Posting Description

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Biological Engineering, to provide technical assistance on multiple high-impact projects in the research lab of Professor Katharina Ribbeck. These include the isolation and purification of mucus components for the development of assays to identify artificial sweeteners with superior flavor properties, the development of chemical profiling methods to identify properties of salivary mucus that mediate favorable sweetener perception, and the development of mucus-based assays to predict sweetener perception. Primary responsibilities will include developing and implementing biochemical protocols for mucin isolation from saliva, isolating and characterizing mucin-associated glycans, testing sweetener function in the context of mucus, and other tasks as assigned.