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Cell Culture studies. Work with cell lines and primary cells to study mechanisms of growth and differentiation. Perform assessments of pharmacologic compounds in cell based assays.
Coordinate with lab staff in the scheduling of studies as well as study design. Molecular analysis by qPCR, immunoblotting, ELISA, and related techniques.
Tissue analysis. Coordinate with lab team regarding tissue processing, cryosectioning and preparation for histology, immunostaining and image analysis. Molecular analysis by qPCR, immunoblotting, ELISA, and related techniques.
Mouse colony management
Oversee and manage mouse colony, including genotyping, organization for studies, and coordination with ACS staff. Coordinate with Physiological Assessment Core staff regarding housing census. Maintain records of all mouse lines.
Research Project Coordination, Scientific Writing and Lab Management.
Serves a liaison between PI/Director, lab staff, and collaborators within as well as external to UF. Coordinates studies or projects as directed; responsible for coordinating activities of all ongoing research projects. Coordinates and communicates with lab staff to aid in experiments including learning new techniques needed for advancement of research in the lab; provides consultation, guidance, and troubleshooting for others in the laboratory related to various aspects of lab techniques and procedures. Responsible for the complete understanding and compliance with all required laboratory regulations such as ACS, EH&S, IACUC, UF, State and Federal guidelines Maintains accurate records and legal documentation required by institutional policies such as biological, chemical, and radiation safety policies. Understand supply orders to ensure efficient and cost-effective use of grant funding; maintain lab supply inventory to ensure supplies are available for scheduled research projects; researches and evaluates new products, compares vendor prices. Analyze data and assemble results for scientific publications, grants, and conference presentations; assist in preparing data for scientific manuscripts, abstracts, grants, and other documents; manage accurate and complete laboratory research records and prepares daily written reports of experimental results; assists laboratory research with searches for and review of scientific literature relevant to the research focus of the laboratory. Aides in the development of new research and laboratory protocols.
Supervising/training lab personnel. Supervising undergraduate students’ projects as well as providing technical help to scientists working in the lab. Train and supervise graduate assistants as required.
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Prefer 1-year relevant experience; Experience with animal handling, tissue processing, cell culture and data management.
Requires focus and independent thought for problem solving purposes. Will use various lab equipment.
A thorough understanding of the research being conducted as well as the ability to interpret experiment results is necessary.
Development of new experimental protocols is required.
Troubleshooting of these new protocols will be necessary.
The direction of the research projects will be determined during meetings with the Principal Investigator.
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