Graduate researcher vs doctoral student

Differences between graduate researcher and doctoral student duties and responsibilities

Graduate researcher example responsibilities.

• Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
• Analyze the expression of MZF-1 gene using western blots and RT-PCR.
• Train undergraduate, masters, and PhD-level students on HPLC and UPLC instruments.
• Use of NMR, IR, and TLC to analyze product purity and identity.
• Experience using GC/MS, LC/MS, and NMR to analyze molecules produce in the lab.
• Create buffers, HPLC solvents, maintain laboratory notebooks, order chemical reagents and perform serial dilutions.
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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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