Digital Media Officer
Ussha is a Technical Officer at UNSW Biospecimen Services, she is passionate about quality and safety in biobanking laboratory processes. She achieved certification status for Biospecimen Services through the NSW Health Pathology Biobank Certification Program by leading the update and review of Biospecimen Services documentation.
She previously worked as a project officer at UNSW working with the Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor to support the planning and operation of the new Integrated Acute Services Building being built within the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct.
Ussha has worked in biobanking since 2006 and in her previous position at the Kolling Institute Tumour Bank she was responsible for managing the day-to-day running of the tumour bank and leading a team of four biobanking staff. In 2018, she led the team to achieve certification status for the Kolling Institute Tumour Bank through the NSW Health Pathology Biobank Certification Program, becoming only the fifth biobank to do so.