Research Technician-Lab Manager
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Job Summary

Lab of Dr. Prashant Rajbhandari in the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) has an opening for a research lab technician-manger position. Rajbhandari Lab is broadly interested in 1) Immune cell regulation of lipid metabolism (Cell 2018), 2) developmental process of brown/beige and white fat (JCI 2017), 3) mammary gland biology and metabolism (Nature 2023), and 4) crosstalk between adipose and other metabolic tissues (esp liver) in the setting of obesity (Nature Medicine, Cell Metabolism 2018,2019). To address these topics, the lab uses cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, next-gen sequencing (ChIP-, RNA-, ATAC-seq), animal model, single cell/nuclei RNA sequencing, and imaging. The broader significance of the work in Rajbhandari Lab is that obesity is linked to various diseases and by studying how cellular and molecular pathways are perturbed in the setting of obesity might provide better understanding of this disease. www.rajbhandarilabsinai.org

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Standard Molecular Biology techniques (PCR, recombinant gene cloning, site directed, mutagenesis, Gibson assemble cloning (preferred))

2. Preparation of reagents and solutions and buffers for experiments.

3. RNA and protein extraction for qPCR and western blot, respectively.

4. Mammalian cell culture techniques.

5. Animal handing, colony management, and genotyping (required).

6. Eager to learn, operate, and manage lab equipment.

7. Lab ordering duties

8. Lab managerial skills

Minimum Education

Bachelor s or Master's Degree in life sciences, molecular biology, biochemistry, premed, or related field

Minimum Related Experience

(e.g. 1 year in research environment)

2 years in a research environment or 1 year plus Master s Degree in sciences or related field

Minimum Licensing Requirements

(provide name and agency)

None

Minimum Certification Requirements

(provide name and agency)

None

Minimum Computer Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Google Docs

Graphpad Prism

General Skills

Excellent organizational, problem solving and analytical skills

Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Knowledge of standard research concepts