JANE (TRAN) LY
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Educational Details
College: Mt. San Antonio College
Degree: Associate Degree Histotechnician (2010)
GPA obtained (for all the histotechnology classes): 4.0
Overall GPA obtained: 3.88
ASCP Certified (HT) in 2010
Related Experience
Response Genetics Inc. (November 2011 to present)
Role: embedding, microtomy (adjusting angle for each block when cutting at 4μ and 10μ) staining (H&E and NFR), manual coverslipping, processing, filing, QC.
House Ear Institute (August 25, 2010 to November 2011)
Role as a histotechnician: grossing & processing, embedding, performing mircrotomy, H&E staining, IHC (manually & automatically – DAKO Autostainer Plus), coverslipping, making reagents (for fixatives, IHC, and H&E), QC…etc.
Other duties: DNA extraction, pre and post PCR.
Teaching Assistant for HT12, Beginning Histotechniques at Mt. San Antonio Community College (February 22 to June 12, 2010)
Role: helping the students with embedding, microtomy, H&E and microorganism stain, QC, lab assignments, homework, and questions in the lab time.
San Antonio Community Hospital (January 4 to February 8, 2010)
Role: embedding, microtomy, assisting the pathologists with grossing, H&E and special stains (automated & manual), IHC staining and evaluation, filing slides & blocks, coverslipping (automated & manual)
Long Beach VA (August 8 to November 22, 2009)
Role: embedding, microtomu, H&E and special stains (automated and manual), IHC automated staining, cutting frozen sections, processing, xylene and alcohol recycling.
Skills as a Histotechnician
Proper tissue processing, embedding, microtomy, coverslipping.
Proper accessioning and labeling of all tissue samples.
Staining: H&E and special stain, including preparing reagents, obtaining control tissues and performing different special staining procedures.
IHC procedures: be able to recognize control tissue and perform IHC testing, validation on new IHC staining.
Ensure safety and quality control.
Personality and Attitude
Willingness to learn and people friendly, responsibility & commitment.
Patient, hardworking, and nice.
Trilingual speaker.