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R&D Associate Neuroscience
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time |
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Location | Tarrytown, New York |
About this job
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.
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.
- 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.