Job description
- Graduate degree in Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, or Cancer Biology and at least 1 year of research training
- Extensive, in-depth knowledge of cancer biology research
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with tissue preparation for immunohistochemistry or confocal microscopy
70% Independently design, carry out, and supervise complex, multi-step laboratory projects that are aimed to investigate leukemia development and therapy:
- In vitro/cell culture experiments to investigate cellular pathways important for leukemogenesis
- In vivo and ex vivo murine experiments for the development of leukemia model systems
- Cell culturing of primary murine/human cells and tumor cell lines
- Perform assays on a flow cytometer, including multicolor experiments and cell sorting
- Live animal bioluminescent imaging
- Extensive mouse handling, including ear punching, irradiation of mice, intraperitoneal/tail vein injections, tail clips for genotyping, facial vein bleeding for blood collection, breeding colony maintenance, tissue harvesting and freezing, surgical anesthesia, and sterile technique
20% Reporting and manuscript development
- Analyze and interpret data and present it in a clear fashion
- Develop first drafts of manuscripts and mouse protocols
- Develop first drafts of grants
- Report effectively on the progress and direction of individual projects using written and verbal English, to include proper grammar usage and accurate spelling
- Maintain documentation and reports for data and procedures obtained from separate projects in an organized and logical manner
10% General lab maintenance and management
- Mentoring/training of less experienced lab members, to include oversight of research projects and guidance such that lab research goals are met in a timely manner
- Manage lab budget and ordering
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