Job Information
UCLA Health Staff Research Associate I - Neurology in Los Angeles, California
Description
The
Staff Research Associate will contribute to impactful research on multiple
sclerosis and menopausal cognitive deficit using rodent models. This role
involves a range of responsibilities, including conducting experiments using
the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model, such as EAE
induction, clinical scoring, and providing specialized care to mice; performing
rodent surgeries (ovariectomy, castration) and tissue collection for
genotyping, pathological analysis, and immunostaining; conducting cognitive
testing and analyzing data; maintaining laboratory organization, including
ordering supplies, preparing reagents, and managing equipment; and providing
support to the principal investigator, postdoctoral researchers, and senior
scientists through data collection, analysis, and research coordination. This
position requires a highly organized and motivated individual with strong
laboratory skills and a commitment to advancing research initiatives.
Hourly salary range: $28.69 - $34.21. Please note, the department's target salary range is
$28.69 - $30.57
Qualifications
Required
Demonstrated ability to work with and supervise
breeding of small rodents
Ability to inject small rodents
Ability to breed and screen knock out mice for
gene rearrangements
Ability to score and care for mice with EAE
Ability to treat mice via subcutaneous pellet
implant, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, and intravenous injections, and use of
minipump
Ability to tabulate results accurately and
present them verbally in a comprehensive presentation to the principal
investigator
Preferred
BS in a neuroscience, biology, molecular
biology, or related field and/or relevant experience
Ability to carry out survival surgeries,
including castration and ovariectomy.
Skill in perfusion of adult mice and harvesting
CNS tissues.
Skill in reading and analyzing scientific
journals to keep current in laboratory techniques and research protocols
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