Primary job responsibilities;
Main responsibility included expressing recombinant proteins to be purified, preparing plasmid DNA by midiprep, maintaining a scientific notebook, writing reports to be used as a reference for later experiments, as well as some work with the protein purification by FPLC. Other responsibilities included aliquoting products for sale, taking inventory of equipment, reagents, and products, and work on the company website.
Over the course of my placement, I was given larger and higher priority assignments including collaborating with senior scientists and working on contract projects.
I would rate this overall experience as excellent and I would recommend this site to other students.
I would have liked to have conducted a wider variety of experiments. Also I would have liked to have learned more about how the business was run.
To future students I would advise them to start looking for openings early around December/January, because all of the large companies that hire Interns have early deadlines. Also, apply to the MLSC Internship challenge if they are in life sciences.
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