Faustine Avisa

Making laboratory requisitions.
Collection of viral load and early infant diagnosis samples. Collection of TB samples.Daily maintenance or routine maintenance of laboratory equipment Maintaining order in the laboratory and ensuring all the laboratory rules are adhered to. 

Collection, preparation and processing of samples as requested by the clinician.Proper laboratory waste disposal. Performance of DNA extraction.Production of laboratory results in a timely manner  Performance of different types PCR and Elisa tests.Logging in of viral load and early infant diagnosis samples in to the system.
Daily disinfection of laboratory so as to be able to produce accurate results. Preparing all laboratory records for auditing. Maintenance of the laboratory as per ISO standards and also rectifying all the non-conformations so 
as to enable the laboratory to be ISO certified.Training students on attachment and also supervising their daily chores.Performing quality control on the laboratory reagents so as to be able to produce accurate results.  Proper storage of laboratory reagents.Updating SOPs and creating the new ones which were not available.Conducting bioassay. Feeding of mosquitoes. Performing malaria, stool and urine microscopy. Preparing monthly reports to be submitted to the Ministry of Health. Running routine clinic lab tests such as malaria, brucellosis, typhoid, helicobacter pylori, stool and 
urine analysis, blood sugar and many more. Preparation of samples for shipment.Responding to non-conformations. Storage of slides and useful samples which is used to train students.

Kenya Medical Research Institute – Centre for Global Health Research – Kisumu
August 2021 – August 2022
Lab Intern

Lenient Secondary School
February 2020 - August 2021
Chief Laboratory Technician

Kenya Medical Research Institute – Alupe, Busia
February 2019 – May 2019
Attachment as Laboratory Technologist

EDUCATION BACKGROUND 
2016 – 2019: Kenya Institute of Applied Sciences – Diploma in Applied Biology - PASS 
2013 - 2014: Eshikulu Secondary School KCSE– C PLAIN 
2011- 2012: Malava Boys high school 
2001-2010: St. Teresa Primary School. KCPE – 330