Student Lab Tech description

Laboratory work on the plum pox project includes:
-receiving, logging and tracking samples
-subsample and prepare samples for ELISA testing using top-loading balances and micropipetters; ensure quality control techniques are maintained for laboratory equipment
-prepare reagents and buffers for ELISA testing
-maintain quality control through positive and negative control samples and following up on outlying results
-ensure tests are accurate, promptly completed, recorded, coded, and reported
-ensure samples are properly and safely filed, stored, disposed of or forwarded as appropriate
-following procedures and keeping thorough records

Laboratory Services Division is an ISO 9001 registered laboratory. The test methods used on this project are also accredited to the ISO 17025 standard. Good laboratory practices are maintained through a thorough training programmed, following standard operating procedures, and maintaining the required test records.