- Oversee animal husbandry for colonies in the lab.
- Maintain mouse colonies, lab inventories, optimization of lab protocols and service contracts, and oversee lab inspections.
- Perform basic biochemistry and physiology experiments with platelets.
- Handle human and mouse blood and assist existing staff in analyses being run in the lab including flow cytometry, aggregometry, microscopy, and western blot analysis (specific techniques will be taught).
- Mouse breeding, genotyping and handling of transgenic and knock-out mouse lines.
- Collect and enter data into a mouse-breeding/mouse-genotype database.
- Participate in reporting human data to the IRB.
- Consent subjects and conduct blood draws for research studies and the Platelet Physiology and Pharmacology Core.
- B.S. degree in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, or Chemistry.
- Animal husbandry and genotyping experience.
- Willing to handle and process blood cells including platelets from human and animal.
- Willing to learn how to consent human subjects and draw blood for research studies.
- Ability to work in a team project environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication and organization skills.
In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.
- Experience performing molecular biology experiments, making buffers, and western blot experiments.
- Experience with Prism.
- Experience drawing blood from healthy subjects.
NOTE: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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