Research Assistant - Orthopedic Surgery and Sports and Medicine
Core
Support biomedical research projects in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine by performing laboratory experiments, assisting with animal and human subject research, and contributing to data analysis.
Role type
Research Assistant (Biomedical/Orthopedic)
Builds
Research data and scientific communication between laboratory and clinicians
Domain
Biomedical research / Orthopedic Surgery
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Laboratory techniques (tissue/cell culture, Western blotting, DNA/RNA isolation, PCR), Animal handling (genotyping, euthanasia, tissue collection), Human subject interaction (informed consent, sample collection), Data analysis
Preferred skills
Animal research experience, Biology/Biochemistry degree
Technologies
Laboratory software, RT-PCR, qPCR
Responsibilities
Maintain training records for animal and human subjects, conduct transgenic animal genotyping and tissue collection, assist with surgical and non-surgical animal procedures, obtain informed consents and collect human tissue samples, assist with research data analysis, participate in research presentations and manuscript preparation