I have developed strong wet lab skills through hands-on experience in clean rooms, dry rooms, and a variety of laboratory techniques. I have practiced laboratory skills in both academic and professional settings, allowing me to contribute effectively to a wide range of biomedical research and experimental setups.
Clean Rooms & Dry Rooms:
Experience working in controlled environments, ensuring contamination-free handling of sensitive biological materials, including working with microfluidic devices and other medical components.
Pipetting & Sample Preparation:
Highly skilled in pipetting for precise measurement and transfer of liquids across a wide range of applications, from reagent handling to cell culture and PCR preparation.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR):
Proficient in PCR amplification of DNA and RNA, including optimizing reaction conditions for reliable amplification and performing gel electrophoresis to analyze PCR results.
Gel Electrophoresis:
Experienced in running agarose gels for separating DNA, RNA, or proteins.
Animal Handling:
Hands-on experience handling rats and pig organs in a lab setting, including tasks such as administering anesthesia and performing experimental protocols.
Centrifugation:
Experience using centrifuges for separating biological samples, including cell cultures, serum, and other solutions, in preparation for downstream analyses like PCR or protein assays.
Cell Culture Techniques:
Proficient in cell culture techniques for maintaining and growing cell lines, ensuring optimal growth conditions, and conducting assays to assess cell viability and growth characteristics.
Reagent & Solution Preparation:
Skilled in preparing buffers, reagents, and solutions according to established protocols, ensuring accuracy and reproducibility in experiments.
Laboratory Safety & Compliance:
Knowledgeable in biosafety protocols for working in BSL-2 environments, managing biological hazards, and ensuring regulatory compliance in research practices.
Gener8:
Gained experience in wet lab techniques, including loading microfluidic devices with liquid and lyophilized reagents in clean and dry room environments. Also performed precise pipetting and completed BSL-2 training.
Cardiac Mechanics Research Group @ UC San Diego:
Conducted PCR, silicone membrane synthesis, and tissue marking for predictive cellular signaling research. Handled reagents, prepared samples, and harvested heart tissue from rats for cardiac mechanics studies.
Bloodborne Pathogens Certification Course - American BLS (Issued Jan 2025 · Expires Jan 2026)
Biomedical Research - Basic/Refresher (CITI Program, Issued Mar 2022 · Expired Mar 2025)
Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research (CITI Program, Issued Mar 2022)
CITI Good Clinical Practice Course (CITI Program, Issued Mar 2022 · Expired Mar 2025)