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| 2 | This Staff Research Assistant 1 (SRA1) will be heavily involved in performing physiological studies, | 1 | This Staff Research Assistant 1 (SRA1) will be heavily involved in performing physiological studies, | ||
| > | tissue dissection and processing, cellular and tissue analyses, and data analysis to quantify resul | > | tissue dissection and processing, cellular and tissue analyses, and data analysis to quantify resul | ||
| > | ts in association with a project devoted to understanding the heterogeneous responses to GLP-1 recep | > | ts in association with a project devoted to understanding the heterogeneous responses to GLP-1 recep | ||
| > | tor agonists across multiple traits and in the context of genetic diversity. In doing this work, the | > | tor agonists across multiple traits and in the context of genetic diversity. In doing this work, the | ||
| > | individual will be performing in vivo tests of glucose and energy homeostasis in mouse models of di | > | individual will be performing in vivo tests of glucose and energy homeostasis in mouse models of di | ||
| > | et-induced obesity, delivering GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs to animals undergoing these tests, and p | > | et-induced obesity, delivering GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs to animals undergoing these tests, and p | ||
| > | erforming western blotting, molecular biology analyses, ELISA, cell culture, transcriptional assessm | > | erforming western blotting, molecular biology analyses, ELISA, cell culture, transcriptional assessm | ||
| > | ents, and histological techniques. Beyond this, the individual will assist in carrying out experimen | > | ents, and histological techniques. Beyond this, the individual will assist in carrying out experimen | ||
| > | ts probing fatty liver, adipose tissue formation, and molecular underpinnings of type 2 diabetes in | > | ts probing fatty liver, adipose tissue formation, and molecular underpinnings of type 2 diabetes in | ||
| > | the context of ER stress in support of the Koliwad Lab’s research program. | > | the context of ER stress in support of the Koliwad Lab’s research program. | ||
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| 4 | Qualifications: | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - BA/BS degree in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology or related scien | ||||
| > | ces, and knowledge of, or experience with, the basic techniques or methods required by the position; | ||||
| > | or an equivalent combination of education and experience - Experience with basic biochemical assays | ||||
| > | , tissue culture, molecular biology techniques, high-throughput sequencing, programming such as pyth | ||||
| > | on/R, histology and basic animal handling experience (may be that which is acquired while in school) | ||||
| > | . - Methodological knowledge on how to optimize the molecular biology, protein biochemistry, and cel | ||||
| > | lular assays to be performed - Mouse handling and colony management Preferred Qualifications: - Basi | ||||
| > | c skills in statistical analysis and the use of relevant statistical software. - Excellent verbal an | ||||
| > | d written communication skills. - Knowledge of molecular cloning. - Knowledge of mouse genetics and | ||||
| > | husbandry. - Basic mammalian tissue culture techniques. - Basic understanding of trouble-shooting ex | ||||
| > | periments and problem solving. - Basic understanding of tissue sectioning, histology, staining and i | ||||
| > | maging. - Preparation of scientific figures using Power Point, Adobe Illustrator, and/or similar pro | ||||
| > | grams. | ||||