Career - Medical Scientist

Medical Scientists will study blood and its diseases, count blood cells and examine blood slides with a microscope and identify blood diseases such as anaemia and leukaemia. They will determine the suitability of blood for transfusion by cross-matching the blood with the patient and checking for the presence of diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS and test blood for blood group antibodies that may cause disease in newborn babies and check the compatibility of bone marrow, kidney and other organs for transplantation. They will determine the chemical composition of specimens such as blood and urine, which are important in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, liver disease and diabetes and will grow disease-causing organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi that are taken from a variety of clinical specimens. They will be in charge to prepare body tissues (taken from the body during surgery or post-mortem examinations) for microscopic examinations,
prepare body fluids for microscopic examination and diagnose abnormalities and also isolate and examine genetic material (DNA and RNA) for alterations specific to genetic diseases and cancer, to assist with the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. They will supervise the work of other scientists, technical officers and assistants and also advise medical practitioners on the interpretation of tests.

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