Doctoral student vs graduate teaching assistant

Differences between doctoral student and graduate teaching assistant duties and responsibilities

Doctoral student example responsibilities.

• Manage multiple collaborative projects peripheral to dissertation that leverage experience in characterization and inorganic synthesis.
• Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
• Used RT-PCR, ELISA, western blot, culture of establish cell lines, and immunohistochemistry.
• Apply NMR techniques to assess the effect of a health supplement on neurological changes in Alzheimer s disease.
• Analyze the molecular structures by NMR and FR-IR, determine the molecular weight and polymerization kinetics by GPC.
• Develop complex ELISA and western blot methods to study and characterize the host immune response to intracellular parasitism.
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Graduate teaching assistant example responsibilities.

• Accomplish assessment of PU foam samples base on morphology by SEM and optical microscope.
• Assist classmates with developing positive study habits and strategies for managing classroom material.
• Tutor calculus, algebra, probability, financial mathematics and others as requested.
• Learned advance PCR techniques and troubleshooting.
• Analyze yield of Suzuki reaction using HPLC.
• Develop method for analysis of steroids in herbal medicines using HPLC.
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