Biological aide vs biology laboratory technician

Differences between biological aide and biology laboratory technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

• Lead experiments to assess survivor behavior differences in zebrafish contaminate with dietary mercury.
• Prepare media and reagents necessary for microbiological and electrophoresis analysis.
• Carry out highly complex pharmaceutical and biotechnology studies while maintaining strong relationships with clients and upholding federal regulations for FDA approval.
• Design and implement vegetation survey using GPS and GIS; collect and analyze data for reports.
• Record the amount of plant cover, GPS coordinates and environmental conditions in a journal for different sampling plots.
• Lead experiments to assess survivor behavior differences in zebrafish contaminate with dietary mercury.