Student Research Worker | Columbia University Job at Columbia University, New York, NY

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  • Columbia University
  • New York, NY

Job Description

  • Job Type: Short Term Casual
  • Bargaining Unit:
  • Regular/Temporary: Temporary
  • End Date if Temporary: 8/16/24
  • Hours Per Week: 10
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Salary Range: 22.00-22.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

Dr. Diano's lab is currently conducting multiple studies to understand the role of specific neuronal populations and surrounding glial cells in the brain in the regulation of whole-body energy and glucose metabolism.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting lab members investigating the nutrient-sensing mechanisms of the anorexigenic neuron population, POMC neurons, in the regulation of glucose and energy homeostasis.
  • Support lab members in performing analyses on the different mouse lines generated such as genotyping, metabolic phenotype tests, including weight and body composition measurements, and metabolic cage monitoring.
  • Provide support in performing brain perfusion, tissue dissection, immunofluorescence staining, and imaging by confocal microscopy and data analyses.
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School diploma

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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