Student Assistant

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Student Assistant will be responsible for conducting research and/or participating in research for mechanisms for hypertension and organ injury. Work requires practical and basic theoretical knowledge to perform these techniques and to modify them as needed, in consultation with the principal investigator or designee. Competency in standard methods of analysis of the results is expected. Provides data or figures of publication quality for manuscripts or grants.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in natural, physical, or medical science.
Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
Competency in standard methods of analysis of the results.
Practical and basic theoretical knowledge to perform techniques and modify them as needed.
Proficient in standard laboratory techniques including PCR, mammalian tissue culture, DNA and protein electrophoresis, immunoblotting and immunofluorescence microscopy, molecular cloning.
Basic experience in animal handling is required, including blood sampling, post-mortem tissue isolation and compound administration by I.P. and I.V. injection, mouse husbandry and animal microsurgeries such as vessel cannulation, renal ischemia reperfusion injury induction, radio-transmitter implantation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in organ injury and rodent surgery is desirable.

Responsibilities

Plans and conducts laboratory research protocols in cell and molecular biology and other related biological science disciplines under the leadership of the PI/supervisor.
Must be proficient in standard laboratory techniques including PCR, mammalian tissue culture, DNA and protein electrophoresis, immunoblotting and immunofluorescence microscopy, molecular cloning.
We utilize rodents as research models for human disease. Therefore, basic experience in animal handling is required, including blood sampling, post-mortem tissue isolation and compound administration by I.P. and I.V. injection, mouse husbandry and animal microsurgeries such as vessel cannulation, renal ischemia reperfusion injury induction, radio-transmitter implantation are preferred.
Maintains logs and records of experiments and observations, findings and results for use in presentations and publications.
Assists other researchers in the laboratory by conducting experiments.
Contributes to research supply purchasing, financial management and general lab maintenance.
Performs other duties as assigned.