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Department of Neurology
The individual will be trained using cutting-edge technologies and learn valuable laboratory skills
involving disease-modeling, differentiation and phenotyping assays. The research assistant will
coordinate with the clinical team to collect and process blood/skin samples from patients with rare
neurological disorders. The individual is expected to work closely with other researchers at the Human
Neuron Core to maintain and optimize quality control protocols with respect to induced pluripotent stem
cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived neuron differentiation. The research assistant will coordinate
shipping/receiving reprogrammed primary samples and iPSCs to and from collaborators. Candidate is
expected to actively participate in core meeting discussions and presentations.
The selected applicant will begin in January 2019. This is a two-year, full-time, salaried position with
affordable health, vision, and dental insurance, 403(b) retirement savings plan, pension, tuition
reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts, and discounted rates on T-passes (50% off).