Lakshmi Viswanath
Medical Laboratory Assistant
Craigieburn
Summary
Detail-oriented Laboratory Assistant with more than 2 years experience at high-volume output labs. Skilled handling live-patient samples and maintaining laboratory equipment. Strong communication skills and talented working positively with scientific teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Laboratory Assistant
Alfred Health
Melbourne, Australia
12.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Malignant Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Services
- Trained new joiners on laboratory protocols, equipment use, and quality standards.
- Handle and maintain patient consent forms for clinical trials, ensuring compliance with ethical and regulatory standards.
- Proficient in performing a variety of laboratory techniques, including sample processing, cell isolation, eliquoting.
- Skilled in dealing with biospecimens like blood, bone marrow samples.
- Experienced in handling diverse biological samples with precision, adhering to strict protocols and maintaining a sterile work environment to prevent contamination.
- Implementing quality control procedures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of laboratory results, participating in regular equipment calibration, and troubleshooting as needed.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant safety regulations and protocols, including the handling and disposal of hazardous materials, to maintain a safe working environment for all team members.
- Malignant Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Services
Laboratory Assistant
ALS Limited
Scoresby Melbourne, Victoria
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Followed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safety protocols to handle and process food samples, ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of data.
- Collaborated with laboratory staff and other team members to perform routine tasks and assist with sample preparation, ensuring timely completion of testing procedures.
- Conducted inventory management and replenishment of laboratory supplies and reagents, ensuring an adequate stock level for uninterrupted operations.
- Maintained cleanliness and hygiene standards in the laboratory, including proper waste disposal and sterilization procedures, to prevent cross-contamination and ensure a safe working environment.
- Supported senior laboratory personnel in research and development projects, including sample collection, data analysis, and experimental setup, to contribute to the advancement of food testing methodologies and knowledge.
Trainee
Renai Medicity Hospital
Kerala, India
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: Renai Medicity Multi-specialty Hospital, Ernakulam
- Covid-19 testing, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), nucleic Acid extraction, Sample handling, Patient assessment.
- Renai Medicity Multi-specialty Hospital, Ernakulam
Education
Master of Science - Biotechnology
VIT UNIVERSITY
Vellore, TNSkills
- Centrifugation techniques
- Hazardous waste disposal
- Equipment testing and calibration
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Documentation and Reporting
- Quality Control Procedures
- Data Analysis
- Safety Protocols
- Specimen Preparation
- DNA/RNA isolation technique
- Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
- Covid-19 testing procedures
Certification
CADD 2020 - Computed aided drug designing, Unibiosys Biotech Research Labs
Visa Status
Permanent Resident
Timeline
Laboratory Assistant
Alfred Health
12.2023 - Current
Laboratory Assistant
ALS Limited
06.2023 - 12.2023
Trainee
Renai Medicity Hospital
08.2021 - 12.2021
Master of Science - Biotechnology
VIT UNIVERSITY