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Hi I am Elaine Rutherford and your work placement co-ordinator.  I am new to this role having replaced Isis Carter who has moved to Gribbles as their laboratory manager.  I have a degree in Animal Science and have many years of experience in the pharmaceutical and veterinary industry, both working in the laboratories and managing complex biotech projects across multi sites and countries.  I am passionate about sharing my wealth of knowledge, enjoy working with people and growing their skills.  I look forward to meeting you all and setting you off on your chosen career path.

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Hey everyone, I’m Erika. I was a graduate diploma student from last year, currently finishing my last paper for the course. I studied bachelor of Zoology at Otago university, previous work experience was with Sue that was a fun time learning all the tricks from a pro. I currently work at ecolobrium biologicals in the bioassay department, mainly involved with the develop of eco friendly pesticides against slugs, caterpillars and aphids.

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Well done for sharing everybody, this makes it so much easier to determine where you would best fit in our local industry labs :) - Thanks, Isis

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Hello everyone, I am Amandeep. I have done Bachelors and masters in Food science. I am doing this course to get a job in food or dairy industry. Before joining this course I worked as nurse but now want to change my career.

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Hello everyone, I'm Liz. I am the lonely level 6 in the group so do not have the amazing experience or qualifications that you all have, but hope to grant them one day very soon. I am very interested in quality assurance  especially in the area of pharmaceutical. As I would like to think in some way, I can contribute to the development of a cure for a disease that has the potentially to destroy someones life.

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loving to work in the laboratory environment and finding performing tests fun I'm really keen to do the internship in a medical or molecular biology Laboratory :)

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Hi friends, i am Reshma, i have a Bachelors degree in Medical Microbiology and i have done a 6 months internship training in a hospital back in my home country. I don"t have any job experiences in the field of microbiology. I am really interested to work as a technician in the food industry .

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Kia Ora as they say ! I'm Deval (the shortest in our batch). Talking about my educational background,  I have my graduation (bachelor degree) in Cell and Molecular Biology and apart from that while studying I have been an intern in a cancer hospital laboratory and also having name included as a contributor for a paper. in past i have played a lot with DNA doing molecular cloning, PCR, DNA extraction and insertion and more and would love to peruse my internship in molecular biology or medical laboratory field (as I have learned tests analysis in my bachelor's and even thinking about carrying out different tests relating to humans excite me). continuing my keen interest towards cancer cure, this summer i worked as an intern at AUT- Auckland extracting a chemical called Fucoiden which has recently showed to cure breast cancer(no. 1 on the list of female cancers

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Hey everyone! I'm Janine. I have a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology and I have previously interned in a local government hospital back home. My degree and internship have equipped me with the knowledge and experience in working in a medical laboratory.
It's so cool to hear all of your experiences in other fields since most of the people I know are also working in the medical field. :)

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Hi everyone! I'm Myrell. I have a Bachelor's degree in Food Technology and done my undergraduate internship in  the Quality Assurance Department of a soft drink manufacturing company. Prior to studying in Ara I worked as a Research and Development Technical Assistant in a food contract manufacturing company.  I am  passionate about food and the laboratory is my niche.  :))                                                                                                              Hi Sandeep and Andrea, good to hear that the both of you have interest in the environmental field. I had a lot of fun doing field works from my environmental quality course last semester.

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Hi all, I am Sandeep. I have done bachelors science with chemistry and botany majors. I have keen interest in the environmental quality related testing experiences and want to explore more in this field.

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Hello everyone. I am Andrea. I have a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry. What brought me to Ara to study GDILT is my interest in working in a laboratory environment, particularly in the medical, and food safety and quality areas.

Interesting that you majored in both Chemistry and Botany, Sandeep. I've done a lot of chemistry too when obtaining my degree, and I also did a course on Plant Physiology, so I have some knowledge on Botany.

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Hi there, I am Isis and your Work Placement Coordinator. I have been at Ara for four years, and prior to that held business roles in biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical pathology companies. I have a PhD in Genetics,  and studied the genetic engineering of novel human coagulation proteins to make better clotting agents for a bandage application. I am passionate about making learning experiences relevant to industry and enjoy working on the translational business side of science. Now it is your turn to tell us about you...