Biological Scientist I-Department of Neurosurgery-Preston A Wells, Jr
About The Position
This position involves performing a variety of laboratory techniques and providing support for research involving animal models, specifically in the area of brain tumors and tumor metastases. The role requires proficiency in cell culture, flow cytometry, molecular biology techniques, and microscopy. The Biological Scientist I will also assist in providing technical supervision to students and volunteers, manage animal support services, optimize existing methods, and coordinate tasks related to animal surgical suites. Responsibilities include maintaining preclinical health records, administering veterinary procedures, providing surgical and post-surgical care, overseeing undergraduate student research, and conducting preclinical experiments. The individual will be responsible for maintaining accurate laboratory records, preparing research summaries, assisting with sampling plans, and modifying research protocols. Specimen collection and processing, along with completing laboratory records and requisitions, are also key duties. The position is within the Department of Neurosurgery.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in biology or a closely related life science field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with cell culture
- Experience with animal models
- Experience with mouse surgical procedures
- Experience with flow cytometry
- Experience with microscopy
- Experience with molecular techniques (PCR, ELISA, and genomics)
- Experience with basic statistical methods
Responsibilities
- Perform laboratory techniques including cell culture, flow cytometry, molecular biology (PCR, nucleic acid extractions specifically RNA), and microscopy.
- Assist PI in providing technical supervision and assistance to students and volunteers.
- Provide animal support services for faculty.
- Participate in optimizing existing methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.
- Modify existing guidelines for procedures.
- Schedule use of Animal Services surgical suites and coordinate tasks around schedule availability.
- Provide anesthesia and surgical support for multiple species as necessary.
- Maintain preclinical health records and supporting records and databases.
- Give injections, administer oral medications, remove sutures, dress wounds, and change bandages.
- Provide routine veterinary procedures.
- Provide surgical and post-surgical monitoring and care.
- Oversee undergraduate students in their research that includes animal work.
- Provide communication and support, technical service support, irradiation support, and rodent surgical suite/anesthesia cart.
- Process incoming animals and assist in routine health maintenance.
- Conduct preclinical experiments in animal models of brain tumors and tumor metastases.
- Oversee the execution of preclinical experiments.
- Maintain accurate laboratory records that record research methods, procedures, and results.
- Prepare and maintain research findings, summaries, logs, and notes.
- Assist with designing sampling plans or coordinate the collection of samples.
- Assist with modifying existing protocols to improve existing techniques or to incorporate new diagnostic procedures.
- Search scientific literature to select and modify methods and procedures most appropriate for research goals.
- Collect biological and tissue specimens for diagnostic evaluations from laboratory animals, including blood samples and tissues from necropsy animals.
- Complete necessary laboratory records and requisitions.
- Collect and/or dissect specimens.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
