Skills:
Biological Laboratory:<br/>qPCR, RT-PCR, cDNA preparation, RNA extraction and fractionation, immunoprecipitation, western and northern blot methodology, cell culture, sterile laboratory technique, in situ hybridization, autoradiography, LD/LC50 bioassay methodology, serum collection and processing, tissue sub-sampling, tissue homogenization, histology and cryostat sectioning<br/><br/>Imaging:<b... field optical microscopy (fluorescence, phase contrast, bright field, and polarization), confocal imaging (multichannel, full spectral and multilaser), microRaman imaging, chemiluminescent imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM-TCSPC based)<br/><br/>Chemical Laboratory:<br/>HPLC, TGA, TLC, Raman spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, column chromatography<br/><br/>Labora... Management:<br/>Purchasing, database management and maintenance, SOP authoring and development, instrument calibration, instrument scheduling, safety training, instrument training, technical training, experimental design, general mentorship<br/><br/>Biological and Anthropological Field:<br/>Behavioral observation, GPS unit use, transit use and set-up, excavation methodology, site-mapping, GIS methodology (geo-referencing, digitization, map generation), sample collection and cataloging<br/><br/>General Research:<br/>Media and solution preparation, statistical analysis, QA/QC methodology, experimental design, data collection and recordkeeping<br/><br/>Compute... :<br/>Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, NCBI BLAST (Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics), RNA Hybrid (Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics), NCBI PrimerBLAST (Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics), Clustal Omega (Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics), JMP (Statistical), SPSS (Statistical), SDS 2.4 (qPCR), MCID Basic (Imaging), ImageJ (Imaging), Origin (Spectroscopy), HoloGRAMS (Spectroscopy), Empower (HPLC), ArcGIS, GRASS (GIS)<br/><br/>Language:<br/>6 years of Spanish coursework; four months experience in a Spanish-speaking country<br/><br/>Other:<br/>Co... public speaker. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Quick to learn new tasks. Able to work independently, as well as in a team. Well organized. Experience planning and facilitating events. Experience preparing reports and presentations. Effective multi-tasker.