Senior Research Assistant

This position is full-time and has two core components.

The first component is to lead the Saunders Lab's efforts in generating custom viruses for applications in neuroscience and virology, for use in experiments performed within the lab and through external collaborators. This involves preparation of DNA plasmids, cell culture-based viral packaging, fluorescent imaging, and preparation of next-generation sequencing libraries.

The second component relates to lab manager duties, supporting the lab's reagent infrastructure and ordering.

Duties include:

• Order, organize and manage laboratory supplies; maintain integrity of lab reagent databases; prepare common lab reagents and solutions for scientific...