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Meet a real Technician, Biological:
Keisha Hines-Harris ![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
"Many of my friends in high school either had no clue or knew exactly what career they wanted to choose. I have always known that I wanted a career in science, but it wasn't until my last year of high school that I knew it would be genetics. My only advice to high school students is: If you have many career choices in mind, don't be afraid to research and try them all, because the odds are, one of them will be your destiny.”
Activities
Assist biological and medical scientists in laboratories. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.
Minimum Education Required
Associate's Degree
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Scientist, Medical (Zayd Khaliq)
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Immunologist (Jennifer Sargent)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Physician Assistant (Yvonne Vigil)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Dentist (Ilias Alevizos)
Immunologist (Kedar Narayan)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Pharmacist (Karen Sillers)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Biomedical Engineer (Chris Stanley)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Biologist (Nicole McNeil)
Nurse, Registered (Kelly Richards)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Therapist, Recreational (Mary Carson)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Ophthalmologist (Emily Chew)![Video Icon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130213203514im_/http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Icon_Video.jpg)
Scientist, Medical (Tracy Doty)
Scientist, Medical (Ofelia Olivero)
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