I'd be more than welcome to answer any questions related to clinical laboratory things. I have a bachelor's degree and work as a generalist (hematology, chemistry with some immunological tests, serology (beta strep testing, mono, rapid HIV, H-pylori stool antigen, etc), urinalysis, coagulation) at a clinic, so my experience isn't especially large, but at the same time we receive work from some 7 satellite labs, so we have better technology than most average clinics at least.
The one thing I'll say is, if you want to be extra hip and cool, just go with molecular diagnostics. You can do more than just sequence someone's DNA to try to find mutations and/or cancers, you can also go molecular diagnostics that looks for DNA ((or RNA)) of invading organisms like bacteria or even viruses. Point of Care testing ((testing done at the point of care, aka at home or at the hospital)) is also constantly developing, so it may make sense that a medical laboratory technician of the future in a fancy magic setting would be able to perform all kinds of tests from handheld devices!
The one thing I'll say is, if you want to be extra hip and cool, just go with molecular diagnostics. You can do more than just sequence someone's DNA to try to find mutations and/or cancers, you can also go molecular diagnostics that looks for DNA ((or RNA)) of invading organisms like bacteria or even viruses. Point of Care testing ((testing done at the point of care, aka at home or at the hospital)) is also constantly developing, so it may make sense that a medical laboratory technician of the future in a fancy magic setting would be able to perform all kinds of tests from handheld devices!
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That is a whole lot to take in...
