Biology Department Student Worker
Cytopia
My duties involved:· Assisting with developmental investigations including data manipulation and interpretation· Performing various cell death assays to assess response to drug treatment· Keeping a legally accurate laboratory book of all experimental reports· Researching articles on topics of interest to supervisor· Cataloguing and compiling inventory lists of journal, antibody and pipette collections· Constructing and organizing databases hyperlinked to internal documents· Passaging and splitting various tissue cell cultures 3days a week· General lab maintenance e.g. restocking and topping up low supplies from storeI enjoyed my summer vacation cadetship where I have an excellent reference from my supervisor, and gained insight into the biotechnology/pharmaceutical world.