Laboratory Technician

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers is seeking a Laboratory Technician for a one-year term at North Campus Edmonton to support diabetes and transplant research under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Pepper.

The role emphasizes tissue culture, islet isolation from both animal and human sources, and assisting with surgical model experiments. You will contribute to study design, data collection and analysis, with hands-on involvement in islet transplantation into rodent models and metabolic follow-up, while

Responsibilities

• Assist with design, implementation and analysis of diabetes and transplant related research projects.
• Perform tissue culture and isolation of pancreatic islets from animal models and humans.
• Support transplantation of islets into rodent models and conduct metabolic follow up.
• Collect transplanted grafts for subsequent analysis.

Job description

This position has a term length of1 year plus 1 day.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

The Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta comprises 15 divisions and offers comprehensive programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. In addition to its core divisions, the department includes numerous research groups that drive cutting-edge advancements in areas such as transplantation, joint preservation and regeneration, and surgical simulation technology. Established in 1922, the department has long been a leader in the field, committed to balancing technological innovation with the human touch that defines the art of surgery. Its overarching mission is to restore health through surgical intervention while upholding patient dignity and comfort as essential components of care.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Andrew Pepper, Associate Professor, the Laboratory Technician will assist with the design, implementation, and analysis of diabetes and transplant related research projects. A major component of this role will involve tissue culture and isolation of pancreatic islets, procured from small and large animal models as well as humans. In addition, this role will involve the transplantation of islets into rodent models of type 1 diabetes, and metabolic follow up and subsequent collection of transplanted grafts for analysis.