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About the Role
United Arab Emirates University is seeking a Research Assistant to perform molecular biology techniques, bioinformatics analysis, and data interpretation. The role requires a Master's degree in a relevant discipline and experience with genomic data analysis and laboratory protocols.
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Responsibilities
- Participate in experimental design, troubleshooting, and optimization of laboratory protocols
- Perform routine molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction, PCR/qPCR, gel electrophoresis, cloning, and related methods
- Measure gene expression at the RNA level to assess gene activity and regulation
- Analyze sequencing data through quality control, alignment, normalization, and batch correction
- Identify differentially expressed genes across conditions and cell types
- Characterize cellular heterogeneity and detect rare cell populations
- Conduct pathway and gene set enrichment analyses
- Integrate molecular, genomic, and clinical datasets for comprehensive interpretation
- Visualize expression patterns using heatmaps, UMAP/t SNE, and expression plots
- Interpret results to support biological and clinical conclusions
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant laboratory documentation
- Present research progress during laboratory meetings
Requirements
- Master degree in the relevant disciplines
- Experience with molecular biology techniques including nucleic acid extraction, PCR/qPCR, gel electrophoresis, cloning
- Experience with bioinformatics analysis including RNA seq data analysis, quality control, alignment, normalization
- Proficiency in Python and R for data processing and visualization
- Experience with cell culture, protein expression analysis, Western blotting, ELISA, immunofluorescence
- Experience with NGS technologies and sequencing data analysis
- Knowledge of population genetics and association analysis using PLINK
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General Responsibilities
- Participate in experimental design, troubleshooting, and optimization of laboratory protocols.
- Perform routine molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction, PCR/qPCR, gel electrophoresis, cloning, and related methods.
- Measure gene expression at the RNA level to assess gene activity and regulation.
- Analyze sequencing data through quality control, alignment, normalization, and batch correction.
- Identify differentially expressed genes across conditions and cell types.
- Characterize cellular heterogeneity and detect rare cell populations.
- Conduct pathway and gene set enrichment analyses.
- Integrate molecular, genomic, and clinical datasets for comprehensive interpretation.
- Visualize expression patterns using heatmaps, UMAP/t SNE, and expression plots.
- Interpret results to support biological and clinical conclusions.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant laboratory documentation, including electronic laboratory notebooks and written records.
- Present research progress during laboratory meetings.
Specific Responsibilities and Tasks Molecular Genomics
- Independently perform molecular and cellular biology experiments using validated laboratory protocols and assays.
- Conduct cellular assays including cell culture maintenance, protein expression analysis, Western blotting, ELISA, and cellular and subcellular localization studies (e.g., immunofluorescence and microscopy based analyses).
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot molecular platforms including PCR, RT PCR (qPCR), Sanger sequencing, and next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies.
- Handle, process, and prepare clinical and research specimens using manual and automated laboratory equipment in accordance with approved protocols.
- Process patient samples using standardized identification, tracking, and documentation procedures to ensure sample integrity and data quality.
- Collect, curate, organize, and submit experimental, imaging, clinical, and sequencing data to laboratory databases and supervisors.
Specific Responsibilities and Tasks Bioinformatics & Data Analysis
- Perform primary, secondary, and tertiary analysis of genomic data, including sequence quality control, alignment, variant calling, annotation, and interpretation.
- Develop, implement, and customize bioinformatics and statistical analysis pipelines using Python and R for automation, data processing, visualization, and reporting.
- Conduct population genetics, association, and genotype–phenotype analyses using PLINK and related tools.
- Prepare high quality analytical reports, figures, and summaries for internal review, scientific publications, and funding submissions.
- Analyze bulk and single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA seq) data to identify differential gene expression, perform pathway and gene set enrichment analyses, and visualize expression patterns.
- Integrate RNA expression with genomic and clinical data to interpret results and support biological discovery and translational research.
Minimum Qualification
- Master degree in the relevant disciplines
Preferred Qualification
- Master or PhD in the relevant disciplines
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