We are hiring a confident Research assistant to join our elite team at OHSU in Portland, OR.
Growing your career as a Full Time Research assistant is a terrific opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in emotional intelligence, teamwork and have the right aptitude for the job, then apply for the position of Research assistant at OHSU today!
Department Overview
The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is a world leader in treating leukemia. Our director, Dr. Brian Druker, is an internationally recognized pioneer in precision cancer medicine. Dr. Druker played a central role in developing Gleevec, a daily pill for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that has saved tens of thousands of lives. Now he is helping lead Beat AML, a major effort to find better treatments for acute myeloid leukemia.
Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles: We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone Function/Duties of Position
A part time research assistant 1 position is available for a motivated candidate to join the Zhang laboratory in the Division of Oncological Science within the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The Division of Oncological Science is a collaborative and multidisciplinary division with a broad range of expertise and well established research programs in the following four disciplines: cancer system biology, medicinal medicine, cancer data science, and cancer population science.
This part time position will assist in research that shows how temporal, spatial, and dose perturbation of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes predispose to leukemia development and how could we use the leukemia specific vulnerabilities, including the haploinsufficient phenotype observed in patients with chromosome and copy number deletions to develop synthesize lethal therapeutics. Duties Include Maintain long-term tissue cultures for experimental purposes. Plan and perform experiments related to the research goals of the project, including Molecular and cellular biology assays, flow cytometry, mammalian cell culture, biochemistry assays, utilization of in-vivo models and associated techniques, cell isolation and DNA/RNA purification from bacterial cultures, mammalian cell cultures, in-vivo models and patient samples. Perform functional drug screening and CRISPR/Cas9 library screens on cell lines. Collect, record, organize and analyze data Read literature, data and figure preparation, attend and present at lab meetings Required Qualifications Bachelor's in any field OR Associate's AND 2 years of relevant experience OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time Ability to learn new experimental and analytical techniques Must have a high sense of responsibility, analytical and organizational skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems Must be proficient with computers running Windows and PC applications e.g. MS Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint) Task-oriented and are flexible with different working schedules Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in science or technology Prior laboratory experience R or other computational Data Analytics method Additional Details
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Benefits of working as a Research assistant in Portland, OR:
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