Research Assistant
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Assist the Principal Investigator in running investigator-initiated research programs focused on studying bone loss and immune dysfunction after spinal cord injury (SCI) using preclinical rodent models.
Responsibilities
- Performs in vivo and in vitro procedures, experiments, and assays.
- Assists in sample processing and storage and management of sample inventory.
- Coordinates sample transport and shipping specimens per IATA guidelines.
- Maintains lab equipment and prepares, organizes, and maintains different detailed laboratories and study documents.
- Assists with management and compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulatory requirements and animal and biosafety protocol submissions.
- Places orders for reagents and animals from different vendors.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in science, biology, or similar/related field
- Experience working with mice including colony maintenance, breeding, genotyping, injection, surgery and postoperative monitoring, blood collection and cardiac puncture, euthanasia, and tissue collection
- Experience with tissue culture, PCR, Western blot, and ELISA
- Well-organized, motivated, and a responsible team member with ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in science, biology, or similar/related field.
Nice to Have
- Experience in performing contusion and/or transection spinal cord injury surgery in mice
- Experience in bone biology and/or immunology
- Cell and tissue staining
- Flow cytometry analysis
Skills
* Required skills
Benefits
About New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology is a nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in various in-demand disciplines.