Biological aide vs biology laboratory assistant

Differences between biological aide and biology laboratory assistant duties and responsibilities

Biological aide example responsibilities.

• Create PowerPoint and other support media for presentation of research to PhD research leads.
• Work on population genetics projects entailing DNA extraction, quantification, PCR, and STR analysis.
• Measure fish, collect DNA samples.
• Use hand hold GPS units and maps to identify camera and bear trapping sites.
• Enter data into PDA, used navigational skills and GPS to locate sites, contact landowners, and report weekly updates.
• Train associates how to maintain and troubleshoot immunoassay instruments, prepare dilutions, evaluate interfering substances and perform accelerate stability testing.
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Biology laboratory assistant example responsibilities.

• Comfort frighten patients and maintain an exceptionally bright professional demeanor to accomplish a procedure that makes most people very uncomfortable.
• Set up gel electrophoresis, clean slides, run experiments.
• Prepare culture media and ELISA samples following standard procedures.
• Prepare stock solutions, media for growing bacteria and yeast, electrophoresis gels and pouring agar plates.
• Aid students independently with laboratory work regarding basic principles of evolution, genetics, ecology, and molecular and cellular biology.
• Supervise and train fellow colleagues in GC, GC-MS, ATR-IR, FTIR, UV/Vis and DSC.
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