Student Worker

Medical College of Wisconsin

United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Jul 24, 2025

Position Description:

Position Purpose

Student worker position is available in the Department of Cell Biology focused on pharmacology of psychoactive substances using approaches structural biology and biochemistry of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Our lab aims to study mechanism of antidepressant, antipsychotic, and drugs to treat pain and mental health. We use chemical and biochemical tools to study G protein-coupled receptor signaling using high-throughput screening, mutagenesis, molecular biology, and structural biology.

Our lab is a highly-creative, fast-paced, dynamic environment with high expectations that spans multiple scientific disciplines in neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology, chemistry, and biochemistry. We aim to recruit students and trainees interested in high-impact discoveries in the GPCR and pharmacology fields of study.

We welcome highly-motivated and well-organized candidates with interests in chemistry or biochemistry, or psychology and neuroscience, that are capable of independent work in a laboratory setting. Candidates should have strong interests in drug mechanisms, biochemistry and pharmacology, or chemistry and related fields of study.

Primary Functions

Perform daily eurkaryotic and bacterial tissue culture and maintenace of cell lines
Perform daily protein expression and purification procedures
Perform data analysis according to supervisor's specifications
Prepare buffers, dilutions, or stock solutions for routine procedures and cell culture treatments
Maintain detailed and accurate notebooks and data records for all performed assays
Work in a team environment to help others, train other lab members, and contribute to international collaborations
Participate in weekly one-on-one meetings with principal investigator and lab meetings with other lab members
Demonstrate attention to detail, be extremely careful with record keeping, and maintain good organizational and time management skills
Engage in daily tasks with supervisor and other laboratory members according to principal investigator's specifications
Present data and scientific analysis for the group, and help troubleshoot laboratory problems

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities

Knowledge of chemistry or biochemistry is required.

A highly organized individual with record management skills is required.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Preferred Schedule:

Variable

Position Requirements:

Minimum Required Education: Current High School Student or recent graduate

Minimum Required Experience: No experience required.

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.