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