Senior Research Assistant

The primary purpose of a Senior Research Assistant is to impact laboratory research techniques, production and procedures. Provide supervision, special training to technical personnel and/or highly technical work in medical and related research projects.

Key Functions/job specific competencies
- Maintain patient-derived xenograft animal models
- Administration of drug therapies by oral gavage and/or intraperitoneal injection
- Perform mouse necropsy
- Process tissue for histology, DNA/RNA isolation and protein isolation
- Molecular analytical techniques for gene and protein expression ( PCR, RT-PCR, western, northern and Southern blot
analysis.)
- Perform genotyping in mouse lines in a timely manner and assist in various lab experiments
- Perform cell-based experiments including Flow Cytometry and Luminex based labeling
- Process clinical blood samples for chemokine/cytokine analysis
- Process human sample (blood and saliva)
- Perform immunohistochemistry staining on mouse and human tumor tissues.
- Management of lab mouse colony
- Maintain human cell line in vitro cultures
- Other duties as assigned.

Required: Bachelor's degree with major course work in one of the basic sciences.
Preferred: Master's degree with major course work in one of the basic sciences.
Experience
Required: Three years of experience in scientific or experimental research work. With preferred degree, one year of
required experience.
Preferred: 6-7 years of experience in scientific or experimental research work with a Bachelor's degree. 4-5 years of
experience required with the preferred degree. Previous experience in rodent handling and maintenance.

Bachelor's degree in one of the natural sciences or related field. Three years of experience in scientific or experimental research work. With preferred degree, one year of required experience It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html