Research Associate, Clinical Research

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Location

Augusta University

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nations largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class. The educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. MCGs expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provides about 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices.

MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to more than 500 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and Americas children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics.

Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

Job Summary

Manage the laboratory functions including lab organization, maintenance, and ordering of supplies. Design experiments, carry out experiments, download sequences, design primers), start and maintain cell lines, cell culture, DNA and RNA extractions, PCR, gel electrophoresis. Administrative accountability, supervising, and evaluating all research personnel and supportive research staff. Manages and collaborates relationships with research staff to ensure professional quality research. Collaborate with Grants/Fiscal Managers to develop and maintain a balanced budget.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Lab Maintenance

Maintain clean/safe/well stocked lab

Supplies

Ordering supplies when needed

Recruit Patients for Research Studies

Contact physicians and subject relatives by phone calls, letters, and/or the internet.

Obtain subjects' signed consent forms, clinical information, and blood for the study and for publications, according to HIPPA guidelines.

Extract DNA/RNA

Cell culture work

Produce immortalized cell lines

Sequencing

PCR and DNA sequencing on Seq Studio Genetic Analyzer

Collaborate

Work with principle investigator and other lab members on laboratory and translational research studies

Mouse Populations

Assist in care of experimental mouse populations and experiments

Research Proficiencies

Maintain required proficiencies for research-Citi, other university or national requirements

Meetings

Attend regular translational meetings, weekly.

Other

Perform other related duties incidental to work described herein, which includes helping to train new students, residents,…