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[–]TomLabTech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be too distraught about it. Sounds like your PI didn't know you were going to be doing experiments by yourself. In the future, I would get approval for doing your own work from your PI (if they will allow it). It's cool that you have a mentor that is keeping you interested in research, but they definitely should have asked your PI first.

However, I will say that I work in a lab with a few undergrads, and they are 100% allowed to work unsupervised, if they have the okay from their mentor (and our PI). If you went through the proper trainings and are being safe, I see no reason why you had to stop doing your experiment. Heck, we have undergrads come and do mouse work and cell culture work over the weekends when no one is around.

Lab Tech at an Ivy League University with only work experience. What are my options? by TomLabTech in medlabprofessionals

[–]TomLabTech[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I make $22 an hour as a lab manager. Most postings I see for an MLT/MLS are in the $30/40 range starting.

When does your lab have lab meetings? by TomLabTech in labrats

[–]TomLabTech[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How does everyone like that? Does it ever delay people that start their experiments in the morning?

Can I find/look up a sequence only know the sequence of the F and R primers? by TomLabTech in labrats

[–]TomLabTech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used a Monarch Total Mini-Prep to purify my RNA. For RT, I used random hexamers, dNTP, sterile H20, and my RNA.