Graduate Research Assistant

Provides apprenticeship experience along with financial support.This apprenticeship complements formal instruction offered in the graduate program and gives the student practical, personal experience that can be gained only by performing research activities.It is expected that graduate associate responsibilities will not interfere with a student's reasonable progress toward completion of the graduate degree. Specific responsibilities may include applying and mastering research concepts, practices, or methods of scholarship; conducting experiments; organizing or analyzing data; writing reports; presenting findings; collaborating with others in preparing publications; and conducting institutional research for an academic or administrative unit.

This position would provide research support for the laboratory of Dr. Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld in the Comprehensive Cancer Center; This individual would perform molecular, cellular and biological research techniques including DNA and RNA extractions, library preparations, PCR reactions, flow cytometry, patient sample processing, gel electrophoresis and cell culture; They would assist with project design and troubleshooting; they would assist with data analysis and would collaborate in the preparation of publications; they would prepare research progress reports and give oral presentations of research progress and summarize data for publications and grant proposals; they would maintain accurate records, assist with general laboratory maintenance and attend research meetings.