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Available Positions

Summary

Successful candidates will augment existing capabilities and expertise in regenerative medicine at Binghamton University and Upstate Medical University, build on ongoing research at both campuses and further strengthen and grow cross-institutional collaborations. 

Develop and implement a robust plan to synergize and accelerate research partnerships between the Center of Biomanufacturing for Regenerative Medicine (CBRM) led by Watson Colleges Biomedical Engineering Department, Binghamton University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the Basic Science and Clinical Departments at Upstate Medical University.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MD or PhD degree in medicine, science or engineering
  • Specific areas of focus:
    • Biomedical engineering
    • Tissue engineering
    • Cell or molecular biology specializing in stem cell research.
  • Outstanding research credentials including proven research leadership
  • Strong record of scholarship as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and citations
  • Strong record of securing external funding.
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  • Perform tick identification, RNA extraction, and multiplex RT-PCR pathogen testing
  • Analyze Citizen Science tick surveillance and other tick testing data
  • As needed, help with tick collection at field sites
  • Assist in developing public/social media/website messaging content (video/audio/text) for the Citizen Science Tick surveillance program

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Biological sciences or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Good organizational skills
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  • Understand the requirements and objectives of each clinical protocol; research questions regarding protocol or eligibility for physicians or support staff
  • Follow patient course of treatment by ensuring all procedures are being conducted per protocol
  • Collaborates with principal investigators and other departmental staff in the delivery and improvement of services by identifying problems, analyzing work processes, recommending improvements, and participating in the implementation of changes in workflow

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree and more than 2 years related clinical research experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in related clinical research
  • Requires knowledge of medical terminology, applicable computer skills, and excellent written/oral communication and organizational skills
  • May require certification or license, depending on specific trials
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  • Responsible for conducting research under the supervision of PI and assisting other group members with their research projects
  • Design and conduct experiments independently in biochemistry and related fields
  • Summarize results, present data, trouble-shoot and draft manuscript for publication

Preferred Qualifications

B.S. in Biochemistry or a related field

 

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  • Assist faculty members and lab personnel in conducting research and carrying out research experiments and summarization of data
  • Perform experiments, data analysis, record keeping, administrative support, and lab maintenance
  • Teach lab procedures and experimental protocol to students and technicians

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in molecular biology, neuroscience or related field
  • Good organizational skills and record-keeping
  • Five years prior experience working in a lab
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  • Will be responsible for providing assistance in performing laboratory testing;
  • Receives and accessions specimens for testing; distributes slides; orders supplies; assists
  • Uses the Laboratory Information System

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associates degree in Science or related field (biology/chemistry) or equivalent combination of education
  • Ability to distinguish colors required.
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  • Perform specimen receiving for laboratory specimens.
  • Assist with problem resolution and follow-up with other UH departments and referring physicians.
  • Will also greet and assist visitors to Pathology, answer phone calls, and deliver samples to labs for testing

Preferred Qualifications

Associates degree (preferably in a relevant medical field). Will consider candidates with an equivalent combination of education (to include pertinent college level courses preferably related to a medical field) and experience.

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  • Routine laboratory maintenance including purchasing of supplies regent preparation.
  • Independently perform tissue culture, microscopy, DNA, RNA, and protein analysis by western blotting, PCR, qPCR, sequencing, and small and large animal research including surgery.
  • Support clinical trials through record keeping and specimen processing.
  • Assist with data analysis and report preparation.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous laboratory experience strongly preferred.

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  • Provide research support for a laboratory in mammalian visual neurobiology in a neurosurgical department.
  • Duties include preparations for animal surgery, post-op care and clean-up, histological processing, ongoing animal care, extensive record keeping, basic data analysis and assistance in conducting surgical procedures and recording sessions.
  • Additional responsibilities include development and maintenance of research protocols and certifications, general laboratory management, ordering supplies, assisting neighboring labs with similar research activities and the training of students.
  • Histological processing will include tissue sectioning and mounting, running histochemical reactions, and some subsequent microscopy and histological reconstruction.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with mixing chemical solutions, histological procedures, computer usage, animal handling and biological research.

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  • Participate in evaluation and reporting gynecologic, non-gynecologic cases and fine needle aspirations.
  • Provides on-site microscopic assessment for fine needle aspirations
  • Performs preparation and staining specimens as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

NYS license and registration or limited permit to practice as a Cytotechnologist required. Two years of cytotechnology experience preferred. 

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  • Responsible for general lab maintenance tasks (preparing solutions, cleaning and sterilizing glassware, reordering supplies as necessary), mouse breeding and genotyping, and mammalian cell culture.
  • Will perform experiments under the guidance of the Principal Investigator.

Preferred Qualifications

Some hands-on experience with basic laboratory techniques.

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  • The Martínez-De Luna Laboratory in the Center for Vision Research (CVR) (https://www.upstate.edu/cvr) is seeking a Research Support Specialist to assist with animal experiments and perform experimental work.
  • Duties include, but are not limited to:
    • Assistance with animal experiments,
    • Collection and processing of tissues for analysis,
    • Molecular analyses of samples (qPCR/Western Blot). 

 

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  • Coordinate multiple research trials for the Institute for Global Health, including early to late phase FDA-regulated trials, and ensure compliance with federal guidelines.
  • Interact and correspond with clinicians, sponsors, cooperative groups, Upstate's Institutional Review Board and regulatory agencies.
  • Enroll, register and screen patients for clinical research trials; collect and submit clinical trial patient data. 

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with patient recruitment and enrollment preferred. SOCRA CCRP (Certified Clinical Research Professional) or willingness to participate in training toward certification preferred.

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We are looking to hire a highly driven recent graduate to join a research laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience & Physiology. The applicant will provide technical support for a laboratory specialized in brain cancer. Instructions and the design of experiments will be provided by senior lab members. The individual will work independently and keep detailed notes of experimental procedures and findings. Duties will include performing experiments, data analysis, record keeping, collection of clinical specimens, administrative support, and laboratory maintenance. Potential techniques include tissue processing, cancer cell culture, microscopy, rodent surgeries, and molecular techniques to analyze DNA, RNA and proteins. 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Prior experience working in a research laboratory
  • Experience in molecular biology techniques
Salary Range:$38,000-$46,000
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This position will be responsible for assisting in the onboarding training of new research assistants in process of recruitment and organization for study. Additional duties include but are not limited to: coordinate TAY meetings across different arms including outpatient research, inpatient research, staff and community component, communicate with team notes from meetings, prepare and submit research documentation ( i.e., IRB submissions, educational materials, study forms.), assist with identification and application for external grants to support larger TAY work, maintain budget and process payments and acquisitions for study supplies and training materials, may provide direct and /or indirect supervision to trainees and volunteers participating in aspects of the study as part of advanced training, maintain study data as directed by IRB, create, test , update, and provide maintenance for databases, enroll study participants and exit interviews, in conjunction with PI and core research team members report findings in professional journals, local, state and national conferences.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Must be able to lift 25-30 pounds routinely
  • One year of project management experience or research assistant experience
Salary range: $19/hr-$20/hr
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  • Coordinate Radiation Oncology research trials for the Cancer Center and associated satellite sites, primarily involving investigational medications and radiation therapy, including early or late phase FDA-regulated trials.
  • Ensure compliance with federal guidelines at every step. Interact and correspond with clinicians, sponsors, cooperative groups, Upstate's Institutional Review Board and regulatory agencies.
  • Enroll, register and screen patients for Oncology clinical research trials; collect and submit clinical trial patient data. 

Preferred Qualifications

SoCRA or ACRP certification is preferred.

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  • Full range of responsibilities within the Clinical Trials Office dedicated primarily to Oncology activity.
  • Point of contact for review, preparation, processing, negotiation of Clinical Trial Agreements, including budgets, through the Research Foundation, including Master Clinical Trial Agreements.
  • Ensure that Clinical Trial Agreement process is compliant with IRB, IACUC, SUNY and the Research Foundation, and Sponsor policies.
  • Clinical Trial Management System support to research teams, and close working relationship with Post Award, to ensure recovery of all clinical research related receivables. 
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  • Support research efforts of the Howell lab by fulfilling maintenance duties as well as carrying out scientific research, in collaborative and/or independent fashion.
  • General laboratory maintenance will include monitoring supplies, maintenance of animal colony, and preparation of lab reagents.
  • Preparation of tissue samples; tissue culture; fluorescence and confocal microscopy; DNA, RNA, and protein analyses by gel electrophoresis, western blotting, PCR, qCPR, and sequence analysis.
  • Data interpretation and analysis, and report preparation. 

Preferred Qualifications

One to two years previous lab experience preferred.

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  • Assist the investigators in their research studies within the Rheumatology Division of the Department of Medicine.
  • Responsible for study implementation, management and collection of data, monitoring grant expenditures, proper reporting of medical data for research protocols, maintaining research documents, and assisting the investigators with study application and approval processes.
  • Individuals will also participate in and help organize the community, patient, and professional educational outreach activities.

Preferred Qualifications

Two years of related clinical research experience. PhD or MD with postdoctoral training and expertise in flow cytometry.

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  • Coordinate various research trials for the Institute for Global Health, including early or late phase FDA-regulated trials, and ensure compliance with federal guidelines.

  • Interact and correspond with clinicians, sponsors, cooperative groups, Upstate's Institutional Review Board and regulatory agencies.

  • Enroll, register and screen patients for clinical research trials; collect and submit clinical trial patient data.

Preferred Qualifications

SOCRA or ACRP certification preferred.   

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  • Dr. Viapiano's laboratory studies the microenvironment of malignant brain tumors, with new projects focused on tumor immunology, extracellular matrix, and tumor-brain communication.
  • Responsibilities include:
    • design, perform and analyze experiments in the field specific to the lab.
    • Prepare scientific results for scientific meetings, publications and research grants. 

Preferred Qualifications

One to two years postdoctoral experience preferred. Candidates with experience in immune cell profiling, flow cytometry, immune assays, rodent surgery, next-generation sequencing, or CRISPR methods will be strongly preferred.

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  • Provide support to the Rheumatology research laboratory by assisting the Division Chief and Staff in the implementation and coordination of research activities.
  • Responsibilities include:
    • Mouse colony maintenance and genotyping, research, design, and execute complex experiments; perform flow cytometry, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, western blotting, and other molecular biological techniques, analysis and immunoblotting.
    • Recording, analyzing and preparing data for publication.

Preferred Qualifications

Mouse colony maintenance and genotyping experience.

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  • Routine lab maintenance and experimental procedures.
  • Carry out experiments to examine role of yeast V-ATPase in pH homeostasis using established protocols.
  • Preparation and sterilization of reagents, buffers, and media for growth of E. coli and yeast cells.
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  • Assist clinical investigators with their research studies within the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine.
  • Responsible for study implementation, budget negotiation, management and collection of data, collecting and processing blood specimens, monitoring expenditures, proper reporting of medical data for research protocols, maintaining research documents and all regulatory submissions.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous clinical research experience with cardiology patients and SOCRA certification preferred. 

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  • Perform independent and directed research to achieve the goals and objectives of research projects at Dr. Ridilla’s discretion.
  • Responsible for the mammalian of cells and purify proteins related to the cytoskeleton, and performing advanced microscopy.
  • Present literature and research in written and presentation formats, attending weekly lab meetings, attend department meetings, and maintaining lab stocks.
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  • Present weekly progress reports.
  • Participate in team meetings.
  • general lab maintenance, and lab database maintenance.
  • Mammalian cell culture to screen CRISPR/Cas cells, advanced spinning disk confocal microscopy and total internal reelection fluorescence microscopy of cell and biochemical assays, and basic protein purification.
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Functions as Medical Technologist in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. Performs routine and specialized testing. 

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