Skills:
Lab Experience: DNA isolation using Qiagen DNEasy kits, standard and touchdown PCR protocols, gel electrophoresis, AMPure Magnetic Bead cleanup, Sephadex 50 purification, ABI BigDye Terminator mix, primer design and optimization for microsatellite fingerprinting and mtDNA control region sequencing. Computer Skills: Proficiency with both Macintosh computers and PCs. Proficiency of internet browsers, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs as wells as Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Experience with Camtasia, Jing, iMovie, and Adobe Photoshop for production of learning materials. Experience with SAS, Statistica, SPSS, as well as several molecular biology and genetic analysis software: GenBank, CAIC, PAUP*, Clustal X, MacGDE, MacClade, POY, Structure, Identity, Arlequin, FSTAT, GenePop, TCS, TreeView, Sequencher. Beginners knowledge of ArcGIS 3.2 and ArcGIS 9, Base Spectrum, and GenoSpectrum. Ability to learn new software applications quickly with little oversight.