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Hours Full-time
Location Tarrytown, New York

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Title: R&D Associate/Specialist Neuroscience
Location: Tarrytown, NY
Duration: Contract
Schedule: M-F Full Time
Target Start Date: ASAP

Responsibilities:
Involved in research studies designed to understand the biology behind various neurodegenerative diseases. Looking for someone who can complete both in vivo and cell-based assays to support the characterization and evaluation of novel disease models and use them as a preliminary system to evaluate potential therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Developing and characterizing cellular and animal models to test novel therapeutics.
  • Collecting disease-relevant tissue from animal models of neurodegenerative disease and downstream processing including biochemical analysis, tissue sectioning, immunohistochemistry, and microscopy.
  • Designing and implementing cell-based assays, and/or other novel technologies to better understand the mechanisms of neurodegeneration
  • Analyzing and evaluating data.
  • Presenting data both internally and externally, and participating in discussions in our collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in biology, molecular biology, neuroscience, or related biological sciences.
  • Experience with animal models of neurodegenerative diseases, histology, tissue preparation, and cell culture is highly desirable.
  • Some understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, the motor system, and RNA biology would be preferred.