Microbiology technician vs laboratory research assistant

Differences between microbiology technician and laboratory research assistant duties and responsibilities

Microbiology technician example responsibilities.

• Job duties begin in a general microbiology/ infectious disease laboratory focuse on cultivating and managing infectious strains of microbes.
• Apply GMP and GLP documentation for all sample testing.
• Prepare culture media, perform culture media QC test, and maintain appropriate inventory, perform growth promotion testing and sterility.
• Quantify total aerobic plate count and total yeast and mold count.
• Keep records of all tests in database and keep entries of QA checks.
• Use of microscopes, autoclaves, carboys, manual and electric pipettes, etc.
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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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