Research Associate
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2 days ago
ResearchFull-time
Job Duties
- Generate new fly and mouse strains to study novel genetic pathways and test drugs that should alleviate symptoms associated with animal models of human diseases
- Monitor the phenotypes associated with mice and fly mutants that model human disease
- Deliver drugs to mice and flies
- Carry out behavioral assays in mice and flies
- Perform biochemical assays to assess the impact of drugs
- Create and characterize new variants/mutations and assess their phenotypes
- Determine the cellular phenotypes associated with the variants/mutants
- Perform other job related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in Basic Science or a related field
- Three years of relevant experience typically as a Research Assistant, Research Technician or Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate
Department Specific Criteria
- Experience in advanced DNA cloning techniques and mouse and Drosophila genetics and behavioral assays is required
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD and three years of postdoctoral experience
- Extensive experience with mice and flies
- Excellent organizational skills will greatly benefit productivity