Research Assistant 1 - MCRI
Tufts Medical Center | |
United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
800 Washington Street (Show on map) | |
Aug 29, 2024 | |
Job Overview This position reports to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Lija Swain, and provides assistance in support of research activities under close supervision. The Swain laboratory studies the "Therapeutic role of HIF-1a and its downstream signaling during acute myocardial infarction injury in translationally relevant large animal model (swine)". The incumbent will perform general molecular biological methods including primary adult cardiomyocyte isolation, extraction of DNA, RNA, and proteins, RT-PCR, Western blotting, ELISA, FACS, mitochondria isolation, seahorse assay (assessing mitochondrial function), histological assays including tissue collection/harvesting and staining, and computer-assisted color image analysis. Job Description Minimum Qualifications: 1. High school diploma or equivalent. Preferred Qualifications: 1. 0-2 years of research experience. 2. Bachelor's degree preferred in biology, biochemistry, physiology or other bioscience program. Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
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