A note from our founder

Why I started Trich

Trich was never meant to be a replacement for standard laboratories.

I started it because, again and again, I found myself working on projects where standard methods worked well - until they didn't. When samples were too small. When non-lethal approaches were required. When variability mattered. When resampling wasn't possible. When the answers needed to hold up under real scrutiny.

In those moments, important questions were often simplified or left unasked - not because they weren't valid, but because the tools weren't designed for them.

I wanted to change that.

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Running into the same limits, repeatedly

"For me, the technology was only useful if it enabled better decisions. And it does!"

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A SPECIALIST LAB

By design

From the beginning, Trich was never designed to operate as a high-volume, standardized testing operation.

Trich is a problem-solving laboratory designed for projects with analytical constraints. We tend to get involved when things are difficult:

When samples are too small for conventional workflows

When non-lethal or minimal sampling is required

When spatial variability matters

When resampling may be impossible

When programs are new, emerging, or high-stakes

When teams need answers they can stand behind

These aren’t everyday situations — but when they come up, the need becomes critical.

COLLABORATION IS THE WORK

One of the strongest lessons from my own career is that the hardest questions are rarely solved in isolation. That's why Trich doesn't just process samples. We work collaboratively with our clients to help determine:

What's worth testing
What's possible with the samples available
Where conventional workflows may become limiting
How to structure sampling for defensible outcomes

For many clients, the value isn't just the analysis - it's having experienced people help think through the problem when the path forward isn't obvious.

WHAT I CARE ABOUT

The way Trich operates reflects what I care about most in science:

Respect for standard methods and why they exist
Precision where uncertainty matters
Minimal and non-lethal sampling whenever possible
Transparency around limitations and trade-offs
Partnership over throughput

Good science isn't just about producing data.

It's about interpreting it - and recognizing what can be lost in the process.

LOOKING FORWARD

Trich continues to evolve as new baseline studies emerge, new monitoring frameworks develop, and new environmental questions are asked.

My goal has never been to make Trich the biggest lab.

It has been to make it the lab people turn to when standard methods can't answer important questions - when the stakes are high, and the answers must hold up.

Dr Jennie Christensen

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Publications

Date	Title	Authors	Published
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.
2024	Micro distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.	Christensen, Jennie R., LaBine, Geriene O., Cheung, Janet S., Rosol, Renata, Mohapatra, Asish K., Laird, Brian, Chan, Hing Man	Springer Nature Switzerland AG 196:181.

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