Volunteer Research AssociateAt — The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
The Rehan Lab researches the harmful effects of cigarette smoke and nicotine in the developing lung. Our lab uses state-of-the-art exposure models and molecular biology techniques to study the long-lasting pulmonary effects in the offspring of pregnant smokers. Students in the Rehan Lab will have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in a scientific laboratory, network with professional scientists, and assist with ongoing projects.
Critical skills within scientific research experimental planning, wet-lab experience (pipetting, cell culturing, lab animal handling), and statistical data analysis. Students will be assigned a mentor within the Rehan lab and obtain hands-on experience in ongoing experiments. Experiments conducted in the Rehan lab includes animal handling (dissections), molecular biology (qPCR, western blotting, histological staining), and bioinformatics (RNA sequencing, bisulfite sequencing).
Known hazards
Students will be expected to work with lab animals and complete safety training according to IACUC guidelines. Toxic reagents are regularly used in the lab and students must follow SOP/lab safety guidelines.
| Hours | Duration |
|---|---|
| 60 | hours per academic term |