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Description

Under

supervision of the Principal Investigator and Laboratory Manger, the Student

Lab Assistant provides support to help with basic laboratory maintenance and

provide supervised technical support to members of the research team.

Laboratory duties will include assisting the Laboratory Manager with the

maintenance of laboratory stocks, evaluating inventories of supplies and

consumables, waste disposal, and autoclaving glassware and instruments. They

will also be trained to engage in supervised expansion and isolation of

plasmids, molecular cloning, and maintenance of mouse and human cancer cell

lines.

Salary Range:

$17.90 - $26.00 Hourly

Qualifications

Required:

+ Registered as a UC Student

+ Basic Knowledge of Molecular Biology

+ Very well organized and highly dependable

+ Highly motivated to learn new skills and techniques

+ Ability to lift/push/pull up to approximately 50 lbs.

+ Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively interact with campus departments and the public

Preferred:

+ Basic laboratory skills including organization, preparing common lab reagents, pipetting and working with human primary cancer cells

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