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Research Assistant I - RNA Biology

Employer
Baylor College of Medicine
Location
Houston, Texas
Closing date
Mar 30, 2023

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Biology
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Research Scientist
Organization Type
Academia
Summary

Dr. Fazal is seeking a Research Assistant I to carry out routine laboratory procedures as directed. The Fazal lab is a young laboratory focusing on systematically interrogating the subcellular transcriptomes of mammalian cells and characterizing the scope, regulation, and function of subcellular localization, particularly at the systems and organismal level. We use a variety of biochemical, biophysical, imaging, genomic and computational approaches to investigate the sequence-function relationship dictating RNA localization.

Visit the BCM website (https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/furqan-fazal-72901) for more information about our lab.

Job Duties

  • Maintain lab equipment and supplies inventory.
  • Participate in the validations of new tests and applications associated with RNA biology experiments.
  • Conduct and interpret laboratory research experiments.
  • Summarize research findings and publish results in research journals.
  • Collect, compile and analyze data in a high quality and detailed manner
  • Order, prepare, and maintain lab reagents/stocks, including buffers and media, to ensure an up-to-date lab inventory
  • Comply with established safety procedures and maintain required documentation on laboratory safety


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or a related field.
  • Two years of relevant experience.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a related field.
  • Maintain lab equipment and supplies inventory.
  • Participate in the validations of new tests and applications associated with RNA biology experiments.
  • Conduct and interpret laboratory research experiments.
  • Summarize research findings and publish results in research journals.
  • Collect, compile and analyze data in a high quality and detailed manner.
  • Order, prepare, and maintain lab reagents/stocks, including buffers and media, to ensure an up-to-date lab inventory.
  • Comply with established safety procedures and maintain required documentation on laboratory safety.


Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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