Description
The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time Staff Research Associate 1 to complete the following duties: * Provide basic technical and administrative support in a research laboratory studying human cortical development and modeling the genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders. This includes tissue culture, molecular biology procedures and fluorescence microscopy of fixed samples. A large part of the work will be performing mammalian tissue culture of neural stem cells and tissues, and modulating gene expression in these samples via nucleic acid delivery methods. * Perform techniques involving DNA, RNA, and protein extraction from human biological materials of different types; generate DNA plasmids for cell culture studies * Perform PCR and gel electrophoresis; perform Western blots; perform immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry * Image samples in confocal microscopes; prepare buffers, solutions, and chemicals for lab experiments * Perform basic data analysis and interpretation; document experimental results * Assist with figures for grant applications and publications * Provide technical assistance in the lab, including assisting other members of the lab; and assisting with training of lab assistants and students. * Perform laboratory administrative duties, including inventorying and ordering supplies, unpacking supplies, maintaining laboratory databases and protocols, assisting with equipment maintenance, and biohazard and chemical disposal. Pay Range: $24.88 - $29.67 hourly.