Cardiac Gene Therapy Research Associate

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Research Assistant I in Cardiac Gene Therapies to support the Laboratory for Translational Therapeutics. The onsite role involves mammalian cell culture maintenance and molecular cloning workflows, under supervision.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a basic science and at least two years of relevant experience; a Master's degree is preferred and RT-qPCR/Western blotting and cell culture experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Designs and conducts laboratory research experiments.
• Performs routine Tissue Culture duties including media preparation, cell line thawing, expansion, and cryopreservation.
• Executes standard cloning sub-routines including PCR amplification, restriction enzyme digestion, ligation, and bacterial transformation
• Collects, compiles and analyzes data
• Conducts literature searches and summarizes information in an appropriate format for a particular study.
• Documents and interprets results of experiments and reports to principal investigators.
• Selects and determines appropriate research procedures.
• Oversees the maintenance of lab equipment and environment.
• May assign activities to less experienced research staff.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned

Skills

Laboratory research

Cell culture

Molecular cloning

Education

Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field

Master's degree in basic science or related field

Tools

RT-qPCR

Western Blotting

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is seeking a Research Assistant I in Cardiac Gene Therapies to support the Laboratory for Translational Therapeutics. The onsite role involves mammalian cell culture maintenance and molecular cloning workflows, under supervision.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a basic science and at least two years of relevant experience; a Master's degree is preferred and RT-qPCR/Western blotting and cell culture experience are highly valued.