Research Specialist, Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Job description

Job Description Primary responsibilities will include general laboratory organization and support, laboratory rodent husbandry, colony maintenance and organization. Assists in other laboratory and research functions. Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Research Specialist works with faculty, staff, and key internal/external stakeholders. Duties and Responsibilities: Under limited supervision, set up, conduct experiments, report data, and continue in vivo research projects following protocols including the appropriate recording of data and reporting of standard or variant results. Assist in other laboratory and research functions. Help with the training of new personnel. Specific: Follow University safety protocols (may include use of combustibles, biohazardous materials and fluids/tissues, and/or carcinogens). Record, compile, interpret, and communicate data/results. Collect samples of tissue, urine, or other organic substance as requested by DMPK lab. Conducts observations of physiological or behavioral findings on small animals. Perform other duties as assigned; assist DMPK lab members with miscellaneous tasks. Maintain inventory of consumables, clean glassware/lab space...