Skills:
TECHNICAL SKILLS: Laboratory Equipment: microscope, micropipette, centrifuge, vortex, vapor hoods, oblique light microscope, spectrophotometer, buret, temperature probe, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, chromatography, gel electrophoresis, pH meter, light compound microscope, refluxing, condenser, autoclaving, volumetric flask, mortar and pestle, UVP biodoc-it system chamber, thermocycler, purification kit (Qiagen), Bio Rad Gel Doc EZ Imager System, BLAST search engine, separatory funnel, rotary evaporator, heating mantle, condenser, reflux, pH paper, silica gel plate, and smart orbit. Laboratory Procedures: Tissue processing (alcohol dehydration) and staining; DNA/RNA amplification, isolation and analysis; molecular genotyping and DNA sequence analysis; DNA cloning (PCR); Gel electrophoresis; immunoassays ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay); spectroscopy (Nuclear magnetic resonance, Infrared); cell and tissue culture, gram staining, pure culture techniques (three phase streaking pattern, plate to tube transfer, etc.), dilution plating, serial dilutions, percent yield, percent error, Theoretical yield, crystallization techniques, thin-layer chromatography, distillation techniques, Reflux techniques; simple, anhydrous, and qiagen DNA Extractions, DNA Quantitation with spectrophotometer, PCR amplification, Microarray, protein sequencing, Williamson Ether synthesis, Pinacol reagrrangement, molecular cloning, nested PCR, 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine test, Vacuum filtration, Gravity filtration, Chromatic Acid Test, and Esterfication; Computer Skills: Microsoft XP, Microsoft 8, Micosoft 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 1997, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint