Medical Laboratory Scientist

Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.

Write and publish articles in scientific journals.

Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.

Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.

Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.

Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.

Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, or chromatography systems.

Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.

Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.

Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.