JOHANNA T. BOATENG

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EDUCATION

Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Master of Science in Bioscience Technology, August, 2013

Concentration: Cytotechnology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana-West Africa

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry June, 2006

CERTIFICATIONS

ASCP, CT Board certified March 6th,2015

ThinPrep Imaging System Review Scope Training program, May 21st, 2013

The ThinPrep Pap Test training program, May 10th, 2013

BD Sure Path Liquid-based Pap test, May 1st, 2013

WORK EXPERIENCE

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH Kumasi, Ghana,

10/10/2013 - 01/30/2015

Position: Cytotechnologist - Volunteer

Duties: Assisted with Fine needle aspirate procedures, prepared cytological specimens

and manually stained slides with Pap and Giemsa stains respectively, screened

gynecological slides and compiled test results.

CLINICAL ROTATIONS

Albert Einstein Medical Centre, Philadelphia, PA, 07/29/2013-

08/23/2013

Duties: Screened non-gynecological slides and assisted with Fine needle aspirate

procedures. Preparation of cytological specimens; gross description, centrifuging,

selection and labeling of slides, staining and cover slipping. Participated in tumor board

sections.

Doctor?s Pathology Services, Dover, DE 07/01/2013-

07/26/2013

Duties: Screened gynecological slides ;both thin prep and sure path. Assisted in

molecular testing of HPV and CT-GC, Fine needing aspirate procedures, histology

grossing and cytological specimens preparation; operated thin prep 2000

Quest Diagnostics Horsham, PA 06/03/2013-

06/28/2013

Duties: Screened gynecological specimens for thin prep and sure path slides. Operated

and used Thin prep Imaging system.

Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA 04/29/2013-

05/24/2013

Duties: Assisted with Fine needle aspirate procedures, used thin prep 2000 machine for

sample preparation and screened both gynecological and non-gynecological specimens

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Our Day Corporation 2891 Valentine Ave, Bronx NY10458 03/2009

-12/2011

Position: Chemist

Duties: Performed solvent and solvent extractions,prepared calibration

standards,prepared samples for analysis spanning across weighing,labeling, digesting

and cutting. Analyzed samples with AAS,cleaned glassware, assisted with preparation

of nutrient agar for microbial analysis.

Metallized Carbon Corporation (METCAR) Ossining, NY 08/2008-

01/2009

Position - Production Clerk

Duties: Compiled reports on progress of work, inventory levels, shipments and

production problems. Composed production documents with specifications

Ghana Standards Board, Accra Ghana, 11/06-05/08

Position ? Standards officer

Duties: supervised a ten person office team on production. In charge of conformity

assessment covering certification and accreditation. Supervised the testing of drugs,

cosmetics and general chemicals to meet national standards. Organized technical

committee meetings and produced meeting?s reports

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Master?s thesis (unpublished) - The use of guava leave extract in treatment of cervical

cancer and chicken pox, August, 2013

Undergraduate thesis (unpublished) ? Biological activities on some selected plants used

in the management of HIV/AIDS. June, 2006.

Presbyterian Hospital Agogo, Ghana 08/ 2001 ?

07/2002.

Position - Research Assistant

Duties Handled Research Analysis and assisted with the screening of malaria parasite

in blood samples of children under the age of six . Worked on polio immunization of

children.

MILESTONES

Leadership life, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, member

North Carolina Cytotechnologist Association, member

ASC, American Society for Cytotechnologist (ASC)

REFERENCES

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