Research Lab Specialist Assoc

The laboratory of Dr. Peter Todd is seeking a lab specialist to both manage a mouse colony and conduct preclinical studies of novel therapeutics for two different neurodegenerative diseases. This position will involve genotyping, intraventricular infusions, tail vein injections, animal behavior and animal histology.

• Management of a moderate sized neurodegenerative disease mouse colony, including genotyping, ear tagging, monitoring and adjusting breeding cages.
• Assist with mouse behavior experiments and data analysis.
• Collecting mouse tissues for analysis including euthanasia, perfusion, and processing samples for histology.
• Assisting with administration of medications in food and/or water, and monitoring.
• Dissecting and organizing tissue samples with microtome and/or cryotome.
• Performing immunostaining, image development and quantification.

• Undergraduate degree in neuroscience or related field
• 5 years experience
• At least 2 years experience working with mice
• Interest in working with laboratory mice daily.

Full time, onsite

Read more about the Peter Todd Lab: https://sites.google.com/site/toddlabmichigan/home