Skills:
Molecular Techniques: PCR, qPCR, electrophoresis, southern blotting, western blotting, Organic and spin-column DNA extraction, sterile technique in clean hood, cell culture. Instrumentation: Qiagen BioRobot EZ1, ABI 310 and 3130 genetic analyzers, ABI GeneAmp PCR System 7300, Eppendorf reaplex es (qPCR), Eppendorf epMotion 5070, NanoDrop 1000, UV/Vis spectrophotometer, LICOR 4300 sequencing system, Biotek Synergy Mx plate reader, BIO-RAD gel imager. Computer: Genemapper ID 3.2 and ID-X, Sequencing Analysis, Peak Scanner (ABI), DNAMIx 3.2, GraphPad (Prism). For population genetic analyses: Arlequin 3.5, PowerMarker, DnaSP, and MEGA. Image processing in GIMP 2.0. Can perform basic statistical analyses in R. Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.