Senior Research Assistant - Cancer Biology / Hematological, Metabolic Disorders (Kalluri Laboratory)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Permanent
Full-time
17 days ago
The Cancer Biology department has a long history of being a leader in the field of basic and translational cancer biology research. The department emphasizes the training of students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical fellows in the fundamentals of tumor biology to improve the outcomes of patients with malignancies.Our laboratory studies molecular mechanisms of genome instability using molecular and exciting novel mouse models for analysis and prediction of disease development and testing of targeted therapy strategies.The primary purpose of the Senior Research Assistant is to breed and maintain mouse colonies, perform and assist with animal studies including but not limited to blood draw, drug and/or cell injections, anatomical measurements, tissue harvesting and processing downstream. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining animal safety standards and protocols, as well as for training other personnel in animal techniques.KEY FUNCTIONSLab and Animal Studies
Generally aid and support the PI in all their research and laboratory efforts
Performing and assisting in animal experiments (breeding, weening, genotyping, bleeding, tissue harvesting, injections, downstream processing and analysis)
Performs animal maintenance (safety protocols and standards, record keeping of animal inventory)
Is able to train new members of the laboratory in animal techniques.
Standard molecular techniques and may perform tissue culture
Excitement to proactively learn new techniques and science
