Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR, USA
Research Assistant 1 US-OR-Portland Requisition ID: 2026-37724 Position Category: Research Job Type: Research Position Type: Regular Full-Time Posting Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology Posting Salary Range: Commensurate with experience, education and internal equity Posting FTE: 1.00 HR Mission: School of Medicine Drug Testable: No Department Overview Cell biology research investigating the mechanistic effects of maternal obesity, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes on placental function and mitochondrial respiration in human trophoblast cells in relation to adverse pregnancy outcomes including stillbirth. Function/Duties of Position Microscopic and gross tissue dissection, preservation, processing, sectioning DNA purification, genotyping, MaxiPreps, PCR reactions, western blotting Design of experiments, preparation, interpretation and presentation of data Immunohistochemical staining methods, western blotting, ELISA Primary cell culture...