Skills:
Laboratory: pH testing, color ID, Tap Density, Karl Fischer water determination, use of analytical and microbalances. Graduate: Rapid Chemical Quench apparatus (KinTek), Sequencing gel electrophoresis, Preparation of -32P-labeled DNA, Standard and ultracentrifuge operation, Liquid Scintillation counting, UV/Vis, HPLC. Undergraduate: Protein Purification: Sonication, Centrifugation, Gel Permeation Chromatography, Column Chromatography, Centrifugation and Dialysis. Measurement of Protein Concentration by Bradford Standard Assay; SDS-gel Electrophoresis; Spectral Interpretation by NMR, IR & GC-MS Spectra. Titrations, Extractions, Organic & Inorganic Synthesis, Distillation, Recrystallization, Purification. Applications: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Java, ChemBioDraw, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, SHELXTL, Kaleidagraph, ImageQuant.