Joshua Sanders
Brooklyn
Summary
A professional scientist skilled in delivering precise results in laboratory environments, with a strong foundation in conducting experiments, analyzing data, and maintaining lab equipment. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within teams and adapt to evolving needs to ensure reliable outcomes. Expertise includes a wide range of laboratory techniques, safety protocols, and quality control measures, underscoring a commitment to achieving scientific excellence.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Laboratory assistant
Kofinas Fertility Group
New York, NY
06.2022 - Current
- Operate and maintain laboratory instruments, including Architect i1000sr and Alinity ci series
- Process blood samples for five company sites daily with high accuracy
- Prepare and analyze cell cultures for multiple sites, ensuring timely results
- Train new team members and provide ongoing support for laboratory procedures
- Lead inventory management and maintain laboratory supplies to ensure smooth operations
- Endocrinology
Laboratory assistant
LabQ Diagnostics
Brooklyn, NY
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Operated pipetting machines such as Janus G3, hologic panther, chemagic 360 and Qiastat-DX analyzer
- Made sure machines being run by me and fellow employees were operating correctly
- Analyzed PCR results and data for covid-19 samples (both nasal and saliva)
- Manually streaked different agar plates such as TSA blood, pcampy, and macConkey with various human samples like urine, sputum and stool
- Isolated bacteria that grew from agar plates and placed them in machines such as the MicroScan WalkAway and MALDI- TOF for sensitivity and identification
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
Laboratory Assistant
Alliance Laboratories
Brooklyn, NY
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Manually Pipette, extract and perform PCR on over 400 Covid-19 samples daily
- Analyze Covid- 19 PCR results
- Manually test multiple samples using Respiratory Pathogens Panel
- Involved in a comparative study between two extraction instruments
- Sustain lab in many ways such as inventory, daily cleaning and recording instrument performance.
Education
Bachelor's - Biology
Virginia Union University
Richmond, Va05.2020
Skills
- Sample collection, prep, and analysis
- Light and electron microscopy
- Spectrophotometry
- Cleaning, maintaining, and calibrating equipment
- DNA and RNA analysis
- Equipment knowledge
- Microsoft office skills
- Specimen processing
- Laboratory record keeping
- Cell culture techniques
- Laboratory techniques
Education Experience
Research technology & lab - 2019, Fall
- Learned and studied many laboratory techniques and equipment.
- Separated various samples of DNA using Gel Electrophoresis.
- Used PCR to amplify small portions of DNA.
Cell biology & lab - 2019, Spring
- Grasped a deeper understanding of the human cell and its ways of powering the body.
- Examined the growth of organisms like zebra fish.
- Dyed numerous cells to get a better view of their structure.
Physiology & lab - 2020, Spring
- Studied the physiological structure and process of the human body.
Timeline
Laboratory assistant
Kofinas Fertility Group
06.2022 - Current
Laboratory assistant
LabQ Diagnostics
12.2021 - 04.2022
Laboratory Assistant
Alliance Laboratories
12.2020 - 12.2021
Bachelor's - Biology
Virginia Union University