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Summary: The Department of Physiology at Midwestern University, Downers Grove is looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and scientifically curious Research Assistant to provide research support for faculty members in the Department of Physiology. The Research Assistant is expected to assist in the: design and execution of animal, cellular, and human based research projects; data collection and analysis; and preparation of figures for manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications. The candidate should have experience working with laboratory mice. This position will report to the Chair of the Department. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain transgenic mouse colonies under faculty supervision: Mice breeding, handling, ear tagging, drug delivery via intraperitoneal, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injections, genotyping (obtain tail snips and perform PCR analyses), and accurate maintenance of colony records. Cell culture maintenance under faculty supervision:...