Summary of Position:
The successful Researcher 1 will be responsible part-time for maintaining mouse colonies, including setting up breedings, weaning
pups, monitoring animal health, and administering drug treatments as necessary. The successful candidate will also be required to
genotype animals by preparing genomic DNA, running PCRs, and interpreting agarose gel results (with appropriate positive and
negative controls). He/she will be expected to contribute to undergraduate training, maintain meticulous lab notebooks,
collaborate with other lab members, document and refine standard protocols (SOPs), and perform other lab assistance and
administrative tasks as necessary (reagent purchasing, stock organization, database management, etc.). He/she will report
progress weekly to Dr. Harris.

Essential and Other Functions:
80% Manage and Maintain Mouse Colonies
Manage and maintain mouse colonies (procedures including breeding, genotyping, weaning, drug
administration, etc), maintain meticulous lab notebooks, and report progress weekly to Dr. Harris

10% Training
Help monitor and train undergraduate student workers.

10% Other
Perform other lab assistance and administrative tasks as necessary (update IACUC protocols/SOPs, reagent
purchasing, stock organization, database management, etc.)