**Job Description**

**The Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition (MET) has an outstanding opportunity for a temporary Research Scientist/Engineer 1 position to support studies within the Cirulli Laboratory.**

The field of research this position is engaged in is Vascular Biology and Transplantation. The Research Scientist will support the Cirulli Laboratory by conducting experiments in mice and performing cellular and molecular biology assays for studies in diabetes.

Research Sponsors/Stakeholders: BT1D, NIH

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

Animal work:

+ Mice work: tailing, genotyping, injections, and blood sampling
+ Handling, breeding, and monitoring mice
+ Dissecting mice and organ preparation for microscopy and immunohistochemistry

Experiment and Assay Development:

+ Preparation of genomic DNA and PCR
+ Protein extraction and gel electrophoresis

Tissue Preparation and Processing: