Technician Assistant

Joyce Z. Yu 908-***-**** *** Reynard Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

*********@*****.***

Scientific Technician

A detailed-focused research and laboratory technician with specialized

expertise in histology and necropsy offers proven success in performing

duties that facilitate quality experiments and studies. Demonstrates

proficiency in various lab and testing equipment and best practices.

Excels as an individual contributor and in team environments.

Areas of Expertise

Histology - Necropsy - Tissue Culture - Microbiology - MS Office -

Equipment Handling - Examination/Testing

Specimen Prep - FDA/Regulatory Compliance - Inventory Maintenance - Good

Laboratory Practice (GLP)

Professional Overview

Huntingdon Life Sciences, Inc. 2000-2014

Histology Technician (2003-2014)

. Conducted routine and non-routine technical procedures on a broad-range

of study types and species.

. Completed specimen preparation, grossing, fixation, embedding, microtomy,

and staining functions.

. Operated standard lab/histology equipment such as microtome, tissue

processor, balances, microscopes, and Leica tissue stainer; collected

data manually and by using various computer systems/applications.

. Adhered to the good laboratory practice (GLP).

Necropsy Technician (2000-2003)

. Led postmortem examination on large/small animals and recorded weight of

tissue and organs for studies.

. Prepared for and assisted with study setup while ensuring fixatives were

ready for various studies.

. Handled inventories and archives for the necropsy department.

Immunomedic, Inc. 1998-2000

Research Assistant

. Performed static and dynamic environment monitoring in 10,000 and 100,000

areas, which included air particulate and airborne counts as well as

surface and personnel monitoring.

. Maintained cell lines for production purposes in cGMP environment with

the expansion of cells from T-25 flasks to roller bottles and evaluation

of products used for cell culture production.

. Applied monolayer and hybridoma cell lines to conduct short term studies.

. Obtained DI water samples and performed microbiological tests and

prepared aler/action and NCR forms.

Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. 1996-1997

Associate Scientist

. Maintained several mammalian cell lines for a high throughput screening

group and prepared media/reagents to conduct assays: Yeast Two-Hybrid

Transcriptional, cellular, receptor-based enzymatic, and others.

. Utilized equipment such as the QUADRA 96 to pipette compounds, multi-drop

dispensers to dispense cells and reagents, Tecan Genesis to select active

compounds, spectrophotometer, and microbeta to read plates.

Johnson & Johnson 1995-1996

Research Assistant

. Performed work for in vitro toxicology and pharmacology functions,

including cell culture maintenance, preparation of various drugs and

compounds for testing, and assay performance/evaluation.

. Developed a proficiency in ELISA assay techniques for measuring cytokine

content in tissue culture fluid.

Education

Biology Program - Kean University

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