• Job Type: Short Term Casual
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 12/22/2023
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Salary Range: $21.50-$21.50

Position Summary

The Abate-Shen laboratory in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking to recruit hard-working, ambitious, and energetic individuals as part of their research team. Research in the Abate-Shen laboratory is focused on cancer biology, with an emphasis on the generation and analyses of mouse models of cancer. The Student Research Worker (Research Support) will assist post-doctoral fellows and other research staff in their analyses of mouse models of cancer and will assist in the day-to-day operation of the laboratory.  This is an excellent opportunity for graduating seniors seeking gap year opportunities, as well as for undergraduates seeking part-time research opportunities. Our laboratory is located on the health sciences campus.

See our website @ https://www.pharmacology.cuimc.columbia.edu/research/abate-shen-lab. 

Responsibilities

The Student Research Worker (Research Support) will assist the post-doctoral fellows and research technicians in their research related to analyses of mouse models of cancer and will assist in the day-to-day operation of the laboratory.

Duties may include:

• Working with post-doctoral fellows on their research
• Preparing reagents as needed
• Assisting with immunohistochemical analyses
• Preparation of tissues for histological analyses
• Sectioning and staining of tissues as needed
• Data analyses as needed
• Assisting with laboratory maintenance
• Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

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