Martina Vasung Pletikos MT(ASCPi)

** ***** ******, *** *****, CT 06511

phone: 475-***-****

e-mail: acrwq4@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

ASCP certified medical technologist.

Four years of experience in academic research and more than two in accredited and certified clinical laboratories.

Master/graduate engineer in medical biochemistry from University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry.

Familiar with OSHA, HIPAA and CLIA standards and regulations.

Searching for position in Connecticut.

EDUCATION

9/2003 - 4/2008: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry, Zagreb, Croatia

2008 Master/graduate engineer in medical biochemistry

WORK EXPERIENCE

8/2014- Urology, St Raphael’s Campus, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Medical Technologist

Duties:

Microscopic analysis of semen motility, count, and morphology.

EPIC Laboratory Information System.

10/2013 - 10/2014 Clinical Laboratory Partners, Newington, CT

Medical Technologist

Duties:

Working under biohazard safety level 2 (BSL-2). Microorganism quantification and isolation.

Bacterial staining, preforming stat tests: HIV, Mono, Rapid Strep A, TB, Flu, ET, and RSV.

Usage of growth mediums, jars, incubators, DNA amplifiers, immunoassays, light and fluorescent microscopy. Preforming DFA.

Preparing and incubating specimens for quantitative enzyme immunoassays, QUANT test.

Detecting blood pathogens plasmodium, babesia, and microfilariae, and sharing specimens with other laboratories for further analysis.

Working with Sunquest Laboratory Information System, Nowell and SLAB.

9/2008 – 9/2009 Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia

Medical Technologist

Duties:

Receiving and processing patient specimens using the laboratory information system.

Preforming complete blood count and microscopy.

Preforming routine urine analysis such as urine dilution, dipstick analysis and urine microscopy.

7/2008 - 2/2012 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry, Department of Food chemistry and Department of Analytical Toxicology, Zagreb, Croatia

Research Fellow

Duties:

Worked with patient samples and hazardous chemicals.

Detection of glutation S- transpherase P1 polymorphism in multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy.

Detection of radicals and Maillard reaction products using the fluorescence spectrophotometry. Preforming in vitro enzymatic digestion and measuring antioxidant potentials and antiradical capacity from various extracts.

Working with different molecular techniques: PCR, PCR-RFLP, qPCR, and enzyme immunoassays.

AWARDS

Dean’s award given by Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry for the year 2007. Title: ’The Frequency of C(-108)T and S311C polymorphism of PON1 and PON2 gene in Croatian healthy population’.

University President’s award for student research for the year 2008. Title:’A313G and C341T gene polymorphisms: possible protective role and sex dimorphism in multiple sclerosis’.

2008 Central European mobility scholarship for young researchers University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Additional Information

Available for all shifts and extended work hours. I would be happy to provide you with references and publications if requested.

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