Political science research assistant vs laboratory research assistant

Differences between political science research assistant and laboratory research assistant duties and responsibilities

Political science research assistant example responsibilities.

• Evaluate patients' study eligibility via medical history, obtain informed consent, enroll patients, and achieve enrollment quotas.
• Research relevant data and perform statistical analyses in Stata, presenting findings thereafter to diverse audiences.
• Guide the technical implementation of an automate analysis system (electrophoresis station), with the enhancement of its operational efficiency.
• Provide research and editing for upcoming publication on federal income taxation.
• Realize data visualization for primary care clinics utilization study using GIS.
• Analyze facial muscle activity by electroencephalography within a sensory deprivation chamber.

Laboratory research assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage participant records according to IRB guidelines to ensure confidentiality.
• Lead experiments to assess survivor behavior differences in zebrafish contaminate with dietary mercury.
• Maintain microbial culture and isolate and purify bacterial and viral DNA and RNA to study the genome of common pathogenic bacteria.
• Perform protein extraction on larvae.
• Perform biological assays, including ELISA and RT-PCR.
• Gain extensive MLST, RT-PCR, conventional PCR, primer design and gel-electrophoresis experience.
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