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RESEARCH INTERN
Job Description
RESEARCH INTERN
Requisition # 552
Position Basics
Advertising Ends on: | Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 |
Advertising Started on: | Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 |
College: | Carver College of Medicine |
Department: | Anatomy & Cell Biology |
Salary
Salary: | $35,568.00 - $35,568.00 |
Position Details
Full/Part Time Status: | Full Time |
Percent Time: | 100% |
Position Description: | The Research intern will be responsible for executing scientific research at the Anatomy and Cell Biology department in the gene therapy laboratory directed by John Engelhardt, under the supervision of postdoctoral scientists and graduate students. The candidate will be a highly motivated individual who is curious about basic scientific questions, enjoys learning in a challenging academic environment and integrates effectively into the team. The candidate is expected to occasionally report to industry partners working with Dr. Engelhardt. Position Responsibilities: Research: Performs day-to-day experimental activities, maintains detailed up-to-date laboratory notebook, utilizes safe laboratory and animal protocols. The candidate will perform activities based upon protocols developed by other research staff of the principal investigator of the research project. Read and review articles as directed. As individual skills develop, analyze literature to develop hypotheses for discussion with other researchers or principal investigator. In vitro: Mammalian and human cell culture, real-time qPCR, RNA tissue extraction, DNA sequencing, CRISPR/Cas9 technology, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry and ELISA. In vivo: Animal handling of small and large mammals, knowledge of animal anatomy, tissue collection from virus-infected tissue and tissue analysis. |
Education Requirement: | Bachelor’s or master’s degree in cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology or related field. |
Required Qualifications: | Knowledge of standard molecular techniques, including PCR, qPCR, plasmid purification, bacterial transformation, agarose gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme analyses, western blotting, and ELISA. |
Desirable Qualifications: |
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Online Application Required Documents
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Contact Information
Contact: | Denise A Jurca - denise-jurca@uiowa.edu Cmed-Anatomy & Cell Biology Bowen Science Building 51 Newton Road 1-100C BSB Iowa City, IA 52242 Phone: 319-335-7756 Department URL: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/acb/ |
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