General:

Conducts medical laboratory tests to develop applications for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and testing of drugs for therapeutic use.

Tasks Include:

• analyses samples of body tissue and fluids to develop techniques to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
• prepares tissue sections for microscopic examination
• examines and analyses samples to study the effects of microbial infections
• advises medical practitioners on the interpretation of tests and methods for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
• prepares scientific papers and reports
• may test potential new chemicals for use as therapeutic treatments
• may supervise the work of technical officers