Recruit participants, conduct structured interviews and screenings, and schedule participant appointments Administer neuropsychological tests to study participants, score test results, and perform neuroimaging acquisition. Perform quality assurance reviews of data, collect and orga

Maintenance of a collection of fungal and bacterial isolates. Coordination of greenhouse and growth chamber studies to understand pathogen and disease reactions to environmental conditions. Performing DNA and RNA isolation, PCR, qPCR runs. Overseeing of greenhouse operations and production of plant materials. Detection of pathogens by PCR and other assays. Deployment of c

Under general supervision, participate in treatment administration procedures, such as cognitive testing, brain stimulation, virtual reality testing, and neuroimaging, in accordance with protocols. Perform basic set up of routine research experiments and tests following lab procedures and protocols. Assist with research sample collection and specimen preparation. Assist t

Set up lab equipment and collaborate with researchers in preparing specimens by subaliquoting following Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) from supervisor. Participate by preparing specimen shipments while maintaining chain of custody. Perform biobanking duties such as receiving, labeling, storing, and shipping biospecimens in compliance with University, State, and Fed

Processing, characterization, and banking of biospecimens. Collect and compile research data. Completes basic calculations of test results. Nucleic acid preparation and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolation, cryopreservation, and banking. Clean, sterilize, operate, maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment, machinery and instruments used for research. Shi

Drosophila husbandry and stock maintenance, including record keeping Dissections followed by tissue histology or biochemistry, fixation, staining, and preparation of tissue for light and electron microscopy in collaboration with other lab members and PI Confocal and electron microscopy accompanied by data interpretation and analysis in collaboration with other lab members

Conduct research experiments independently with minimal supervision and in collaboration with principle investigator, senior researchers, and graduate students, using routine methods of molecular biology and biochemistry, including flow cytometry, ELISA, Western blotting, fluorescent and electron microscopy, histology, and cell culture. Collaborate on the development of t

Collect computerized behavioral data from research participants during overnight total sleep deprivation study runs. Maintain highly detailed records, organize data, prepare data for computer input, and record computer output. Apply scalp electrodes for polysomnography/EEG studies. Monitor polysomnography and EEG signals during sleep. Minimum Qualifications High school di

The Inventory Coordinator/Pharmacy Technician contributes to processing the patient's medication for administration such as; scanning medication into the EMR system, sorting the medication and delivering medication to the yards. This also includes collaborating with the pharmacies to process new, discontinued, and refill orders, also returning medications such as; excess

Pathogen insect transmission experiments. Operate and maintain laboratory equipment. Familiarity with relevant literature, help design experimental workplans, lab notebook upkeep, and data collection. Develop or modify standard operating procedures, implement quality control measures for experiments. Analyze data; summarize results, discuss and finalize research progress