Biological aide vs research technician

Differences between biological aide and research 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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Research technician example responsibilities.

• Manage a DNA database and work with researchers to retrieve or send out samples and results.
• Lead experiments to assess survivor behavior differences in zebrafish contaminate with dietary mercury.
• Prepare reagents for use in processing samples, DNA and RNA extractions, and QC.
• Investigate and validate various acute phase protein assays as OA biomarkers in rodent animal models.
• Perform DNA extraction and analysis for the purpose of identifying bacterial strand for waste stream characterization.
• Extend course knowledge of CRISPR to experiment.
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