full-time job: Research assistant NYU Dept of MIcrobioloby

A research assistant position to work on the molecular biology of HIV-1 is offered at an established laboratory at the New York University School of Medicine in the Department of Microbiology.

  

Studies will investigate the role of cellular restriction factors and their interaction with regulatory proteins of HIV-1.  Experimental approaches involve cell and molecular biology techniques, tissue culture, plasmid preparation, western blotting, small interfering RNA  technologies, molecular profiling and genetic manipulation of mice. 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION: The candidate will be involved in tissue culture, preparation and analysis of samples for flow cytometry and cell sorting and molecular biology and biochemical techniques such as cloning of DNA into plasmid vectors, RNA and cDNA preparation, and immunostaining.  Responsibilities will also include lab management and organization, including ordering supplies, stocking reagents and solutions and maintaining lab databases.

 

REQUIREMENTS: College graduate with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences (or equivalent). A minimum commitment of two years is expected.

 

TRAINING AND SKILLS: Knowledge of cell biology and molecular biology; ability to work with some independence; experience in tissue culture.  Must be detail-oriented, organized, able to multi-task, take initiative, start and complete projects.  Must be proficient in working with computers, MS Office, databases (Filemaker) and other software aiding laboratory organization.

 

 To apply: Email cover letter (CV, and contact information for three references to: nalp3@mac.com

 Compensation: Commensurate with experience

 Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.

 Please, no phone calls about this job.

 Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

 

 

 

 

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full-time job; medical assistant

Medical Assistant

 

Dr. Kim is a cardiologist and every year he has been successfully sending Medical Assistants to Medical Schools. Cornell Medical Students rotate thru this clinic-communicating and working with a variety of medical students. Great environment for someone trying to gain experience in the medical field and/or pursuing an eventual Medical Degree.

 

Seeking full-time administrative Medical Assistants for a cardiology practice located in Kew Gardens, NY. Duties include setting up patients for medical procedures, transcribing medical notes, answering phones, scheduling appointments, data entry, medical billing and other miscellaneous tasks. No experience necessary: training provided on site.

 

You may also be given the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of a web-based medical software program

            * Keep up-to-date with industry news

            * Assisting with customer support

            * Establishing rapport and strong relationships with clients

            * Analyzing company and industry data

            * Assist in business development projects including B2B relationships

        * Assist in drafting program improvements based on industry changes and customer requests

 

Candidates fluent in Spanish, Korean, or Chinese preferred, but not required. All candidates should indicate any foreign language proficiency in their resume.

 

BA/BS. Well-organized, sharp, & delightful individual who can interact well with patients. Must have good time management capabilities and be able to multi-task. A strong science background is preferred. Recent college grads and Pre-medical students are recommended to apply.

 

Please forward resumes to chestpaindiagnosticcenter@gmail.com

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FW: Clinical Research Opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers in the Department of Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital

Department of Emergency Medicine Research Opportunity at North Shore University Hospital - Manhasset

 

Dear Students,

 

I am writing to you on behalf of the Academic Associate Program in the Department of Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.  As the fall semester is approaching, I would like to send out a reminder to you regarding the Fall Research Internship Program at the Department of Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital.  I would like to inform you about the fifteen open positions that we have for our Fall Research Internship Program to start in September 2009.  Over the past ten years, the academic leadership in the department has developed and successfully implemented a research internship program that supports the research infrastructure of the department.

 

The Volunteer Research Internship Program consists primarily of undergraduate premedical students who are seeking both research experience and clinical exposure. Interns have a unique opportunity to observe not only physicians, but also a busy emergency department. In the past, the Volunteer Research Interns have been chosen from highly-skilled high school students, post-baccalaureate students and even post-medical graduates seeking to expand their knowledge of the clinical research process.

 

During the academic year, our program focuses on studies which do not require consecutive sampling, such as retrospective chart review.  Interns usually spend their time conversing with physicians, residents, nurses, and other healthcare providers in order to truly understand the many tiers in the healthcare process. Furthermore, the interns are able to aid patients in a non-clinical manner. A research intern's responsibilities include completing literature searches, patient screening tasks, data management duties as well as some basic scholarly writing. In the past, Volunteer Research Interns have earned co-authorship on abstracts based on their contributions. Furthermore, interns are offered education days where members of the ED faculty come and give talks on various issues related to healthcare and medical school. Other perks include opportunities to participate in physician-led tours of departments and other informational workshops. Previous research interns have had overwhelmingly positive feedback both on their time spent at the internship and on activities such as Education Day.

 

Proficiency with software applications such as Microsoft Access (data for the majority of the research projects are stored in Access databases), Excel, PowerPoint and Word is highly recommended among applicants.  Strong ambition, motivation, the ability to multitask, as well as interpersonal and leadership skills are absolutely necessary for these positions.

 

If you would like to further explore this opportunity, please feel free to visit our website at, http://www.nsuhed.com/undergraduate-volunteer.html.  We are currently accepting applications and urge interested students to submit their cover letter, résumé, and unofficial transcript as soon as possible, as we are aiming to make decisions by the end of August 2009.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at kfung1@nshs.edu or my colleague, Libby Barton, at ebarton@nshs.edu. 

 

Sincerely,

Kirstie Fung

 

Academic Associate Department of Emergency Medicine

 

North Shore University Hospital

 

 

300 Community Drive

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone: (516) 562-1235

Fax: (516) 562-3710

Email: kfung1@nshs.edu

 

The Academic Associates

Elizabeth Barton, BA; Kirstie Fung, BS

(516) 562-1223; (516) 562-1235

ebarton@nshs.edu; kfung1@nshs.edu

 

Senior Research Director

Mary Frances Ward, RN, ANP, MS

(516) 562-2926

mward@nshs.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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part time job NYS Psych Institute

Part-Time Research Assistant Needed - New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University (Health Sciences Campus), Psychiatry Department

 

Job Summary: Part-time research assistant needed to assist with studies involving anxiety disorders. Responsibilities included, but are not limited to, recruiting and screening subjects, data entry, collecting research data, and preparing blood kits.

 

Qualifications: BA/BS in Psychology, Biology, Neuropsychology, Pre-Med or Related Area. Psychophysiology experience is preferred.

 

 Please send resume and cover letter to Julianna Stevens at stevens@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu or fax to 212-543-6609.

 

 This job is ideal for an individual seeking research experience before beginning medical or graduate school

 

 

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Physicians For National Health Program: Single Payer "Teach-In": Sat., July 25, 1p.m. to 5 p.m. Join Us!

On Saturday, July 25, PNHP NY Metro Chapter together with HealthCare Now! and the Private Health Insurance Must Go Coalition is conducting a single payer "Teach-In."

 

The Teach In is open to anyone who would like to participate (there is no fee to attend).  The Teach In will offer presentations on the single payer model of a health care program as well as an overview of the various other health care reform proposals now being considered by Congress.  There will be another presentation on strategies for how to become a more effective single payer activist.

 

Members from the three sponsoring organizations will offer training for single payer advocates who are making or plan to make presentations on the benefits of a single payer system.  Tips will be offered as to how to best advocate for a single payer system through congressional action as well as community actions.

 

Following the presentations, there will be break out groups so all participants will have the opportunity to engage in the discussions about how best to achieve our goal of advancing single payer further into the debate of health care reform and gaining additional public and congressional support for single payer.

 

Please join us for this special program.  Again, there is no charge to participate.

 

We only ask that you RSVP and let us know whether you will be attending.

Date:     Saturday, July 25, 2009

Time:     1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where:   The Murphy Center, Queens College, 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor

The location is in mid-town and close to most subway lines.

RSVP:  info@pnhpnymetro.org

 

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part-time clinical research assistant available in September

Clinical research and administrative assistantship Mt. Sinai School of Medicine World Trade Center Treatment Program

Date Available: September 2009

Schedule: 6-12 hr/wk, flexible schedule, during academic year

 

Qualifications: excel    Qualifications:

 

Excellent  writing skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Access, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint), interest and ability to learn other computer programs, excellent interpersonal skills are essential; interest in clinical research. Bilingual Spanish preferable.

Brief Description: Candidate will provide clinical research assistantship, including database management, clinical data extraction from charts, tracking of diagnostic test reports, data entry, and some basic queries and reports. Candidate will assist with patient recruitment, testing, record tracking. Candidate will occasionally assist with bibliographic searches, lecture preparation, and other administrative support tasks. Academic credit can be arranged for, depending on candidate's interest.

 

If interested, please submit your curriculum vitae and summarized statement of interests to Rafael E. de la Hoz, MD, MPH, by electronic mail (Rafael.delaHoz@mssm.edu).

 

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Course Announcement (Introduction to Biomedical Informatics, G4001)

COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Biomedical Informatics G4001 (Introduction to Biomedical Informatics)

 

Semester: Fall 2008

Location: Mudd 327 (Morningside Campus)

Date/Time: Mon & Weds (4:10-5:25pm)

Lecturers: Michael F. Chiang, MD; Other speakers from Biomedical Informatics

Prerequisites: None, although experience with computers and a passing familiarity with medicine will be useful.  The course is open to health sciences students, graduate students, and undergraduates.

 

Description: An overview of the field of biomedical informatics, combining perspectives from medicine, computer science, and social science.  Course will discuss the use of computers and information technology in health care and the biomedical sciences, covering specific applications, general methods, current issues, capabilities, and limitations of biomedical informatics.  Biomedical informatics studies the organization of medical information, the effective management of

information using computer technology, and the impact of such technology on medical research, education, patient care, and public health.  The field explores techniques for assessing current information practices, determining the information needs of health care providers and patients, developing interventions using computer technology, and evaluating the effect of those interventions.  

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Research Coordinator Position Opening at Georgetown University (Washington, DC)

Research Coordinator- DECIPHER study (DiffErenCes in the Imaging of Primary Hemorrhage based on Ethnicity or Race):  Position open immediately.

 

Description

 

Dr. Chelsea Kidwell, Medical Director of the Georgetown University Stroke Center and Georgetown Professor of Neurology, is recruiting a coordinator for the NIH-funded Stroke Disparities Program, which consists of three research projects that focus on disparities in stroke treatment, as evidenced in the Washington, DC metro area. The coordinator will focus solely on the third project.

 

 Project 3, Differences in the Imaging of Primary Hemorrhage based on Ethnicity or Race (DECIPHER) is a longitudinal, observational study designed to evaluate the prevalence and significance by race/ethnicity of chronic cerebral microbleeds identified on brain MRI studies in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This study aims to determine which, if any, racial/ethnic discrepancies exist in severity,  etiology, and long-term prognosis of ICH patients. 

 

 The incumbent will be employed by Georgetown University, but will work at hospitals in the Washington D.C. area to conduct stroke research. Responsibilities include patient interview, chart review, data collection using web-based software, and working well with other members of the DECIPHER team to ensure protocol adherence. The individual is expected to have working knowledge of compliance policies with respect to the clinical regulatory environment. 

 

This is a dynamic environment that requires a research assistant who is an independent thinker with the ability to troubleshoot under the general supervision of Dr. Kidwell. This is a perfect position for those seeking to go to medical school or enter other allied health professions and would like to gain more research and clinical trial experience in a medical setting.

 

Qualifications

 

A Bachelors degree is required, with a major in Neuroscience, Psychology, or Biology desired but not required. One year plus experience in a clinical trial or similar work environment is preferred. General understanding of stroke, public health, and neurology is greatly preferred, and interest in these areas is a must. The appropriate candidate should have impeccable organizational skills, work well independently, be flexible and be able to handle multiple tasks. In addition, the candidate should be extremely detail oriented with a solid base of management skills, interpersonal skills, and familiarity with MS

Office. This job requires a commitment of at least one year, preferably two.

 

Contact

If interested in applying, please forward a Cover Letter and a recent copy of your CV/Resume to Shoshana Goldberg at sg434@georgetown.edu

 

 

Please do NOT call about this position.

 

 

Shoshana Goldberg

Program Manager--Stroke Disparities Program

Triumph Over Stroke Program

 

Georgetown University Dept. of Neurology

Building D, Suite 150

4000 Reservoir Road NW

Washington, DC 20007

P: 202-687-7288

F: 202-687-8684

Pager: 202-405-0591

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full-time job: project coordinator CUMC

A multi-site study of the genetics of Alzheimer's Disease among African Americans is looking for a Project Coordinator. Participants in this study are African American older adults without memory difficulties and

those with Alzheimer's disease. Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the coordinator will be responsible for executing all data collection and data management for this project, which is funded by the National

Institute on Aging. In addition to coordination duties there are opportunities for participation in seminars, case conferences, and manuscript preparation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Conduct all research activities in accordance with study protocol, standard operating procedures and other appropriate regulations, procedures, and policies.

2. Screen potential participants, schedule participant interviews and MRI scans of the brain, obtain informed consent according to IRB guidelines, and conduct face-to-face neuropsychological and medical interviews.

3. Develop and execute recruitment efforts which include community outreach, local advertising, coordination with other health facilities, and outreach with doctors offices with older adult patients.

4. Manage flow of blood specimens to and from the appropriate internal and external laboratories. This includes tracking samples and transferring samples. Draw blood from participants (applicant must be

willing to become phlebotomy certified if not already certified).

5. Manage flow of MRI safety reviews from the laboratory to database and to participants and their doctor.

6. Conduct data quality assurance procedures for data collected at Columbia and received from the collaborating sites.

7. Manage the petty cash account for the study.

8. Handle IRB submissions, modifications, and renewals.

9. Manage the database and liase with database manager.

10. Train and supervise research assistants.

Information about the Research Center:

The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center has integrated clinical, epidemiological and genetic research at Columbia University Medical Center since its conception in 1977. Our research is focused on diseases

of the brain and nervous system throughout the life cycle. Our mission is to find the cause or causes of these disabling disorders by investigating human populations at risk.

One of our main areas of interest is Alzheimer's disease and the aging nervous system. This is one of the largest sections of Sergievsky Center's research efforts and continues to examine genetic and

environmental risk factors, treatment, and interventions for Alzheimer's disease and other age-related brain diseases. In related areas of research Sergievsky investigations include Parkinson's disease and

related movement disorders as well as cerebrovascular disorders. In conjunction with the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Sergievsky investigators have expanded

cognitive neuroscience with comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and imaging technology to study brain behavior relationships in health and disease.

Combining the discoveries in molecular biology and genetics with large-scale epidemiologic approaches, Sergievsky Center investigators hope to identify fundamental causes for some of these nervous system disorders with the long-term goal of successful intervention.

Please forward resumes to: Raquel Cabo at rc2252@columbia.edu

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PT Job Opening: Part-time research assistant

Part-time Research Position

Department of Pathology and Surgery

Columbia University

 

To begin this summer and continue through next year - appropriate for a current undergraduate.

 

The position requires isolating genomic DNA from transgenic mouse tails, preparing gels and running electrophoresis.  Samples will then be entered into a database.  The job will require 10-20 hours a week.

 

If interested, please contact Shi Du Yan, MD at sdy1@columbia.edu  , and Hung Nguyen at hln2101@columbia.edu

 

For more information about Dr. Yan's work see http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/facdb/profile_list.asp?uni=sdy1&DepAffil=Surgery

 

 

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