at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 49940
Department: MED-Neuroscience
Salary/Grade: NEX/9
Job Summary:
Conducts tests and procedures; sets up and operates equipment; records observations and measurements and collects and compiles data in a research lab; requires a practical understanding of a limited number of standard scientific techniques.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Follows pre-defined protocols, policies, procedure, regulations, Good Clinical and Good Laboratory Practices and conducts standard and repetitive experiments and completes basic trouble-shooting techniques.
- Sets-up, operates and maintains standard lab equipment.
- DNA, RNA, Protein isolation, purification and expression Southern, Northern, Western blotting
- PCR, RT-PCR
- Plasmid preparation
- Cloning, mapping and sequencing of DNA Recombinant virus production and purification
- Cell culture, cell isolation Functional studies Transfection
- Tissue fixation/processing: embedding, preparation of blocks and sectioning, staining
- Immunohistochemistry Microscopy
- Flow cytometry ELISA, Elispot assay Cytokine assay
- Antibody production and purification
- Husbandry
- Breeding and screening transgenic mice
- Dissections Blood collection
- Surgical procedures
- Database management of colony
- Recor
