Associate Researcher I Job at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Job Summary

Lab of Dr. Prashant Rajbhandari in the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) has an opening for an entry level Associate Researcher I. Rajbhandari Lab is broadly interested in 1) Immune cell regulation of lipid metabolism (Cell 2018; Cell Metabolism 2020), 2) developmental process of brown/beige and white fat (Cell Reports 2023; Nature Communication 2024), and 3) mammary gland adipose biology (Nature 2023), and 4) crosstalk between adipose and other metabolic tissues (esp liver) in the setting of obesity. To address these topics, the lab uses cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, Next-gen sequencing (ChIP-, RNA-, ATAC-seq), animal model, single cell/nuclei RNA sequencing, and imaging. The broader significance of the work in Rajbhandari Lab is that obesity is linked to various diseases and by studying how cellular and molecular pathways are perturbed in the setting of obesity might provide better understanding of this disease.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Standard Molecular Biology techniques

2. Preparation of reagents and solutions and buffers for experiments.

3. RNA and protein extraction for qPCR and western blot, respectively.

4. Mammalian cell culture techniques.

5. Animal handing, colony management, and genotyping.

6. Eager to learn, operate, and manage lab equipment.

Minimum Education

(HS/GED; specialized training; degree and discipline)

Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in life sciences, molecular biology, biochemistry, premed, or related field

Minimum Related Experience

(e.g. 1 year in research environment)

1-2 years in a research environment

Compensation 

$48,000 to $60,000 +competitive Mount Sinai Benefits

 

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