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Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago

Laboratory Specialist II

Columbia, SC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$15/hr - $17/hr

The University of South Carolina is transforming lives through its educational system, and the Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences is seeking a Laboratory Specialist II. The role involves conducting research on HIV-1 infection mechanisms, performing cell culture and pharmacological assays, and maintaining laboratory instruments.

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Responsibilities

Conduct research under the supervision of the Principal Investigator

Perform cell culture and pharmacological assays to characterize the in vitro pharmacological profile of the human vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2), its mutants, and to test compounds to identify optimized probe molecules using cell based expressing human VMAT2

Assist with other ongoing experiments

Maintain the laboratory instruments

Follow lab safety protocols

Assist with lab cleaning/organizing