Research Associate - Tissue Bank
General Information
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Years of Experience : 10 years or more of Research Laboratory experience
Closing Date : 31 December 2012
Function
Tissue culture, nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) protein extractions
· Acquiring cell lines from commercial sources – relevant to on-going Diabetes Research Program. Expanding the cell lines and create our own BioBank.
· Collect blood and tissues from Diabetic patients for extraction of nucleic acid, proteins for future studies.
Molecular Biology - Collect blood and tissues from Diabetic patients for extraction of nucleic acid, proteins for future studies. Collect Serum and Plasma from Diabetic patients which will be stored in appropriate conditions for future studies.
Histology - Operates all tissue processing equipments such as VIP-6 Tissue Processor and Tissue-Tek Embedding machine for processing of fresh tissue samples to paraffin embedded blocks.
Responsibilities
- Acquiring cell lines from commercial sources – relevant to on-going Diabetes Research Program. Expanding the cell lines and create our own BioBank.
- Collect blood and tissues from Diabetic patients for extraction of nucleic acid, proteins for future studies.
- Collect Serum and Plasma from Diabetic patients which will be stored in appropriate conditions for future studies.
- Sample collection, acquire informed consent form, bar-coding and record maintenance.
- Monitoring and tracking clinical data collection.
- Monitoring and tracking the biomaterials from collection to storage.
- Test and standardize panel of antibodies on different patient samples using Immunohistochemistry technique for relevant studies to be used in different projects
- Prepare paraffin embedded blocks from fresh sample or formalin fixed tissue and cell lines
- Working knowledge of Tissue Microarrayer
- Maintain and catalogue antibodies received in the Tissue Bank Core Facility.
- Prepare the computerized inventory of all chemicals, equipments and consumables ordered and received for the Tissue Bank Core Facility
- Conduct validity checks for each study projects based on the requirements.
- To collaborate, on- going Research projects conducted at Dasman Diabetes Institute.
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Required Skills and Expertise:
Bachelor of Science with Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology
M Sc Preferred
Extensive Tissue Culture experience and have proven to work with minimum supervision
Other Comments:
Preference will be given to individual with computer skills and familiar with database.