Job Posting

Research Assistant

Posted on Aug. 22, 2023

Position Information

Department: Surgery

Position Type: Volunteer

Number of Positions: 2

Hours Per Week: 4

Car Required? Yes

Position Term: Academic Year

Faculty Mentor or Sponsor

Name: Yujiang Fang

Address: MSB M315, 1, Hospital Drive

Phone: 5733405025

Email: fangy@health.missouri.edu

Job Duties

My research interest is cancer immunotherapy and cancer radiation treatment. Many cancers are studied in my lab now including prostate cancer, bladder tumor, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, brain tumor, liver cancer and melanoma. 

Prepare culture media, manage cancer cell lines, set up cell culture, perform drug/radiation treatment to cells, harvest cells, perform immunohistostaining, PCR, Western blot, data entry, prepare poster/manuscript for publication.

Students are expected to be the coauthors of the publications.

Required Skills

Responsible and be careful for details of experiments. 

Have a strong desire to apply for medical school (allopathic or osteopathic med school) Have a valid Driver license

Preferred Qualifications

Freshman and sophomore preferred

Other Comments

Name: Yujiang Fang MD PhD

Address: 1, Hospital Drive, Medical Science Building M315

Phone: 573-340-5025

Email: fangy@health.missouri.edu

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