Research Assistant (Dept of Pathology)

Job Description

The Department of Pathology, National University of Singapore invites applications for the below position:

Research Assistant

Our laboratory is involved in disease-based research on haematolymphoid malignancies particularly lymphoma. In this tumour, we are mainly interested in 2 areas: Genomics and pre-clinical testing of novel therapeutic agents and biomarkers. We use global genomics as a tool to understand disease biology, clinical prognosis, biomarkers and therapeutic targets identification.

The candidate for the current position will mainly work on the following projects:

• Paraffin tissue sectioning and staining
• Optimizing and performing immunohistochemistry (IHC) for novel biomarkers for validation of genomics data
• Construction of tissue microarrays
• Perform experiments involving cell culture, molecular biology, Western immunoblotting, DNA/RNA/methylome profiling
• Review scientific papers / literature in order to plan and optimise experiment designs
• Analyse and consolidate experiment data and reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, bioengineering or equivalent from a well-recognised university
• Experience in performing and evaluating immunohistochemistry or previous work experience in a clinical histopathology laboratory or paraffin tissue based related research work preferred
• Experience in molecular and cell biology, and/or bioinformatics preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated individual who is able to work independently, prioritise, multi-task and work collaboratively in a research environment of diverse workforce

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department : Pathology

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 26341