Sabra Botch-JonesInterview
Forensic toxicologist, researcher
Adapted from Sabra Botch-Jones's interview on Uses This, published 6 August 2013. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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When it comes to consulting and writing my lifeline to the world is my MacBook Air, iPad and iPhone.
I use Apple's Magic Mouse with my MacBook, I love how it works on a variety of surfaces.
The samples are run on a Thermo Scientific ITQ Series Gas Chromatograph Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer for basic and neutral compounds.
For acidic compounds, samples are run on a PerkinElmer Flexar Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (UHPLC) with an ultraviolet (UV)/Visible Spectrophotometer detector.
ELISA is operated by the Tecan EVO 75/2 Workstation.
Alcohol analysis is conducted on a PerkinElmer TurboMatrix Head Space-Clarus GC.
Quantum Access MAX Triple Stage Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
Communication
Professionally I use LinkedIn to keep connected to colleagues and take advantage of their groups function for specific areas of interest.
I am beginning to use Twitter (@sabraruvera) as my resistance to using it is waning.
Productivity
One of the most frustrating things about not using Microsoft Word is interacting with others who use a PC and losing formatting between programs.
I am trying to embrace Keynote for my presentations which I give on a fairly regular basis, but at times I am at the mercy of the organization and their software packages.
At those times I revert back to Powerpoint for presentations.
Coding & Development
Design
Storage
Other
Data obtained on PerkinElmer Instruments is managed through the TotalChrom Workstations.
ELISA data is managed through NaviTrak.
GoToMeeting pops up in my life on a regular basis now, as I consult and interact with people all over the globe.