Research Assistant 1 - Houston, United States - MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES Laboratory experiments**Organizes and performs routine laboratory experiments involving RNA, DNA, protein isolation, PCR techniques, gel electrophoresis, western blot, cell culture work.

Participate in trainings and conducting in vivo experiments.

Collaborate on a variety of active and ongoing research projects that are conducted by Dr. Calin's laboratory personnel.

Creates and implements standardized workflows for experiments.

Processes research results through statistical programs such as Graphpad Prism to generate graphs and reports.

Reviews and presents findings at laboratory meetings on a weekly basis.

Collaboration and Project Administration

Works closely with coworkers to understand data processing challenges and provides custom solutions for gene expression, pathway, DNA copy number, genomic and proteomic data to expedite scientific projects.

Assigns duties and projects to biostatistical and bioinformatics support staff.

Prepares scientific documents for publication and grant submissions.

Performs collaborations with members of other laboratories.

Continued Education
Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of new laboratory techniques.

Searches literature and investigates emerging laboratory tools and technologies.

Reads and interprets relevant articles related to ongoing research.

Possesses familiarity with relevant techniques applicable to research conducted by Dr. Calin's laboratory personnel.

Consistently attends classes on new techniques or topics that are related to the research.

Other duties as assigned

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