Research Associate I - Animal Models
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7304390 (Ref:10028707)
Posted: March 22, 2025
Salary / Pay Rate: $25.76 - $29.88 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at theBeckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
Department Intro
A Research Associate I is available in the lab of Dr. Lindsey Trevino in the Division of Health Equities in the Department of Population Sciences. Dr. Treviño’s research is focused on understanding the molecular basis by which exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals disrupts the epigenetic machinery to promote the development of metabolic diseases with known disparitiessuch as cancer, obesity and diabetes. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying epigenetic reprogramming may provide potential prevention strategies (for outreach and policy changes) and/or therapeutic targets for precision medicine approaches in high-risk populations.
This role will be supporting a current RO1 grant. You must be comfortable working with animals.
As a successful candidate you will:
· Maintain and perform experiments with cells in tissue culture.
· Perform preclinical rodent work (rat/mouse handling, breeding, treatments, and analysis).
· Prepare laboratory reagents and chemicals, as well as maintain instruments and equipment.
· Keep detailed logs of lab inventory and animal colonies.
Your qualifications should include:
· Bachelor’s degree with 0-2 years of research/laboratory experience
· Experience with animal husbandry techniques is highly desired
· Hands-on experience with cell/molecular biology techniques and cell culture is preferred
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $25.76 - $29.88 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
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