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Part Time - Biofuels - Research Assistant
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Part-time research assistant supporting metabolic engineering of industrial hemp, including tissue culture, nucleic acid and protein isolation, greenhouse upkeep, data collection, and co-authoring publications.
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Central Pennsylvania Research and Teaching Laboratory for Biofuels (CPRTLB) is looking to hire part-time research assistants to assist with metabolic engineering of industrial hemp.
Job Duties
- Preparation of tissue culture media, growth hormones and culture of explants under sterile conditions .
- Assist with DNA, RNA and Protein isolation.
- Routine upkeep of the laboratory and Greehouse.
- Collect, analyze data and involve in publishing papers as co- authors.
- Assist with working on cancer cell lines and engineering cannabinoid pathway genes in E.Coli.
- Assist PI and Director of the laboratory with other duties as assigned.
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