Lab Manager

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Provides technical experience needed to assist in studying the basic principles of plant and animal life

• Plan and administer biological research programs
• Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function
• Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species
• Perform DNA prep and DNA sequencing on blood and bone marrow samples.
• Perform DNA sequencing analysis on blood and bone marrow samples.
• Support murine (and, in the future, monkey) bone marrow transplant studies.
• Develop protocols for laboratory equipment and new techniques.
• Develop protocols for laboratory equipment and new techniques.

Assists with performing basic laboratory experiments and procedures

• Collect and analyze biological data about relationships among and between organisms and their environment 1
• Analyze experimental data and interpret results to write reports and summaries of findings
• Process and store bone marrow and blood samples, with greater than or equal to 90% cell viability.
• Mentor a postbaccalaureate fellow to work on the project of sequencing SCD patients pre- and post-transplant as well as in donor baseline timepoints for the presence of mutations that may represent clonal hematopoiesis.
• Ensure that skills and training are kept current on all laboratory and institute requirements
• Develop protocols for laboratory equipment and new techniques.

Prepares, organizes and maintains various lab samples, supplies, and equipment

• Operate, calibrate, or maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photo meters, or computer-controlled analyzers
• Maintain laboratory equipment
• Operate laboratory equipment to analyze samples
• Maintain the laboratory in an organized, clean manner; purchase supplies using POTS; stock supplies; make solutions; dispose of chemical waste; etc.
• Maintain the equipment through troubleshooting and performing or coordinating maintenance, service, and repair tasks as necessary.
• Ensure that all members of the laboratory are updated with regard to laboratory safety requirements.
• Provide guidance and assistance to other members of the laboratory using basic techniques such as flow cytometry and quantitative PCR.
• Process and store bone marrow and blood samples, with greater than or equal to 90% cell viability.
• Perform DNA prep and DNA sequencing on blood and bone marrow samples/Perform DNA sequencing analysis on blood and bone marrow samples.
• Support murine (and, in the future, monkey) bone marrow transplant studies.

Learns new laboratory techniques and procedures

• Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data
• Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards
• Interpret research or operational data
• Record research or operational data
• Provide training to students and other personnel in the use of laboratory equipment and in the performance of specialized procedures, techniques, etc.