Lab Week Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Laboratory tool commonly used to transport a measured volume of liquid
  2. 3. Form of PPE that you double up on
  3. 5. Name for single stranded molecule that is synthesized during rtPCR
  4. 8. Major type of waste produced by the lab
  5. 10. (compound word) Team in charge of managing laboratory supplies at AUV1
  6. 11. A specialist in fixing laboratory instruments by turning them off and then back on again
  7. 13. Chemical that strongly and irreversibly chelates (binds) calcium ions, preventing blood from clotting
  8. 14. Team that is constantly tweaking the equipment daily maintenance logs
  9. 16. Only wipes (brand name) that should be used on the deck of MGI instrument per SOP
  10. 18. Sheet that includes information such as the chemical properties; the health-related hazards; and precautions for handling, storing, and transporting the chemical
  11. 20. Process of breaking hydrogen bonds in DNA during standard PCR
  12. 21. Alternate name for the negative control
  13. 22. An abstract concept, but necessary to make the dream work
  14. 24. Temporary storage solution for liquid to be pipetted
  15. 25. GDP = Good ____________ Practice
  16. 29. Form of PPE often in short supply, especially in the larger sizes
  17. 30. Electromagnetic radiation with a λ between 10-400nm
  18. 31. Acronym for equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazardous materials
  19. 32. Machine with a rapidly rotating container often used to separate fluids of different densities.
  20. 33. Area of the lab where reagents are prepared
  21. 34. Closeness of measurements to a specific value
  22. 35. The powerhouse of the cell
  23. 37. Password for all Kazam computers
  24. 39. Acronym for buffer used in patient samples to maintain constant pH
Down
  1. 2. The science of the causes and effects of diseases
  2. 4. Sequence of 2-20 amino acids
  3. 5. Latin for crown, and the namesake for COVID-19
  4. 6. Adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine
  5. 7. A measure of reproducibility
  6. 9. Number of patient samples in a full singles extraction plate (2 words)
  7. 12. Word used in magic...or the name for Amazon's LIS
  8. 15. _________ cylinder. Also known as a measuring cylinder
  9. 17. Shallow dish used to hold growth medium in which cells can be cultured
  10. 19. Type of dye added to pcr master mix to provide a stable baseline
  11. 21. Procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body so that it can be analyzed in a laboratory
  12. 23. A portion of a larger whole, especially a sample taken for chemical analysis or other treatment
  13. 26. To record the addition of a new item (i.e. pt sample) to a collection
  14. 27. We print hundreds of these daily in the lab, yet each one should be unique!
  15. 28. Blood collection tube of sterile glass or plastic with rubber stopper creating a vacuum seal inside of the tube.
  16. 36. A member-based physician organization that advocates best practices in pathology and laboratory medicine
  17. 38. Nasal ____. You've received hundreds over the past year.