Student Employee - Nutrition Research Assistant - Fall 2026
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
Pay: $20/hr
Posted: 3 weeks ago
Location: Warrensburg, MO (Onsite)
Last Updated: 23 hours ago
Hours: Part-Time
Expires: 10/18/2026
Job Description
Student research assistant is needed to assist Dr. Penumetcha to establish cell culture and molecular techniques to develop laboratory methods in the area of Nutritional Genomics/Precision Nutrition.
Duties Include:
Establishing a cell culture, Learning and using molecular and genomic techniques such as isolation of RNA and DNA q
RT-PCR DNA
sequencing, gel electrophoresis, Western blotting etc.
Education:
An undergraduate degree in Biology/Chemistry Enrolled in a graduate degree at
UCM Experience:
Biology lab experience as an undergraduate or a research assistant Computer skills: Word-Processing, Working knowledge of Excel/Sheets Science presentation tools, NCBI exploration
Working Hours and Days:
Depends on experimental flow, but will not exceed 20/hr/week.
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