Rhoda Micah G. Bongo

Hair Analytical Laboratory (HAL)

Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine

Department of Medicine

• Created multiple user friendly PI Vision Data Historian Displays in order for colleagues perform chromatogram review
• Operate large scale centrifuge and column chromatography systems
• Operate clean in place (CIP) protocol and steam in place (SIP) procedures for stainless steel and hastelloy tank turnaround
• Actively adhere to safety measures, cGMP, SOP and manufacturing documentation and protocol
• Facilitated multi departmental meetings on a daily basis

• Method development for quantification of nutrients in river water and wastewater using Ion
• Chromatography
• Analyzed the effectiveness of current wastewater sanitation methods of the Sacramento Regional
• Wastewater Treatment

• Prepared and performed routine dilutions on sample solutions
• Maintained inventory, ordered and stocked consumable supplies and chemicals
• Wrote Safety Operation Procedures (SOPs)

• Directed and initiated an undergraduate research project on trace metal analysis of cadmium, chromium, lead, and manganese in cosmetics using flame atomic spectroscopy
• Studied methods on removal of titanium dioxide
• Applied EPA methods on phenylurea pesticides and analyzed the exposure effects of small concentrations of phenylurea pesticide on asparagus using HPLC

• Setup analytical methods and analytical instrumentation for class instruction
• Coordinated materials with instructors for laboratory demonstrations

• Prepared materials for laboratory demonstrations
• Managed chemical inventory and maintained chemical instrumentation such as pH probes and