Federal Work Study - Research Assistant

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Full-time other-general
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Location
Syracuse, NY, United States
Posted
July 08, 2026

Job Description

Job Summary:
Our laboratory investigates neurobiological mechanisms underlying women's mental health and

impact of hormones on human brain development, with the goal of advancing understanding of

conditions that disproportionately affect women across the lifespan.



About the Role

This position offers hands-on exposure to translational neuroscience research and is well-suited

to a student interested in psychiatry, neurology, OB-GYN, or academic medicine.



Key Responsibilities

Maintain general laboratory operations, including reagent preparation, inventory management,

and equipment upkeep. Perform immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining on tissue sections under

the supervision of senior lab members. Capture, organize, and catalog microscope images for

downstream analysis. Maintain accurate records in laboratory notebooks and digital databases.

Outreach to pediatric, ObGyn and psychi...