at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50050
Department: MED-Pharmacology
Salary/Grade: NEX/11
Job Summary:
A Research Technologist 2 position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Paul Burridge in the Department of Pharmacology and the Center for Pharmacogenomics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Successful candidates will participate in NIH-funded projects to study the application of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) in predictive medicine. Our goal is to develop the next generation of tools for predicting chemotherapy toxicity responses and validating SNPs to allow the use of genomic information in personalized medicine. With these data we will probe the mechanisms of toxicity to provide individualized treatment selections and regimes eliminate off-target toxicity.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Following protocols, designs, sets-up and conducts basic experiments.
- Analyzes and troubleshoots protocols and data obtained from individual experiments and recommends alternatives and suggestions to improve processes, validity and/or accuracy.
Molecular Biology:
- 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
Cellular Biology:
- Cell culture, cell isolation
- Functional studies
