UCLA Health

Description

We are currently looking for an eager, self-motivated Lab Assistant 2 to work full-time in the lab of Dr. Philip Scumpia on-site at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Scumpia lab focuses on mechanisms of innate and adaptive immune responses in skin during wound healing, Staph aureus infections, Group A Streptococcus (so called 'flesh-eating' bacteria), and melanoma. In addition to understanding mechanisms of skin disease, the Scumpia lab also develops new diagnostics to diagnose skin cancer and new biomaterials to induce skin regeneration, or to create better vaccine platforms for tumors and infectious diseases. More information about Dr. Scumpia and the lab's research can be found by visiting:

https://profiles.ucla.edu/philip.scumpia

https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/medicine/dermatology/research/philip-scumpia-lab The Lab Assistant 2 will work closely with senior lab members on projects involving gene regulation and inflammatory/immune responses.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of one or more senior lab members, support projects and experiments focused on gene regulation and inflammatory/immune responses.


• Utilize a variety of molecular biology techniques to perform necessary experiment-related tasks.


• Alongside other lab members, share the administrative responsibility of ordering supplies and maintaining oversight of regulatory issues for lab safety, radiation use, and mouse protocols.
Keep accurate records of data and analyze data as required.


• Participate regularly in weekly lab team meetings.


• Assist in genotyping, mouse colony maintenance, and assist in performing experimental models in mice, tissue harvesting, and downstream molecular analysis

Salary: $21.38 - $25.15/hourQualifications

Required:

• Ability to write legibly using correct spelling to record technical lab results.

• Ability to work cooperatively with other team members to maintain smooth workflow.

• Ability to work independently with average amount of supervision

• Basic knowledge of proper sterile technique

• Basic knowledge of tissue culture.

• Knowledge of basic chemistry and biology.

• Knowledge of quality control and instrument usage.

• Ability to maintain water bath temperatures and water levels.

• Ability to keep accurate and organized records.

• Ability to perform lab calculations.

• Ability to perform laboratory tasks in timely manner in a high workload environment.

• Skill in performing work in an accurate and thorough manner with close attention to details in all areas.

• Ability to work with potentially biohazardous material (human blood and serum).

• Ability to work with hazardous chemicals

• Experience in immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence

Preferred:

• Knowledge of data analysis software, e.g. Excel, PRISM

• Experience working with large sets of data

• Experience working with patient biopsy samples

• Experience with animal and IRB protocols

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