What are the responsibilities and job description for the Biological Scientist position at GAP Solutions, Inc.?
Position Objective: The Biological Scientist will provide research support for new and ongoing projects in the lab that include development and characterization of novel fungi specific PET imaging tracers. The Biological Scientist will support the overall functions of the Clinical Center (CC) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Duties And Responsibilities
Duties And Responsibilities
- In vitro characterization of novel radioligands to be used as fungal specific PET tracers
- Development and standardization of mouse models of fungal infection
- Validation of PET imaging data with a variety of assays
- Work independently on assigned research projects
- Perform surgical procedures in mice to develop fungal infections
- Plan and conduct long-term imaging experiments to include animal monitoring, PET/CT/MRI imaging and tissue collection and processing
- Perform in vitro assays to characterize potential PET ligands
- Validate PET imaging results with different microscopic techniques
- Collect, record, analyze and present experimental data
- Maintain laboratory equipment
- Operate laboratory equipment to analyze samples 5
- Analyze laboratory findings 4
- Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data 1
- Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards 2
- Record research or operational data 3
- Meet with lab members to present updates
- Perform experiments, collect and analyze data
- Train new personnel in different experimental approaches
Salary : $110,000 - $115,000