Job Description
Summary
The Student Helper will support research studies in Dr. Yi Zhu’s lab at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center (https://www.bcm.edu/research/faculty-labs/yi-zhu-lab). Zhu Lab uses cell culture and mice to understand metabolic pathways that drive obesity and metabolic diseases. Our research provides critical preclinical testing of new strategies to treat those diseases. We have an active and productive research team. We welcome students who want to get exposed to translational research and aim for graduate school or medical school after college. The student will be mentored and quickly brought up to speed so they can be meaningful contributors to the projects. Students in this position have opportunities to participate in specific research projects and contribute to publications.
Job Duties
- Assist with mouse colony maintenance and metabolic phenotyping.
- Molecular biology and cell culture: DNA/RNA/protein extraction, PCR, qRT-PCR, WB, ELISA, Cell imaging.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a High School or College Student (undergraduate or graduate).
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- College student preferred.
Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
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