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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Senior Laboratory Technician- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's
Cytogenetics Core
Job Duties and Skills acquired:
I worked two years in a clinical cytogenetics laboratory. For those two years, I developed the
skills necessary for processing and staining patient samples for diagnostic assessment and
managed patient information for hospital records. My duties included: culturing and harvesting
patient bone marrow, blood, and tumors; staining patient samples for fluorescence in situ
hybridization; analyzing the samples using fluorescence microscopy; performing Giemsa
banding for karyotyping; karyotyping patient samples; updating and organizing patient files;
attending meetings with directors and co-workers to discuss improving laboratory procedures;
and aiding in maintaining general upkeep of the lab, including cleaning and assessing equipment,
preparing reagents and solutions, and organizing supplies and chemicals.
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