Job Details
Position Type
FT 100% - 40 hours per week (FT Benefit)
Salary Range
$17.87 - $21.63 Hourly
Description
About Us: The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is an independent, non-profit biomedical research organization located in Torrance, California. In dozens of laboratories throughout the campus, researchers are working to unravel the mysteries of heart and kidney disease, cardiac complications in newborns, chronic lung disease, skin cancer, sickle cell disease, disorders of the autoimmune system, and much more. Many of these projects are collaborative in nature, involving experts from different areas of specialization. Our discoveries have prevented blindness in newborns, enabled premature infants with fragile lungs to breathe and allowed children with rare, often fatal diseases to grow up healthy and strong.
Requirements: - BS from an accredited college or university in Cell/Molecular Biology or Biochemistry - Up to one (0-1) year of lab experience in Cell Biology, or a related field. At least six months (0-1) year of experience handling and breeding mice.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: - Knowledge of cell and molecular biology - Ability to maintain mouse colony and isolate cells and tissues from mice. - Ability to perform immunostaining, immunoblotting, genotyping, and basic cell and molecular biology techniques - Ability to use software programs including Illustrator, Prism, Microsoft office. - Ability to work as a member of a team - Ability to work well under pressure and meet multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines - Ability to interact in an appropriate and professional manner - Demonstrated cooperative behavior and positive-problem solving and conflict resolution skills - Available to work dependable, flexible shift
Essential Job Functions: - Maintains mouse colonies including animal husbandry, genotyping, and collecting organs and tissues. Isolates cells from mouse tissues. - Performs a variety of laboratory experiments in cellular and molecularbiology. - Performs Western blotting and ELIZAs. Performs immunostaining on cells and tissues. Maintains cell lines. - Places lab orders and is responsible for lab organization including freezer organization. Performs data management and preparation of data for presentation in lab meetings and other formats. Interacts with lab staff and helps design slide and manuscript figures using software including Illustrator, Photoshop, Prism and Microsoft office - Helps with lab staff projects when needed.
- Performs a variety of laboratory experiments in cellular and molecular biology.
- Carries out molecular biology assays on cell cultures and animal tissues;
- Maintains mouse colonies including animal husbandry, genotyping, and collecting organs, tissues and isolates specific cells from mouse tissues;
- Places lab orders and is responsible for lab organization including fridge and freezer organization.
- Performs data management and preparation of data for presentation.
- Works with lab staff using Illustrator and other software programs to make figures for slide presentations and manuscripts.