Research Assistant - MCG Physiology

Job : 304577

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

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The Medical College of Georgia Department of Physiology's focus is the framework of the body's cells, organs and systems, how they work, and how abnormal function leads to disease. The department is dedicated to outstanding research and excellence in education. Our federally funded scientists study some of the nation's top killers like cardiovascular disease and hypertension, and train independent, creative, productive scholars and PhD graduates, who publish in top tier journals and who are competitive for positions wherever they choose to go.

The department offers programs leading to the PhD degree. By virtue of their interdisciplinary training, the department's graduates compete successfully for positions in medical schools, universities, government, and industry.

This position requires the daily performance of complex chemical, biological and animal tissue preparation in the setting of a basic science research lab. In addition, the position will conduct experiments and record the experimental results in the lab, as well as the position will develop and evaluate new techniques and procedures and function independently on small less complex projects. The incumbent will also perform blood sampling;

blood pressure studies; and data acquisition, analyses and tabulation.

Research in our laboratory bridges basic science and clinical applications to understand the pathogenesis of kidney disease. We investigate how gut microbial metabolites regulate immune function, linking microbiome-derived signals to hypertension and renal injury. Our multidisciplinary approach integrates patch‑clamp electrophysiology, calcium imaging, confocal microscopy, and comprehensive molecular and histological techniques.

• RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS: Perform data analysis related to producing research results and preparing findings. Assist PI in design of experimental protocols. Participate in preparation of media, stains and reagents.
• RESEARCH INTEGRATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Actively participate in lab meetings, which includes staying apprised of related scientific literature to enhance level of participation and further research in the lab.
• LABORATORY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND COMPLIANCE: Assist with…