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Tracey Noblett has worked as Head of Microbiology in the Proficiency Testing (PT) division at LGC for 19 years. She is responsible for the organisation of microbiology PT schemes and sample production, as well as developing new samples, providing technical support, and maintaining accreditation to ISO/IEC 17043. Tracey holds a 2:1 BSc in Microbiology from the University of Birmingham and has over 30 years’ experience in microbiological testing across clinical, water and food testing. She has been a member and secretariat of the Eurachem and/or EEE Proficiency Testing Working Groups since 2006. Dr Joe Lackey has worked as a Technical Manager at LGC Standards for eight years, collaborating with industry and academic partners to develop and apply reference standards across research and pharmaceutical workflows. His work spans drug discovery and pharmaceutical analysis, with further interests in microbiology and toxicology. He has authored 15 whitepapers and speaks regularly on these topics. Joe holds a PhD in Molecular Physiology from the University of Dundee, where he developed early drug-discovery approaches targeting growth-factor signalling in tumours.
This whitepaper was edited by Andy Blizzard , who joined LGC Standards as Content Writer in 2021. Andy previously studied for a BA in History from The University of Warwick and an MA in Public Communication from Westminster University. He is also an NCTJ-qualified journalist with more than 15 years’ experience of writing for print and online media.
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