Wound Healing & Tissue Repair Research Technician

University of California, Davis; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Davis in Sacramento seeks a 75% time Research Assistant to support a dermatology wound healing program. You will handle molecular biology work, tissue processing, cell culture and data analysis, contributing to manuscripts and collaboration with immunology and engineering teams.

The role involves PCR/qPCR, histology, animal tissue handling, and potential human translation efforts, with occasional evening/weekend hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biological, bioengineering, or molecular biological sciences, preferably with experience in molecular techniques, histologic and image processing.
• Highly motivated, organized, and proactive with initiative.
• Full-time appointment with occasional evening or weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform and interpret PCR and qPCR on animal and human tissues.
• Embed, section and stain tissues; perform morphometric analysis of healing.
• Assist with animal wound surgeries on small and large models.
• Create and manage a database; maintain inventory and SOPs as needed.
• Contribute to manuscripts through data collection, literature review and methods writing.

Skills

Molecular biology techniques

Histology

Cell culture

Data analysis (SAS/Excel)

Laboratory techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biological, bioengineering, or molecular biological sciences

Tools

PCR/qPCR equipment

HPLC

Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Job description

University of California, Davis in Sacramento seeks a 75% time Research Assistant to support a dermatology wound healing program. You will handle molecular biology work, tissue processing, cell culture and data analysis, contributing to manuscripts and collaboration with immunology and engineering teams.

The role involves PCR/qPCR, histology, animal tissue handling, and potential human translation efforts, with occasional evening/weekend hours.