A Career As A Research Technician

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Over the past year, I have been working in Dr. Lewis’ Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In addition to routine technician duties, like the general ordering and stocking of supplies, radiation safety documentation and wipetests, and maintaining chemical inventory, I’ve also been assigned to work on different projects with various Research Fellows. While working here, I have learned various skills and procedures and have used them to contribute to different experiments and teach new research technicians and fellows. I have become an integral part of our team and have been trained to play my role proficiently. Thus far, I've learned that collaborative teamwork is essential to environments, like that of research and healthcare, where