Chemistry research assistant vs laboratory research assistant

Differences between chemistry research assistant and laboratory research assistant duties and responsibilities

Chemistry research assistant example responsibilities.

• Evaluate patients' study eligibility via medical history, obtain informed consent, enroll patients, and achieve enrollment quotas.
• Characterize magnitude and longevity of treatments using SEM, contact angle, FTIR, ATR/FTIR, and bubble point measurements.
• Experience with ICP-OES, GFAAS, XRD and GC-MS instrumentation.
• Analyse synthesis products via GC-MS and H1NMR.
• Perform mathematical calculations, dilutions and the usage of HPLC systems.
• Characterize the structure of cathode material using TGA XRD SEM techniques.
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Laboratory research assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage participant records according to IRB guidelines to ensure confidentiality.
• Lead experiments to assess survivor behavior differences in zebrafish contaminate with dietary mercury.
• Maintain microbial culture and isolate and purify bacterial and viral DNA and RNA to study the genome of common pathogenic bacteria.
• Perform protein extraction on larvae.
• Perform biological assays, including ELISA and RT-PCR.
• Gain extensive MLST, RT-PCR, conventional PCR, primer design and gel-electrophoresis experience.
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