Documentation, Laboratory, Microbiology, Plating Processes, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Reporting Skills, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Veterinary Medicine
Duties & Responsibilities
- Evaluate aerobic culture plates, identify bacterial isolates, perform Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Kirby-Bauer susceptibility testing, and prepare reports. Assist with bench setup as needed.
- Assist with plating and broth inoculations of clinical specimens submitted to the Microbiology Section.
- Perform Leptospirosis Micro-Agglutination Testing and maintain reference stock cultures and sera.
- Participate in Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) procedures. Follow and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), validation statements, and related documentation.
- Interact with veterinary and graduate students during diagnostic and clinical rotations. Provide support for classes, laboratories, and other responsibilities as assigned by the Head of the Microbiology Section.
- Other duties as assigned
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign