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Participates in the following quality assurance programs of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
- Vitamin A Laboratory External Quality Assurance (VITAL EQA) program for serum/plasma retinol determination
- Ensuring the Quality of Urinary Iodine Procedure (EQUIP) program for urinary iodine excretion (UIE) determination
- The only Philippine laboratory that analyzes serum/plasma Vitamin A and UIE Equipped with modern instrumentation: HPLC, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer Gamma Counter, AAS
Our Staff
M.S. and B.S. degree holders
PRC registered and experienced analysts
Member professional and scientific organizations
Our Vision
The premier laboratory for micronutrient analysis and evaluation of biological samples (blood and urine)
Our Mission
The Biochemical Assessment Service Laboratory (BASL) is committed to delivery high quality and timely laboratory testing services, to the customer's satisfaction while promoting personnel advancement and safe working environment using internationally accepted standards and/or practices.
Our Services
Analytical Testing Serviices:
- Plasma/Serum Vitamin A
Method: Spectrophotometric using HPLC
- Urinary Iodine Excretion (UIE)
Method: Sandell-Kolthoff Method
- Hemoglobin
Method: Cyanmethemoglobin
- Serum/Plasma Ferritin
Method: Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
- Serum/RBC Folate
Method: Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
- Serum Zinc
Method: Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)
Technical Services
- Consultancy/Training on Quality Assurance on Biological Sample Collection and Processing
- Lecture on Biochemical Assessment
Users/Clients
- Academe
- Medical Institutions/Hospitals
- Research Institutions
How to avail of BASL Services
1) Send letter of request addressed to the Director
2) Conduct meeting/signing of Agreement or Conforme letter
3) Submit samples . Pay full cost of analysis to FNRI cashier
4) Conduct analysis/test of samples submitted
6) Claim Report of Analysis from BASL on assigned date
Fees will be computed based on materials needed, equipment and resources required to complete the project/request
