Shalene Yap Zhi Yu
Ashfield,NSW
Summary
Skilled multitasker with a strong commitment to facing challenges. Demonstrates outstanding teamwork, problem-solving, and organizational abilities. Intensely dedicated to the field of hematology with a profound passion and enthusiasm.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Medical laboratory technician officer
Prince of Wales hospital haematology laboratory
08.2023 - Current
- Perform Haematology tests, employing automated methods which include ACL top and DXH 690T
- Maintain laboratory equipment, ensuring meticulous attention to detail to guarantee precision and reliability in test results
- Familiar with IQA, EQA and various software systems, including OMNI and Remisol, for patient result and data management as well as reporting processes.
Internship
Austin Health Core Laboratory
- Examining blood morphologies of patients; perform blood group checking, antibody screening and qc using blood typing card as well as AHG card; prepare and load samples into Access and Au480 machine; perform QC control for Dxh 690T, coagulation machine as well as point of care machine which include LIAT and i-stat machine; perform a range of specimen reception services: Data entry, ID checking, facilitating workflow of blood, urine, faeces and histology specimens' reception according to their priority and specimen conditions and requirements
- I have experience and familiarity with various software systems, including LIS (AUSLAB), Remisol and QAP.
Summer research scholarship
Gene editing lab
- DMD gene deletion using Pdg459 h53D-h53H/ h53G-h53H
- Project methodologies include generation of double guide plasmids; gene transformation and mini prep; enzyme digestion and sanger sequencing of gRNA; nucleofection of plasmid DNA into Hek cells & DNA Extraction followed by amplification using PCR; analyse gene editing effect of guide RNA by running the gel and further validate the deletion region through sanger sequencing
- During the placement, I also obtained the skill of DNA extraction from gel electrophoresis, primer design and optimisation of PCR condition.
Summer research scholarship
Cardiology Laboratory (Basil Hetzel Institute)
- Brief project details: The impairment in cAMP and cGMP signalling leads to abnormality in platelet physiology in the presence of cardiovascular diseases. Project methodologies include utilization of mainly impedance aggregometry. Statistical analysis of data using pair and unpaired T-test.
Education
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences - Microbiology and Biochemistry
University of Adelaide, Adelaide
Master of Laboratory Medicine (AIMS accredited course) -
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Skills
- Haematology
- Genetics
- Transfusion
- Microbiology
Certification
IELTS, 7.0
Languages
English
Chinese
Malay
awards
- RMIT's STEM merit scholarship 2021
- Summer research scholarship 2020
- Summer research scholarship 2019
references
- Shalini Mathew, Shalini.Mathew@health.nsw.gov.au
- Simon Lee, Simon.Lee@health.nsw.gov.au
Timeline
Medical laboratory technician officer
Prince of Wales hospital haematology laboratory
08.2023 - Current
Internship
Austin Health Core Laboratory
Summer research scholarship
Gene editing lab
Summer research scholarship
Cardiology Laboratory (Basil Hetzel Institute)
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences - Microbiology and Biochemistry
University of Adelaide, Adelaide
Master of Laboratory Medicine (AIMS accredited course) -
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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