Zebrafish Tumor Research Technician

Details This; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute invites applications for a technical research role focused on zebrafish models of childhood central nervous system tumors. Primary duties include microinjection of RNA and DNA into embryos and screening for tumor formation, with accompanying molecular analyses such as qPCR and immunohistochemistry.

Qualified candidates will gain training across multiple molecular biology techniques, potentially including gene identification via bioinformatics,

Qualifications

• Molecular biology experience preferred.
• Zebrafish experience is a plus.
• Experience with qPCR or immunohistochemistry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Microinjection of RNA and DNA into zebrafish embryos to model a childhood CNS tumor.
• Screen zebrafish for tumor formation and perform qPCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry.
• Maintain zebrafish lines and prepare buffers and other molecular biology reagents.

Skills

Zebrafish handling

Molecular biology

qPCR

Western blot

Job description

The University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute invites applications for a technical research role focused on zebrafish models of childhood central nervous system tumors. Primary duties include microinjection of RNA and DNA into embryos and screening for tumor formation, with accompanying molecular analyses such as qPCR and immunohistochemistry.

Qualified candidates will gain training across multiple molecular biology techniques, potentially including gene identification via bioinformatics,