Karabo Phadu

I am a goal driven individual looking for an intern-medical scientist position. I have 2 years of wet laboratory experience in a medical Virology laboratory as a Masters’ student. In addition, I have experience in patient recruitment and screening for clinical trials, excellent communication skills and I am also a team player and a fast learner. I am eager to apply and improve both my personal and technical skills, which I believe will be valuable in a medical scientist-intern/research intern role.

January 2023 - April 2023 Clinical trial recruiter SubjectWell | Cape Town, Western Cape
• Recruit participants in line with good clinical practice requirements
• Discussing available trials with patients and performing detailed screening to evaluate eligibility to participate
• Telephonically transferring pre-qualifying patients to the clinics conducting the clinical trials
May 2021 - November 2021 Assistant Stellenbosch University | Cape Town, Western Cape
• Locating and retrieving residual patient samples from the NHLS diagnostic laboratory storage
• Retrieving and patient demographic information, cycle threshold values, and other valuable information from the NHLS Trakcare system
• Preparation of Microsoft excel sheets with sample information and patient demographics for samples subjected to whole genome sequencing

2023
Master of Science | Medical Virology
Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, WC
MSc project title: Implementation evaluation and use of methods to identify SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants of significance.
My research project involved the evaluation and development of real-time PCR assays designed to detect different SARS-CoV-2 variants that circulated in South Africa between November 2020 and January 2022. I have acquired vast knowledge and experience in laboratory techniques used in Virology. I performed RNA extractions and ran different PCR tests using various kits and real-time PCR instruments.
2019
Bachelor of Science | Medical Science
University of Limpopo, Turfloop, Limpopo