Intern
CSIR-IIIM
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Microbial Culturing: Learned how to cultivate microbes in the lab, including maintaining aseptic conditions to prevent contamination.
Acquired skills in the use of incubators and monitoring microbial growth.
- Identification and Characterization: Gained experience in identifying microbes using morphological, biochemical, and molecular techniques.
Learned to use staining techniques (e.g., Gram staining) and biochemical tests to characterize microbial species.
- Data Analysis: Developed skills in analyzing microbial data, including colony counts and growth patterns.
Learned to interpret results and correlate microbial presence with environmental conditions.
- Laboratory Techniques: Gained hands-on experience with lab equipment such as microscopes, autoclaves, pipettes, and spectrophotometers.
Learned about proper lab safety protocols and practices.
