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The Department of Chemistry at Columbia University invites applications for the position of Staff Associate I to begin July 1, 2022. The responsibilities include performing neurobiological experiments such as gene expression profiling, immunohistochemistry, electrophysiology, and optical microscopy in rodent brain tissue, in the context of the study of mechanism of psychoactive and psychedelic compounds in the laboratory of Professor Dalibor Sames. The tasks may also involve assistance with basic rodent behavior tests including administration of imaging probes or experimental therapeutics.The specific duties of the position include:Fluorescence microscopy in brain tissueElectrophysiology in brain sliceGene profilingBrain tissue fixation, imm