Research Associate (Transgenic Mouse Support / Mammalian Gene Expression)

Berkeley Lab's ( LBNL ) Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology ( EGSB ) Division has an opening for a Research Associate to provide basic support to the Mammalian Functional Genomics Laboratory.

In this exciting role, you will contribute to the lab's core pipeline focused on the generation of transgenic mice, assisting with mouse handling and breeding, embryo dissections, molecular cloning, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and general laboratory maintenance.

This position has an anticipated start date of October 13, 2025.

What You Will Do :

• Support the transgenic mouse facility, including (but not limited to) general animal husbandry, intraperitoneal hormone injections, embryo production and egg collection, microdissection, identification of pseudo-pregnant recipient females, and maintenance of mouse colonies.
• Serve as the primary personnel responsible for maintaining general laboratory operations, including dishwashing, autoclaving of glassware, routine maintenance of laboratory equipment, buffer production, and inventory management of lab supplies.
• Collect, sort, and process mouse embryos at various developmental stages for downstream applications, including staining.
• Maintain and update laboratory logs and review sequencing results to determine appropriate next steps.
• Assist with genotyping procedures, including DNA extraction and minimal PCR analysis of mouse genomic DNA.
• Participate in molecular cloning tasks, including vector ligation, bacterial transformation, plating, and colony screens.
• Occasional weekend work required.

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