Student Research Assistant - Medicine - Hematology/Oncology
Tulane University•New Orleans, LA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Research Assistant will support the Department of Medicine/Tulane Cancer Center in various breast cancer research tasks. This position deals directly with pre-clinical cancer research models, including cell culture, and general cell and molecular biology techniques. This position will help student employees demonstrate and cultivate the career readiness to prepare for graduate or medical education training.
Requirements
- Active enrollment as a student at Tulane University
- Prior completion of general biology and general chemistry courses
- Availability to conduct research at the downtown Tulane campus for at least one semester.
Nice To Haves
- Preference for students who have also completed cell & molecular biology, molecular biology and/or genetics courses.
Responsibilities
- Laboratory equipment maintenance (autoclaving, solution preparation, cleaning)
- Mammalian cell culture
- Setup and perform in vitro live cell imaging experiments to measure the growth, viability, and migratory capacity of cancer cells in response to various chemical inhibitors or to genetic modifications of cell models.
- Perform qPCR, western blots, and immunostaining of tissue sections
- Assisting with recordkeeping for animal experiments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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