Skills:
DNA extraction, plasmid DNA preparation, restriction enzyme digests, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS- PAGE, cell fractionation by differential centrifugation, protein crystallization, solution preparation, titrations, extractions, filtrations, simple and fractional distillation separations, melting and boiling point determination, solubility tests, thin-layer chromatography, gas and liquid chromatography, aseptic and sterile techniques, bacterial staining, plating methods, enumeration and identification of bacteria, media and buffer preparation, use of selective media, antibiotic assay, conjugation Spectroscopy: UV, UV/VIS, mass spectroscopy, Mac OS X, Microsoft platforms, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)