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Computational Biology

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STAFF ASSOCIATE – DUVALL LAB

The Duvall lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University

is seeking a Staff Associate to assist in our research program. We use

cutting-edge genetic and pharmacological techniques to study the regulation

of blood-feeding and mating behaviors in mosquitoes. The staff associate will

maintain the mosquito colony and perform genotyping and microscopy while

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undergraduate) in a collaborative, fast-paced, and exciting research group.

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STAFF ASSOCIATE – TOSCHES LAB

Assistant Professor Maria Tosches’s lab in the Department of Biological

Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York is seeking applicants

for a Staff Associate. The Staff Associate will support lab members on

research projects, including single-cell sequencing, generation of transgenic

lines with CRISPR-Cas, brain injections and histology. He/She will also assist

with lab supply and inventory control and equipment maintenance checks.

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• single-cell sequencing – 35%


• generation of transgenic lines with CRISPR-Cas – 25%


• brain injections – 15%


• histology – 15%


• lab supply inventory control and ordering – 5%


• equipment reviews and maintenance checks – 5%


• train and supervisor undergraduate work-study and casual lab assistants –
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