JAIPAL SINGH

7 Burt Drive Brampton, Ontario, L6X3H7

Cell No: 6476736491

Email: [email protected]
Skilled and well-qualified professional in multidisciplinary laboratory settings, performing routine and special tests and accurately interpreting/validating results. Additional exposure to molecular techniques through assisting doctoral and research students with experiments. Experienced in handling and troubleshooting wide range of automated and semi-automated instruments as well as working with occupational health authorities to ensure laboratories’ compliance to codes and regulations. Comprehensive knowledge of  protocols as well as laboratory databases, including Hospital Information System (HIS). Canadian permanent resident status. Seeks to use laboratory skills and experience with forward-thinking organisation to further public-health initiatives.

Areas of Expertise include:

✓ Haematology
✓ Microbiology

✓ Allergology
✓ Histopathology
✓ Coagulation
✓ Virology
✓ Endocrinology
✓ Clinical Biochemistry
✓ Quality Control/Assurance
✓ Parasitology
✓ Health & Safety Procedures (OH&S)
✓ Testing/Results Analysis
✓ Technical/Statistical

Education and training:

Bachelors of Medical Laboratory Technology

DOLPHIN POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | 2008
Six-Month Internship, GOVT MEDICAL COLLEGE (GMC), Jammu, J&K,India |2009

Masters of Medical Laboratory Technology

DOLPHIN POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | 2008
Project work done on Prevailing Allergens in North India.

Symposium on Flow Cytometry in Clinical Research Symposium, Department of Immunopathology, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India, 2013
Immunology for Clinicians Seminar, Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, 2017
World Biomedical Laboratory Science Day Scientific Seminar, AIMLTA State Unit, Chandigarh, India, 2009 and 2010
Experience & Notable Contributions
Jerath Path Lab, India·2012 to 2014
Medical Laboratory technician (Full-Time)

Thermofisher Scientific ,India 2014 to 2018

Application Specialist.
Job description:

Haematology:

• Procedures and techniques to examine haematological specimen and perform peripheral
cellular morphology to evaluate various morphological abnormalities and conditions.
• Cell counting methodologies.
• Routine coagulation investigations and their interpretations with clinical condition.
• “reflex” analysis of blood smears and cytopathologic examination of body fluids
• directed blood screening for parasites,
• laboratory evaluation of coagulopathies and hypercoagulability,
• identification of abnormal hemoglobins/thalassemia,
• cytochemistries on blood and bone marrow,
• specialty testing for hematologic and related diseases such as chronic granulomatous disease; hereditary spherocytosis; chronic lead poisoning; and sickle cell disease.
• Full blood count – A count of the total number of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets present in blood.
• Blood film – Blood is smeared over a glass slide that is stained with specific dyes and viewed under a microscope. The number, shape and size of blood cells and the presence of any abnormal cells or immature cells are noted. The stain used for reticulocytes or immature red blood cells is Heilmeyer’s reticulocyte stain. Staining may flag up abnormally shaped red blood cells such as sickle cells or spherocytes.
• Staining may also detect blood parasites such as malaria, toxoplasmosis, and microfiliariasis.
• Assessment and staining of immature platelets or megakaryocytes may also be performed.
• Assessment of granulocytosis.
• The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) may be tested.
• The bone marrow may be examined.
• Iron status and anemias are assessed using tests such as serum ferritin, vitamin B12 and folate levels.
• The Coombs’ test or antiglobulin test may be used for blood typing and blood matching prior to blood transfusion, for example.
• Platelet function in bleeding and coagulation may be checked using a test called prothrombin time.
• Diascopy is a technique used to determine whether a lesion is vascular, nonvascular or hemorrhagic.
• D-dimer assessment may be performed to check for thrombotic disorders.
• Electrophoresis may be used to examine proteins in the blood such as hemoglobin and to check for hemoglobinopathies such as thalassemia or sickle cell anemia.
• The enzyme G6PD may be assessed in sickle cell disease.
• Fine-needle aspiration of lymph nodes and tumors.
• Examination of spleen biopsy.
• Immunocytochemical techniques for detecting antigens both inside and on the surface of cells.
• Assessment of storage diseases such as Gaucher’s disease, Niemann-Pick disease and glycogen storage disease.
• Assessment of chronic myeloproliferative disorders using bone marrow and blood examination.
• Assessment of hemophagocytic syndromes.
• Karyotyping to look for chromosomal disorders and abnormalities

Transfusion Medicine:

• Group antigen and antibody identification.
• AHG testing.
• Cross matching.
• Blood products production through apheresis and centrifugation.
• Blood products handling and their optimal issuing in different clinical conditions
• Allow appropriate selection of blood for transfusion. For example, to ensure ABO compatibility between donor and recipient
• Minimize or prevent (where possible) adverse consequences of transfusion. For example, to minimize the risk of transmission of infections which can cause disease in transfusion recipients
• Identify donors whose donations are not suitable for transfusion- for example, donors found to carry transfusion-transmissible infections must be notified and counselled.
• Testing and checking of results occurs before blood components are released for clinical use or further manufacture. If any of the mandatory infectious disease screening tests is confirmed reactive, the donation is destroyed. Only donations that have satisfactory results for the above tests and meet other defined specifications are released for transfusion.
• All tests are performed in licensed facilities, according to the principles of good laboratory and manufacturing practice (GLP/GMP), the manufacturer’s instructions and strict Blood Service guidelines and standard operating procedures.
• Preparation of Blood components, Fractionated plasma and Recombinant products.
• Component labeling
• Donor selection
• Recall of blood components
• Donation testing
• Component compatibility
• Storage and handling of blood components.

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Biochemistry:

• Pre analytical sample identification.
• Procedures and practices to examine clinical specimens, interprets results with respect to
Reference values and their significance with patient care clinical finding.

Allergology:

• Patient counselling and identification of triggers for allergy.
• Allergen  Identification Using both In Vitro and In Vivo Technologies.

• Skin Prick Testing
• Use of Phadia 100 & Phadia 250
• Providing help to Allergologist’s on Co-Sensitization and Cross Reactivity.
• Working on Projects with leading Pulmologists on ABPA, Hyper sensitivty Pneumonitis.
• Working on patients suffering from Aspergillus Fumigatus and Flavus and keeping their data for project work.

• Identified most common fungi.
• Fungal identification (yeast, dimorphics, filamentous)
• Fungal culture
• I have extensive experience in diagnosing problems in international populations exposed to Allergens and effect of allergens and allergy reactions.
Validation assurance

• Good knowledge of comments code.
• Good knowledge of standard procedure for critical codes.

Quality control

• Maintaining laboratory instruments their calibration and their monthly standardization.
• Running appropriate commercial, In-house and external quality controls (reference lab like
RCPA, NATA) of all the tests and plotting/evaluating those using appropriate QC programs.
• Precise adherence to the standard operating procedures and quality control.

Behavioural competency

• Good time management skills and capacity to achieve deadlines in timely manner.
• Flexible working attitude.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Quick to learn new diagnostic modalities.
• Detailed attendance to procedures and quality control.
• Systematic and positive approach for task deadlines.
• Good ability to work independently and in a team collaborating to achieve mutual outcomes.

General Laboratory Competencies and Duties:

• Phlebotomy from inpatients outpatients and other clients.
• Specimen collections of urine samples, swabs, mycology sampling and other collections for
special investigations.
• To receive, sort, separate, aliquot and distribute laboratory samples for testing
including the packaging of samples for other laboratories.
• To assist in the routine work of the laboratory including performing various routine tests.
• To enter data and access results using computer system (Ultra), including registration and telephone enquiries.
• Preparation of buffer and solution
• Working knowledge of quality control practices.
• Aseptic techniques.
• Cleaning and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• To undertake relevant clerical work as required.
• To perform duties in accordance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety and Equal
• Opportunity Legislation.
Instrument Proficiencies
Beckman Coulter AU480 • Roche Modular • Combiline • Cobas Blood Gas Analyzer (Biochemistry) • Bact/Alert-3D Vitek 2 • Malditof (Microbiology) • Microplate ELISA Plate Reader • Phadia 100 (Serology) Phadia 250 • Mini Vidas-Blue
Immulite 2000 XPi (Immunology) • Cobas 6000 • Elecys (Endocrinology) • Coulter 750/780
Sysmes XE• Stago Start (Haematology and Coagulation) • Leica Tissue Processor • Tissue Embedding Station Leica Microtome (Histopathology)

●      All India Medical Laboratory Technologists’ Association (AIMLTA), Life Member