• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 9/1/2026
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $30.00-$30.00

Position Summary

The Abate-Shen Lab has developed a unique highly penetrant bone metastasis mouse model, and the overarching goal of this project is to elucidate the mechanism behind this metastasis and to eventually seek clinical solutions to improve survival in these advanced cases.

The Project Assistant will work on prostate cancer mouse modeling. The candidate will support Postdoctoral Research Scientists in Dr. Abate-Shen’s Lab investigating novel genetic drivers of aggressive prostate cancer variants. 

Responsibilities

• Assist with making reagents as needed
• Assist with performing immunohistochemical analyses
• Assist with the preparation of tissues for histological analyses sectioning and staining of tissues as needed data analyses as needed
• Assist with laboratory maintenance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in education and experience. 

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