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Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for a Research Associate for "RNA THERAPEUTICS AGAINST RNA M6A METHYLTRANSFERASES AS CANCER THERAPY: CASE STUDY IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA" in the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Teaching and research activities in our department range from clinical pharmacology, systems pharmacology, to basic molecular and cellular pharmacology. More information on the department is available at http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/medphc/index.html.

Purpose of the post

The Research Associate (RA) will be responsible to conduct research on cell culture, microscopy, molecular assays, animal experiments and work closely with, the Principal Investigator and study team members to ensure the successful research in drug delivery.

Qualifications

The applicant should:

1. Have a Master's degree in Life Sciences or related disciplines
2. Research experience in molecular cell biology
3. be able to work in a team, have an investigative nature, attention to detail
4. Publications

Main duties and responsibilities

The RA will perform extracellular vesicles characterization, assays in cell culture. The RA will be able to:

1. Assist the general logistics of the project;
2. Take care of breeding and maintenance of the mouse colonies
3. Design and perform in vitro and in vivo experiments;
4. Analyze the data and write publication report;

Remuneration will be commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Formal application: Please submit your application, indicating current/expected salary, supported by a detailed CV (including personal particulars, academic and employment history, complete list of publications/oral presentations and full contacts of 2 referees to the NUS Career Portal.