Laboratory Helper

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Job posting number: #7108244 (Ref:12770-en_US)

Posted: August 17, 2022

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Summary

The Dr. Loning Fu's laboratory in the Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatology in the Department of Medicine is looking to temporarily hire a lab helper to support our research mission. Seeking a motivated 3rd or 4th year undergraduate student, who is genuinely interested in biomedical research and has a long-term career goal in research or medicine, to join an active research team as a part-time student intern to study the role of circadian disruption in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and liver cancer.

Job Duties

Helps bench and animal studies in the lab to accelerate research on the mechanism of obesity related liver cancer.
Conducts PCR genotyping.
Works on animal colony maintenance.
Conducts mouse metabolic and cancer phenotype studies.
Works on animal data documentation
Cleans and maintains organized lab and instruments
Washes, dries and sterilizes lab glassware
Works on research project discussion, planning, data recording, and presentation.

Minimum Qualifications

High School diploma or GED.
No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

Currently an undergraduate degree student or has degree.
Organized, prompt, self-motivated, teamwork, works well under pressure, multitasking.

Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.

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