Research Technician C

Job description

About Us The Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Epigenomic and Regenerative Medicine of Dr. Mark F. Mehler is seeking a Research Technician C depending on qualifications. Our laboratory group has a special interest in the developmental pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, with a focus on Huntington’s disease (HD), and the novel early molecular, cellular, and systems-level impairments that predispose to degenerative dementia during later life with a focus on cutting edge therapeutic initiatives to identify previously unanticipated epigenetic and regenerative target processes that may be more effective when employed during the pre-manifest stage of disease. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Selected applicants will be expected to: - Perform animal husbandry, including ear ID tagging, tissue processing for genotyping, mating schedules, colony surveillance, including IACUC mandated monthly screenings based on Body Conditioning Scoring Tests, mice separation and tracking, data input and maintenance of mouse colony software, euthanasia of surplus or sick mice. These activities includ...