RESEARCH SCIENTIST 1
Req #: | 171588 |
Department: | ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MEDICINE |
Job Location: | South Lake Union |
Posting Date: | 09/05/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: | As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. |
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The Crowder lab is looking for a Research Scientist specializing in molecular biology and genetics to join the lab to work on NIH-funded research aimed at identifying mechanisms that protect from hypoxic cellular injury. The majority of the work will be performing genetic and molecular biology based experiments in the widely-used C. elegans experimental model. The C. elegans model has been used by the Crowder lab and other labs around the world to find genes that are required for death or survival after hypoxic injury. These genes are candidate therapeutic targets for human diseases where hypoxia is a core feature, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Research projects include discovering additional genes that control hypoxic death/survival and include developing a better understanding of how the already identified genes function in hypoxic injury. The Crowder lab works closely with adjacent Van Gilst lab, which studies aging and hypoxic injury also in C. elegans.
Located within the Mitochondria and Metabolism Center on the South Lake Union campus, The Crowder lab is part of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington. Research in the laboratory focuses on understanding mechanisms of hypoxic injury and in collaboration with our neighbor, the Van Gilst Lab, aging. Our research model of choice is C. elegans, though we may occasionally carry out experiments in yeast or in mammalian models.
Research Responsibilities (100%)
The Research Scientist 1 will assist with research experiments involving the use of C. elegans, yeast, and/or mammalian models. This position will work under limited supervision and often in collaboration with other members of the lab.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics or related field
Type and Years of Experience: 1 years’ experience in a laboratory setting
Specific knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job satisfactorily include:
Desired Qualifications
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