Rebecca Weavers

Dedicated and experienced Medical Laboratory Scientist with a background in performing diagnostic testing in Haematology, Biochemistry, and Blood Bank within a core laboratory setting. Adept at conducting a wide range of laboratory analyses, ensuring precision, accuracy, and adherence to quality standards. Having successfully contributed to the efficient operations of the core laboratory, I am now eager to leverage my skills and expertise in an Australian healthcare setting. Seeking new opportunities in Australia to further enhance my professional growth and continue my career in medical laboratory science. I am confident in my capacity to adapt swiftly to new challenges and technologies.

07.2022 - 10.2022 - Molecular Diagnostics / Grafton Clinical Genomics

• Macrodissections of FFPE tissue
• Nucleic acid extraction from buccal swab, blood and FFPE samples
• Quantification using Nanodrop and Tapestation
• PCR, DNA/RNA library preparation
• Illumina Sequencing, MassARRAY, Nanostring

02.2022 - 06.2022 - Haematology/ Pathlab Waikato

• Startup procedures
• Verifying quality control
• Daily maintenance, and basic troubleshooting on Beckman Coulter DxH 800 and ACL TOP LAS 700 analysers.
• Blood film preparation and staining using Romanowsky, Supravital and Iron stains.
• Blood film examination including manual white cell differential, reticulocyte counts, morphology, and malarial identification.
• Manual ESR and using Starrsed ST analyser.
• Coagulation panels
• Thalassemia screen
• Analysis of results
• Internal and external quality assurance