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San Francisco, Ca, Us

South San Francisco

• Proficient working with Beckman Coulter Biomek FXp, Tecan EVO 150/200, Agilent Bravo, Thermo Scientific Multidrop Combi, Tecan m200, Brooks Sonicman and Qiagen QIAsymphony• Active participant in safety inspections to ensure laboratory is compliant with Federal, State, Local and company regulations• Process blood and saliva samples for DNA extraction via automated procedure• Work closely with Automation Service team to troubleshoot instrument issues• Train laboratory personnel on various aspects of Pre-Amplification bench• Assists in routine QC testing of reagents manufactured internally • Fulfill weekly inventory stock of lab consumables and reagents• Maintain daily and weekly preventative maintenance on laboratory instruments

Brentwood Annex

• Quickly integrated into the Virology department and assisted in the viral testing of the 2009 H1N1 virus pandemic • Taught and trained incoming new employees, limited license students as well as Postdoctoral fellows in processing specimens for viral testing • Executed daily general viral culture setups in accordance to internal SOPs• Familiarity working and handling specimens under a controlled BSL-2 environment• Aliquot and processed patients’ samples for molecular testing (HSV, EBV, CMV, VZ, HIV, HepB/C)• Assisted in manufacturing antimicrobial susceptibility trays for Gram positive, Gram negative and Broad spectrum bacterial organisms • Triaged and accessioned specimens that comes from clinics, reference laboratories and hospitals• Streaked culture plates for departments such as Bacteriology, Mycology and Anaerobes • Familiarity working with automated machines such as the WASP• Oversaw preventative maintenance on machinery used for viral testing• Maintained stock of medias, reagents and equipment

Brentwood Annex

• Collaborated with PI (Associate Director) to monitor the positive effects of boric acid in urine for bacterial testing• Piloted a two week clinical experiment through hospital floors/clinics to see if patients were misdiagnosed, especially in older population, due to overgrowth of multiple bacterial strains in urine• Assisted in creating an educational poster for hospital floors/clinic for reference on proper collection and handling of urine

Van Nuys, Ca

• Assisted nurses in multiple departments (MedSurg, Peds/NICU/PICU, ER and Radiology) with sending specimens for testing, answering patient calls and maintaining a constant and consistent work flow • Cleaned up patients, changed bed linens, and attended to patient’s need to provide efficient patient care