Rachel Muenz, Author Profile

Rachel Muenz is the associate editor for Lab Manager. After completing her journalism degree at the University of Toronto in 2009, she worked as a reporter/photographer before joining Lab Manager in 2011. While at the magazine, Rachel has written numerous equipment-related features and laboratory profiles in addition to madly editing each issue.

Recent Articles

15 Outstanding Research Institutions Selected for Instrumental Access 2017 Program

15 Outstanding Research Institutions Selected for Instrumental Access 2017 Program

March 24, 2017

This year's awardees for the Seeding Labs program were selected from a pool of 65 applications sent from 24 countries

Patricia Granados on Gas Chromatography Troubleshooting

Patricia Granados on Gas Chromatography Troubleshooting

March 16, 2017

Mrs. Patricia Granados is the research instrument technician at the Centre for Environmental Analysis and Remediation (C...

How Toronto's WinterLab is Helping Improve Winter Mobility

How Toronto's WinterLab is Helping Improve Winter Mobility

March 10, 2017

Preventing slips and falls in winter conditions is this lab’s main mission

A Great Lab Memoir for International Women’s Day…or Any Day, Really

A Great Lab Memoir for International Women’s Day…or Any Day, Really

March 8, 2017

Book by plant biologist touches on issues many women in science face

Mojca Strazisar on the Challenges in Sample Prep Workflows

Mojca Strazisar on the Challenges in Sample Prep Workflows

February 9, 2017

Mojca Strazisar is an expert scientist at the Genomic Service Facility in the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurolog...

What Will a Lab on Mars Be Like?

What Will a Lab on Mars Be Like?

February 9, 2017

A lab on Mars would be essential to future manned missions and the search for life

Creating a Positive Lab Culture

Creating a Positive Lab Culture

February 3, 2017

Along with hiring the right people, creating a good work environment is also required to help foster and maintain a...

Lab Manager’s Year in Review: 2016

Lab Manager’s Year in Review: 2016

December 30, 2016

We look back at the strides Lab Manager has made this past year

Dr. Jonathan Karty on the Latest Trends in Mass Spec

Dr. Jonathan Karty on the Latest Trends in Mass Spec

December 15, 2016

Dr. Jonathan Karty has been manager of the Mass Spectrometry Facility at Indiana University (IU) since June 2004, h...

Centipede Venom: A Medicinal Resource

Centipede Venom: A Medicinal Resource

December 5, 2016

With centipede venom research, the key obstacle is the availability of venoms for research purposes

Does Trump’s Win Mean a Loss for Science?

Does Trump’s Win Mean a Loss for Science?

November 16, 2016

A difficult funding environment is nothing new for laboratory professionals

The National Research Council of Canada’s Bird Guns Ensure Safe Air Travel

The National Research Council of Canada’s Bird Guns Ensure Safe Air Travel

November 11, 2016

While the thought of firing bird carcasses at airplanes might seem funny, tests like these are serious business...

Anita Shah on Choosing the Best Analytical Standards

Anita Shah on Choosing the Best Analytical Standards

November 11, 2016

Anita Shah currently works at Doctor’s Data, Inc. (DDI), as that company’s elements technical manager.

The Key to Getting More Women into Leadership Positions

The Key to Getting More Women into Leadership Positions

October 18, 2016

Recent study shows it’s a lack of company support that keeps many women from pursuing leadership positions, rather than...

Challenges in Medical Cannabis Analysis

Challenges in Medical Cannabis Analysis

October 13, 2016

Dr. Donald Land is a tenured professor at the University of California, Davis, and chief scientific consultant at Steep Hill ...

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