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Unit: School Of Medicine MBU
Department: Neuroscience & Anatomy
Department Summary: In the Department of Neuroscience & Anatomy, research is one of our core tenets. With traditions anchored in the anatomical disciplines, our identity has evolved to reside in modern neuroscience, where our dedicated faculty and students engage in state-of-the-art research and scholarly activity with clinical translation potential in conditions ranging from anxiety to epilepsy to Alzheimer’s.
With labs and grant-funded projects led by our full-time department faculty and affiliate faculty in other academic units across VCU, we’re proud to contribute to the field by conducting innovative research the following focus areas: Central Nervous System Circuit Function, Central Nervous System Injury and Repair, Educational scholarship and Practice, Glial Cell Biology, and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric Disorders.
The Research Assistant will support research activities in Dr. Guang-Wei Zhang’s laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy. The position will assist with routine animal breeding, basic laboratory procedures, experimental preparation, data organization, and research record keeping. The position will also support basic data analysis using VS Code and Python-based workflows under the supervision of the PI or designated lab personnel.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Unit: School Of Medicine MBU
Department: Neuroscience & Anatomy
Department Summary: In the Department of Neuroscience & Anatomy, research is one of our core tenets. With traditions anchored in the anatomical disciplines, our identity has evolved to reside in modern neuroscience, where our dedicated faculty and students engage in state-of-the-art research and scholarly activity with clinical translation potential in conditions ranging from anxiety to epilepsy to Alzheimer’s.
With labs and grant-funded projects led by our full-time department faculty and affiliate faculty in other academic units across VCU, we’re proud to contribute to the field by conducting innovative research the following focus areas: Central Nervous System Circuit Function, Central Nervous System Injury and Repair, Educational scholarship and Practice, Glial Cell Biology, and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric Disorders.
The Research Assistant will support research activities in Dr. Guang-Wei Zhang’s laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy. The position will assist with routine animal breeding, basic laboratory procedures, experimental preparation, data organization, and research record keeping. The position will also support basic data analysis using VS Code and Python-based workflows under the supervision of the PI or designated lab personnel.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist with routine animal breeding, colony monitoring, and related documentation