136 research assistant i lab jobs found

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 26-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Faculty of Arts and Sciences 62523BR Job Summary This position is part of a team of highly motivated scientists in Dr. Lee Rubin's laboratory within Harvard University's dynamic Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, who are using in vivo and in vitro models to study neurodegeneration and aging with the goal of identifying potential therapeutics that prevent or reverse cognitive decline. This position will assist postdoctoral fellow(s) and perform projects to characterize the effects of therapeutic agents on aging mice mouse brains. Cutting-edge cell...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 26-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard Medical School 62555BR Position Description This project aims to decipher the molecular logic that underpins our sense of smell. Our goal is to develop high-throughput sequencing approaches to identify which odors activate which odorant receptors, and to develop approaches to monitor and manipulate how the nose develops. Responsibilities : Carry out molecular experiments and research according to protocols given by lab members. Handle and maintain animal colonies. Find and test relevant protocols from primary literature. Analyze data and present...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 17-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 62427BR Job Summary The Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases (IID) focuses on the biological, immunological, epidemiological and ecological aspects of viral, bacterial and protozoan diseases of animals and humans, including the vectors that transmit infectious agents. Research in the department's laboratories is primarily focused on diseases of developing countries. Insects are a key gateway for spreading disease because of their ability to ferry pathogens from one host to another. These vectors represent...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 16-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Faculty of Arts and Sciences 62395BR Job Summary The Wagers laboratory studies the biology and function of adult tissue-specific stem cells, particularly those stem cells that form the skeletal muscle and blood. Current topics under investigation include regulation of stem cell function in normal tissues and under abnormal conditions such as aging and cancer, and methods for editing stem cell genomes using CRISPR/Cas9 for experimental and therapeutic purposes. The lab is seeking highly motivated candidates to assist in ongoing experiments that include the...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 12-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 62387BR Job Summary The detail-oriented Research Assistant is within Wendy Garrett's, M.D. Ph.D., laboratory and focuses primarily on tasks in a mouse facility. While no mouse experience is required, any applicant must be willing to work with mice. Dr. Garrett studies host-microbiota interactions with a focus on the gastrointestinal immune system and the gut microbiota, and their roles in health, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colorectal cancer, and infectious disease progression. Hopefully, this work will lay the...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 09-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 62315BR Job Summary The mission of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to improve human health through better nutrition and lifestyle. The Department strives to accomplish this goal through research aimed at an increased understanding of how diet influences health at molecular and population levels, the development of nutritional strategies, informing policy, the education of researchers and practitioners, and the dissemination of nutrition information to health professionals and...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 04-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard Medical School 62289BR Position Description Are you interested in studying the blood-brain barrier and the genes that allow it to form a protective environment for the brain? We are seeking a research assistant in Chenghua Gu's laboratory at Harvard Medical School. Our lab studies the endothelial cells that form the blood-brain barrier. We have found that these cells express a unique set of genes, which we hypothesize are important for maintaining the blood-brain barrier's integrity. The research assistant will work with other lab members to study how...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 03-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard Medical School 62254BR Position Description We are seeking a highly motivated and independent individual for a full-time research technician position in the Sabatini laboratory at Harvard Medical School. The research technician will work primarily with Dr. Paolo Capelli, a postdoc in the laboratory. We study how neuronal integration happens at the interface of forebrain and hindbrain structures with the aim to understand goal-directed skilled motor actions. We use a wide range of techniques from molecular and cellular biology to behavioral testing,...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 02-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard Medical School 62255BR Position Description We are seeking a highly motivated and independent individual for a full-time research technician position in Dr. Bernardo Sabatini's laboratory at Harvard Medical School. The research technician will work primarily with Drs. Shijia Liu and Thomas Wheatcroft, two postdoctoral fellows, to investigate the neural mechanisms of flexible decision-making behaviors. We use mice as a model to study action selection, motivation, and sensorimotor integration across a variety of motor behaviors. We use a wide range of...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 02-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard Medical School 62253BR Position Description We are seeking a highly motivated and responsible full-time Research Technician in the laboratory of Dr. Bernardo Sabatini at Harvard Medical School. Broadly, the Sabatini Lab studies the neural processes by which animals pick their next action. They focus on the circuitry of the cortex and basal ganglia, brain structures that are fundamental to motor action and selection, and seek to understand how the regulation of synapses in these structures modify animal behavior. More information on the lab can be found on...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 01-May-2023 Research Assistant I Lab Harvard Medical School 62238BR Position Description The RA will provide technical support to the lab, including general lab management and preparation of media and glassware. In addition, the RA will carry out research under the direction of the Principal Investigator and other lab members, contributing to the lab's publications on mechanisms of gene expression. Techniques used will include recombinant DNA cloning and analysis, protein purification and analysis, and yeast molecular genetics. There will also be opportunities to learn microscopy and mass...

Sanford Burnham Prebys is a preeminent, independent biomedical research institute dedicated to understanding human biology and disease, and advancing scientific discoveries to profoundly impact human health. The Terskikh laboratory has pioneered a novel approach to quantitate biological age at single cell level. In contrast to conventional DNA methylation-based clocks, this new approach is amenable to high throughput screening enabling us for the first time to systematically test hundreds of thousands of compounds to identify hits that could be turned into drugs which will slow down or revert aging. The laboratory thrives on the crossroads of several interrelated fields and techniques embracing a wide range of collaborations with leading researchers in the outstanding scientific environment of San Diego (Salk, Scripps, UCSD) and across the world. See laboratory web site for more information:...

UPMC is hiring a full time OP Nurse Coordinator I to join their Heart and Vascular Institute research staff at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital! This is a hybrid work from home opportunity, but you must be able to be in the office multiple times per week. This position will work Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with no evenings, weekends, or holidays!  The Professional Nurse Coordinator will act as the Clinical Research Coordinator in the cath lab and 5B Outpatient Cardiology unit, so previous experience in research and/or cardiology is preferred, but not required!  The Professional Nurse Coordinator is responsible for the care of the patient in a global view, accountable for multiple aspects of the patient care package even when patient contact is minimized. The Professional Nurse Coordinator uses independent judgment and continued communication with the patient, family, physician and community resources to assist the patient in attaining a measure of outpatient...

Title: Research Assistant Location: Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh Posted Date: May 23, 2023 Organization: LRDC Description: Coordinates research and evaluation activities related to family engagement and child welfare and supports the design, development, and coordination of data collection in research and evaluation activities Ensures accuracy and timelines of data collection procedures, conducts quality assurance processes, evaluates and summarizes findings and crafts conclusion reports. Recommends effective revisions of research procedures and ensures adherence to rules, policies, and regulations. * This position is at the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC), a multi-disciplinary center for research to advance the science of learning by bringing together leading researchers in the cognitive, social, and educational sciences.* The primary duties of this Research Assistant will be the data collection for a project centered around income, parenting, and...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 23-May-2023 Research Assistant I Harvard Medical School 62490BR Position Description The Goodrich laboratory (goodrich.med.harvard.edu) in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School is looking for an independent and motivated Research Assistant to assist in the study of nervous system development and function. This individual will work under the supervision of a graduate student or post-doc to regularly 1) Handle mice and mouse tissue 2) Dissect and process tissue including confocal microscopy 3) Assess hearing in mice using physiological assays 4) Perform image and data analysis The...

Title: Clinical Research Technician Location: Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh Posted Date: May 22, 2023 Organization: UPCI Research Lab-Abdullah, Kalil Description: Assists with and/or conducts laboratory experiments and routine tests and scientific tasks. Performs data and specimen collection and processing as well as equipment maintenance and set up. Ensures adherence to all established protocols and regulatory practices. Seeking a highly motivated full-time research assistant to work in a dynamic and fast-paced Translational Neuro-Oncology research laboratory. The candidate will work with Dr. Kalil Abdullah in the Department of Neurosurgery and will help design and carry out experiments investigating mechanisms of glioma biology. Main roles include obtaining and handling brain tumor specimens directly from the operating room during craniotomies, preparing clinical specimens for future analysis, and organizing, storing, and maintaining records of research subjects'...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 19-May-2023 Research Assistant I Harvard Medical School 62462BR Position Description The Jackson Laboratory at Harvard Medical School seeks a highly motivated individual to support research that involves RNA splicing and inflammation. This individual will independently perform and/or coordinate a wide range of laboratory research procedures and conduct a variety of complex support tasks for this project including conducting confocal microscopy, qPCR for inflammatory genes, cloning, virus production, flow cytometry, gene editing with CRISPR, transgenic mouse generation and husbandry, mouse organ...

Title: Educational Outreach Assistant Location: Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh Posted Date: May 18, 2023 Organization: Med-Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Description: Coordinates protocol-related research procedures, activities, outreach, and education. Manages a study or assists with larger studies. Collects and analyzes data and complies with all policies and regulations. The mission of the Cooper laboratory is to study evolutionary processes in near real-time in systems with high stakes. These include:• the causes of treatment failure, when the combined forces of drugs and immunity are ineffective.• the ecological and population-genetic causes of rapid diversification in microbial biofilms• novel genetic mechanisms of adaptation to environmental stress• the biology that underlies our revolutionary EvolvingSTEM curriculum that enables students grades 7-16 to observe and comprehend evolution with a weeklong bacterial evolution experiment.Our lab uses various in...

Harvard University EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. 18-May-2023 Research Assistant I Harvard Medical School 62454BR Position Description We currently have an opening for a Research Technician in the lab of Dr. Stephen Liberles at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Liberles' lab studies sensory neuroscience of the vagus nerve - a major communication axis between the brain and body that helps monitor the physiological state of internal organs. Through genetic and molecular approaches, they look to investigate how the vagus nerve detects stretch of the stomach and airways, changes in blood pressure, nutrients, and damage from toxins and pathogens - which is...

Title: Clinical Research Assistant Location: Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh Posted Date: May 18, 2023 Organization: Med-Pediatrics Description: Conducts research assessments and procedures. Recruits, screens, and enrolls eligible participants in studies; escorts participants to research scanning sites. Updates databases for registry assessments and clinical trial forms. Equivalent relevant work experience may be substituted for degree requirement. This position is located at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville. PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and FBI Criminal Record Check will be required prior to the start of employment. Also, a current TB test will be required as a condition of employment. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. The University of Pittsburgh is committed to championing all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within our community. This commitment is a fundamental value of the...