Posting Summary
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Associate II for the Cellular Imaging and Histology Core Department within New Jersey Medical School. Research Associate II (The primary role of the Spatial Biology Specialist) will be to assist in the development and implementation of highly multiplexed immunofluorescent spatial transcriptomic and spatial gene expression assays in the Cellular Imaging and Histology Core at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. They will be responsible for the histological preparation of biological samples for use in spatial biology studies and in the operation and maintenance of instrumentation required for spatial biology studies including high-end microscopy systems. They will be expected to assist researchers in the design of spatial biology experiments and in the processing and interpretation of the data generated. Among the key duties of the position are the following: Responsible for the preparation of histologic specimens for the use in immunohistochemical immunofluorescent highly multiplexed immunofluorescent spatial transcriptomic and spatial gene expression assays. Oversee the preparation and analysis of routine molecular pathology assays including immunohistochemistry immunofluorescence and multiple label fluorescence imaging assays. Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Akoya Bioscience PhenoImager Fusion highly multiplexed immunofluorescence spatial biology imaging system. Responsible for the successful implementation of 10x Genomics Visium & Xenium technology for the spatial expression analysis of the transcriptome. Accountable for the digital whole slide scanning of brightfield and fluorescent slides utilizing the Zeiss Axioscan 7 microscopic slide scanner for users of the core facility. Assist with several of the molecular pathology techniques performed in the Cellular Imaging and Histology Core including immunohistochemistry immunofluorescence in situ hybridization and TUNEL assays.
Overview
New Jerseys academic health center Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students providing clinical care and conducting research all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick and collaborating university wide RBHS includes eight schools a behavioral health network and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research neuroscience advanced biotechnology and medicine environmental and occupational health and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers clinicians and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine dentistry pharmacy public health nursing biomedical research and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the stateat Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark Scotch Plains Somerset Stratford and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Newarks University Hospital in Newark and other affiliates. Through this community of healers scientists and scholars Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
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