Research Assistant 2 at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon

Job Description:

Oregon Health & Science University

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Research Assistant 2

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2024-30100
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Research
Portland, OR (Waterfront)

Overview

The Zimmers lab in the Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care is working to find new treatments for pancreatic cancer cachexia and to improve patient resilience for better response to therapeutics. One way to do that is to is to create pre-clinical animal models that can be manipulated and tested. The purpose of this position is to assist in developing mouse models of pancreatic cancer and assess drug responses in those models. This includes mouse colony management and husbandry, tissue dissection, and genotyping.

As a team member in the Zimmers lab, you will work in the lab to identify in vivo drug-response metrics that best predict drug responses in patients, helping to inform clinical care. You will be trained in growing primary cultures of tumor cells using advanced cell biology lab techniques, automated therapeutic screens, and histology techniques, as well as performing quantitative analysis of images, harvesting and processing mouse tissues, assisting in survival mouse surgeries, data entry/collection and laboratory housekeeping. You will be responsible for conducting some phases of projects independently and may help to design experiments.

Do you have strong organizational and communication skills and the ability to work under minimal supervision? Have you had experience with cell biology laboratory techniques? Then consider joining Oregon’s pancreas research headquarters on the South Waterfront to start building your future in the biomedical sciences.

(Please note: this position is in person)

Responsibilities

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field OR
• Associate's Degree AND 3 years of relevant experience OR
• 4 years of relevant experience OR
• Equivalent combination of training and experience
• Computer skills; strong organizational abilities; excellent communication skills; strong data management skills; exceptional attention to detail; ability to multitask; ability to follow direction; must be able to work in a BSL-2 environment; demonstrated ability to work independently under minimal supervision; strong knowledge of laboratory techniques and cell biology

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioscience, in-lab training

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