Research Technician

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

The Taylor laboratory uses a variety of biochemical, molecular, cellular, and physiological approaches to identify the mechanisms that contribute to cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathies and neurological disorders. Many projects focus on the identification and characterization of the signaling and cytoskeletal proteins that regulate mitochondrial homeostasis. Responsibilities will include general maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies; maintenance and analysis of genetically modified mouse models; the analysis of RNA, DNA, and protein from tissues and cultured cells and the generation of purified proteins for drug screening. The technician will be required to maintain an accurate laboratory notebook and to periodically summarize and present data to the rest of the laboratory during scheduled lab meetings. Responsibilities may also include minimal supervisory duties of temporary employees and students working transiently on related projects.

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Basic knowledge and experience with molecular biology techniques. Willingness to work with lab animals.

Experience in the following: cell culture, western blots, basic cloning techniques, RNA and DNA isolation and analysis, PCR, animal handling, tissue processing, biochemical techniques (i.e. protein purification), and six months equivalent lab experience

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