Candidate with sound working knowledge and trouble shooting skills in some of the following techniques is preferred: immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, ELISA assays, western blot analysis, immunoprecipitation, gene knockdown/knockout, transfection/transduction of mammalian /bacterial cells, proliferation/apoptosis study, gene expression library construction, RT-PCR, gel electrophoresis of proteins and nucleic acids, mammalian cell culture, cryopreservation of cells, preparation of DNA, RNA, and protein from cells, blood, tissues, and FFPE slides for next-generation sequencing, microarray, methylation array, and protein array analyses. Tissue culture and handling of hazardous biological materials: Maintains and establishes tissue culture cell lines which requires good sterile techniques and the ability to observe and identify cell changes under the microscope, determine cell counts on the hemocytometer or coulter counter, perform colony counts and determine cell viability.