Biomedical Research Assistant: Cell Culture & Mouse Studies

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition remission

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) seeks a Laboratory Research Assistant to support routine laboratory maintenance and a variety of assays including Western blot, ELISA, cell viability, and migration studies. The role includes transfection, buffer prep, and cell culture work, with involvement in mouse studies.

The candidate will assist literature research, maintain a lab notebook, and help prepare manuscripts for publication, while performing related duties and administrative tasks as

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or cell biology or related field.
• Preferred experience in mammalian cell culture and mouse studies.
• Additional related education/experience may substitute for education/experience on a year-for-year basis with 30 undergraduate credits being equivalent to one year.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine laboratory maintenance and research activities (e.g., Western blot, ELISA, cell viability and migration assays).
• Prepare solutions and buffers; manage cell cultures and transfections; assist with mouse studies.
• Maintain laboratory notebook; assist in editing/preparing manuscripts for publication.
• Perform administrative duties; help develop policies/procedures for laboratory experimentation; order supplies.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or cell biology or related to cancer research

Tools

Western blot assays

ELISA assays

cell viability assays

cell migration assays

DNA transfection

Job description

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) seeks a Laboratory Research Assistant to support routine laboratory maintenance and a variety of assays including Western blot, ELISA, cell viability, and migration studies. The role includes transfection, buffer prep, and cell culture work, with involvement in mouse studies.

The candidate will assist literature research, maintain a lab notebook, and help prepare manuscripts for publication, while performing related duties and administrative tasks as