Job Description
Title: Student Helper
Division: Center for Cell & Gene Therapy (80001034)
Department: Center for Cancer Neuroscience (90006787)
Location: Houston (1100)
Salary Range: Up to $9 per hour
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Employment Duration: Summer
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Summary
This position is available for students seeking summer internship opportunities. The Internship will provide an opportunity for the student to work closely with a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Dr. Benjamin Deneen in order to improve technical skills while being given a developmental opportunity in a professional laboratory setting.
The aim of the research projects is to improve understanding of malignant brain tumors and how they progress in human disease. This research is executed using a combination of basic molecular biology techniques as well as in vivo mouse models of brain tumors.
Job Duties
- Takes notes of experiments and protocols in lab notebook.
- Performs set up and organization of basic molecular biology experiments including PCR, tissue processing, DNA purification processes and gel electrophoresis.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a High School or College Student (undergraduate or graduate).
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of spreadsheet software and word processing software.
- Knowledge of basic molecular biology principles and current technologies used in common lab settings.
- Interest in biological science and a special interest in neuroscience, cancer biology or developmental biology.
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.
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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