Lab Assistant I - Neurology

The
Lab Assistant 1 will provide essential support for research studies on multiple
sclerosis and menopause related cognitive
decline conducted in the Voskuhl Laboratory. Under close supervision from
senior lab personnel, the employee will assist with routine laboratory tasks
such as maintaining supplies, preparing basic reagents, organizing samples,
washing and sterilizing glassware, and autoclaving materials. The position will
also support animal related research
by helping with general husbandry tasks, preparing materials for procedures,
assisting with labeling and record keeping,
and supporting senior staff in collecting and organizing data. This
foundational support ensures smooth day to day lab operations and enables
scientists to perform complex experimental procedures related to
neurodegeneration and cognitive research.

Limited may convert to career.

Hourly salary range: $25.75 - $30.17.

Required:

* Demonstrated ability to work with
and check breeding of small rodents (mice and rats)

* Demonstrated ability to perform molecular analysis (PCR) on
rodent cells

* Ability to breed and screen knock out mice for gene
rearrangements

* Ability to score and care for mice with EAE

Preferred

* Psychobiology Major with junior standing

* Ability to carry out survival surgeries, including
castration and ovariectomy.

* Ability to collect tissues from adult mice and harvesting
CNS tissues.

* Ability to understand and record mouse behavior.

* Ability to tabulate results accurately and present them verbally
in a comprehensive presentation to the supervisor