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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms. | Prepare reports and recommendations based upon research outcomes. | |||
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Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes. | ||||
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Manage laboratory teams, and monitor the quality of a team's work. | ||||
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Share research findings by writing scientific articles and by making presentations at scientific conferences. | ||||
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Develop and execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities. | ||||
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Develop and test new drugs and medications intended for commercial distribution. | ||||
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Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer and other diseases. | ||||
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Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules such as proteins, using x-rays and electron microscopes. | ||||
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Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, and living energy changes such as growth, aging, and death. | ||||
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Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules. | ||||
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Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution. | ||||
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Research the chemical effects of substances such as drugs, serums, hormones, and food on tissues and vital processes. | ||||
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Research how characteristics of plants and animals are carried through successive generations. | ||||
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Develop methods to process, store, and use foods, drugs, and chemical compounds. | ||||
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Investigate the nature, composition, and expression of genes, and research how genetic engineering can impact these processes. | ||||
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Study physical principles of living cells and organisms and their electrical and mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. | ||||
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Produce pharmaceutically and industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology. | ||||
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Isolate, analyze, and synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, and enzymes, and determine their effects on body functions. | ||||
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Design and perform experiments with equipment such as lasers, accelerators, and mass spectrometers. | ||||
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Teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students, and supervise their research. | ||||
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Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes. | ||||
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Examine the molecular and chemical aspects of immune system functioning. | ||||
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Design and build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Biochemists and Biophyicists
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Memorization | The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
3D graphics software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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ABAQUS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Accelrys Cerius2 | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Accelrys FELIX | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Accelrys Insight II | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Accelrys QAUNTA | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Analysis and building software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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AutoQuant AutoDeblur | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Carrier-mediated transport software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Chang Bioscience ToolKit | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Crystallographic software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Crystallography & NMR System CNS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Docking and ligand binding software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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ESRI What if? | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Email software | Electronic mail software | |||
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Equilibrate software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Expression DNA and protein sequence software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Fujitsu BioMedCache | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Fujitsu MOPAC | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Gaussian software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Genetics computer group GSG software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Gepasi software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Golden Helix ChemTree | Data mining software | |||
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Golden Helix HelixTree | Data mining software | |||
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Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Hodgkin-Huxley Model software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Internet browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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ItemTracker software | Inventory management software | |||
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JustBio SeqPainter | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Laboratory information management system LIMS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Linux | Operating system software | |||
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Macroscopic diffusion software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways | Information retrieval or search software | |||
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Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Molecular simulation software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Multivariate statistical program MVSP software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Practical extraction and reporting language Perl | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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Presentation software | Presentation software | |||
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Python | Object or component oriented development software | |||
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SAS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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SPSS software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Semichem AMPAC | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Sequence database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Shrodinger Jaguar | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Spartan software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Structure prediction software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Tripos SYBYL | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Video analysis software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Voltage-gated ion channels software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Wavefunction Titan | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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eNotebook software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Amino acid analyzers | Amino acid analyzers | |||
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Analytical balances | Analytical balances | |||
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Analytical ultracentrifuges | Ultracentrifuges | |||
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Argon lasers | Lasers | |||
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Atomic force microscopes | Scanning probe microscopes | |||
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Auto gamma counters | Gamma counters | |||
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Autoclaves | Steam autoclaves or sterilizers | |||
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Automated electrophoresis equipment | Gel documentation systems | |||
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Automatic pipetters | Robotic or automated liquid handling systems | |||
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Automatic x ray film developers | Medical imaging wet darkroom or daylight processors | |||
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Balances | Laboratory balances | |||
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Basic vapor pressure osmometers | Osmometers | |||
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Beakers | Laboratory beakers | |||
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Binocular light compound microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Biofreezers | Cryogenic or liquid nitrogen freezers | |||
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Biological safety hoods | Safety hoods | |||
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Brewster angle microscopes | Polarizing microscopes | |||
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Capillary electrophoresis equipment | Instrumentation for capillary electrophoresis | |||
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Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators | Dry wall single chamber carbon dioxide incubators | |||
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Cell sorters | Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters | |||
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Charge-coupled device CCD cameras | Photo attachments for microscopes | |||
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Chemical fume hoods | Fume hoods or cupboards | |||
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Chemistry analyzers | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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Circular dichroism spectroscopes | Spectrometers | |||
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Circulating water cooling systems | Chilling units or cold water circulators | |||
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Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes | |||
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Confocal microscopes | Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes | |||
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Continuous flow centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Cryocut microtomes | Microtomes | |||
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Cryogenic freezers | Cryogenic or liquid nitrogen freezers | |||
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Cryomicroscopes | Electron microscopes | |||
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Cryostat tissue microtomes | Microtomes | |||
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Cryotransmission electron microscopes | Transmission electron microscopes | |||
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Cytospin centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Darkroom equipment | Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies | |||
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Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers | Deoxyribonucleic sequence analyzers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Dichroic beamsplitters | Optical beamsplitters | |||
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Differential scanning calorimeters | Calorimeters | |||
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Dual wavelength spectroscopes | Spectrometers | |||
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Electroencephalography EEG equipment | Electroencephalography EEG units or accessories | |||
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Electron microscopes | Electron microscopes | |||
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Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Electron spin resonance spectroscopes | Spectrometers | |||
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Electrophoresis power supplies | Electrophoresis system power supplies | |||
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Erlenmeyer flasks | Laboratory flasks | |||
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Fermenters | Standard fermentation units | |||
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Filtering funnels | Laboratory funnels | |||
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Flame ionization detectors FID | Flame ionization analyzers | |||
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Flexi-dry lyophilizers | Freeze dryers or lyopholizers | |||
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Flow cytometers | Microbiology analyzers | |||
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Fluorescence spectroscopes | Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters | |||
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Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes | Infrared spectrometers | |||
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Freeze dryers | Freeze dryers or lyopholizers | |||
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Funnels | Laboratory funnels | |||
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Gamma ray irradiators | Irradiation gamma sources | |||
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Gas chromatographs GC | Gas chromatographs | |||
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Gel boxes | Gel boxes | |||
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Glassware adaptors | Laboratory adapters or connectors or fittings | |||
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Glassware condensers | Laboratory heat exchange condensers | |||
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Graduated cylinders | Laboratory graduated cylinders | |||
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Growth chambers | Refrigerated and heated reach in environmental or growth chambers | |||
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Heat blocks | Dry baths or heating blocks | |||
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Heat incubators | Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators | |||
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Heating mantles | Heating mantles or tapes | |||
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Hemoglobin analyzers | Chemistry analyzers | |||
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High-pressure high-temperature reactors | Reactors or fermenters or digesters | |||
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High-pressure liquid chromatographs | High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography | |||
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Homogenizers | Homogenizers | |||
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Hot plates | Laboratory hotplates | |||
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Incubators | Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators | |||
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Inverted microscopes | Inverted microscopes | |||
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Ionometers | Ion analyzers | |||
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Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC | Calorimeters | |||
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Krypton lasers | Lasers | |||
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Laboratory convection ovens | Laboratory mechanical convection ovens | |||
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Laboratory vacuum pumps | Laboratory vacuum pumps | |||
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Laminar flow hoods | Laminar flow cabinets or stations | |||
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Langmuir balances | Pressure indicators | |||
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Large upright microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Laser Doppler zeta potential analyzers | Light scattering equipment | |||
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Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems | Spectrometers | |||
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Laser particle sizers | Light scattering equipment | |||
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Laser printers | Laser printers | |||
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Laser tweezers | Lasers | |||
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Lasers | Lasers | |||
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Light scattering devices | Light scattering equipment | |||
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Linear accelerators | Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators | |||
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Liquid handling robots | Robotic or automated liquid handling systems | |||
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Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment | Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers | |||
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Magnetic piconewton-force transducers | Piezo electric crystals | |||
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Magnetic tweezers | Tweezers | |||
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Mainframe computers | Mainframe computers | |||
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Mass spectrometers | Mass spectrometers | |||
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Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment | Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners | |||
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Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes | Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners | |||
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Megafuge centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Mettler balances | Analytical balances | |||
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Microcalorimeters | Calorimeters | |||
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Microcentrifuges | Microcentrifuges | |||
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Microdosimeters | Radiobiological effect microdosimeters | |||
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Microinjectors | Injectors | |||
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Microphysiometers | pH meters | |||
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Microplate readers | Microplate readers | |||
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Microscope slides | Microscope slides | |||
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Microsusceptometers | Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers | |||
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Mossbauer spectroscopes | Spectrometers | |||
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Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems | Light scattering equipment | |||
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Multichannel detectors | Mass spectrometers | |||
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Nanoscopes | Scanning probe microscopes | |||
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Near-field light microscopes | Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes | |||
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Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Nd:YAG lasers | Lasers | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes | Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers | |||
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Optical tweezers | Tweezers | |||
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Orbital shakers | Orbital shakers | |||
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Pasteur pipettes | Pasteur or transfer pipettes | |||
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Peptide synthesizers | Hematology or chemistry mixers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Phosphorimager video cameras | Digital camcorders or video cameras | |||
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Phosphorimagers | Electron guns | |||
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Pipettes | Dropping pipettes | |||
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Plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Positron emission tomography PET scanners | Medical positron emission tomography PET units | |||
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Power amplifiers | Signal conditioners | |||
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Protein sequencers | Protein analyzers | |||
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Raman difference spectrometers | Spectrometers | |||
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Refrigerated centrifuges | Refrigerated benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Rheometers | Rheometers | |||
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Rotating anode X ray generators | X ray generators | |||
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Sample concentrators | Vacuum or centrifugal concentrators | |||
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Sapphire lasers | Lasers | |||
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Sartorius balances | Electronic toploading balances | |||
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Scanners | Scanners | |||
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Scanning electron microscopes SEM | Scanning electron microscopes | |||
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Scanning laser microscopes | Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes | |||
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Scintillation counters | Liquid scintillation counters | |||
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Shaking incubators | Shaking incubators | |||
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Shaking waterbaths | Orbital shaking water baths | |||
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Signal generators | Signal generators | |||
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Solid state diode lasers | Lasers | |||
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Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment | Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers | |||
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Sonicators | Ultrasonic disintegrators | |||
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Specific gravity balances | Laboratory balances | |||
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Spectrofluorimeters | Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters | |||
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Spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Spectropolarimeters | Polarimeters | |||
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Stopped-flow spectrophotometers | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Synchrotrons | X ray generators | |||
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Tabletop centrifuges | Benchtop centrifuges | |||
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Test tubes | Multipurpose or general test tubes | |||
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Thermal imagers | Heat tracing equipment | |||
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Top-loading electronic balances | Electronic toploading balances | |||
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Transillumination microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Transmission electron microscopes TEM | Transmission electron microscopes | |||
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Ultracentrifuges | Ultracentrifuges | |||
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Ultramicrotomes | Microtomes | |||
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Ultrasonic cleaners | Ultrasonic cleaning equipment | |||
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Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes | Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters | |||
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Ultraviolet UV transilluminators | Transilluminators | |||
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Vacuum freezers | Freeze dryers or lyopholizers | |||
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Vibratome tissue sectioning systems | Tissue processors | |||
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Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Video positioning equipment | Camera controllers | |||
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Viscometers | Viscosimeters | |||
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Water baths | Water baths | |||
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Water purification units | Ultra violet water purification units | |||
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X ray crystallography equipment | X ray diffraction equipment | |||
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X ray microscopes | Electron microscopes | |||
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pH meters | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Related Work Experience | Over 10 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Required Level of Education | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree, but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Analytical Research Chemist | |||
Associate Professor | |||
Biological Chemist | |||
Clinical Biochemist | |||
Clinical Laboratory Scientist | |||
Clinical Researcher | |||
Genetic Engineer | |||
Laboratory Director | |||
Nanotechnologist | |||
Pharmaceutical Scientist | |||
Physical Biochemist | |||
Postdoctoral Fellow | |||
Process Engineer | |||
Research Affiliate | |||
Research Assistant | |||
Research Associate | |||
Research Chemist | |||
Research Scientist | |||
Scientist | |||
Staff Toxicologist | |||
Toxicologist | |||
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