Research Technician I - Gut Microbiome Impact on Brain Development
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7121063 (Ref:14182-en_US)
Posted: January 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Summary
The Research Technician position is open to work on a project exploring how the microbiome affects behavior and brain development. The Technician will assist in performing behavior experiments and in analysis of different aspects of brain development. The technician will perform duties that includes maintenance of experimental animals, behavioral experiments and immunohistochemical analysis. Previous experience in handling mice is desirable.
For more information: https://www.bcm.edu/research/faculty-labs/kimberley-tolias-lab
Job Duties
- Assists with different learning and memory-related behavioral testing.
- Collects, analyzes, and documents experimental results.
- Performs brain extraction, sectioning, and immunohistochemical analysis to investigate different aspects of brain development.
- Assists in performing behavior experiments and in analyzing different aspects of brain development.
- Maintains experimental animals, behavioral experiments and immunohistochemical analysis.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Two years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
- One year of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Basic science or related field.
- Previous experience with mice and/or immunohistochemistry is desirable.
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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