Microbiology technician vs research laboratory technician

Differences between microbiology technician and research laboratory technician 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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Research laboratory technician example responsibilities.

• Manage RT-PCR screening of candidate genes.
• Manage the development of innovative visualization and concept mapping of contest environment analysis challenges and analyst skill sets.
• Use many scientific techniques to collect and analyze RNA, DNA, and specific proteins from lines of potato plants.
• Preform computational molecular simulation of DNA and RNA.
• Retain patients from previous research projects and update database using patient histories and correlating pertinent medical data.
• Work with non human primates in an HIV testing laboratory.
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