04/08/08
Yoong Wearn Lim
Davis, CA
Email: r1277@bio-link.org
Date Available:
June 1, 2008
Location Desired:
USA
Objective:
To apply for a full time position in the field of biotechnology or pharmaceuticals.
Education
University of California, Davis
(Sep 2004 - "June 2008)
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology
GPA: 3.93
Biotechnology Skills
Genetic skills: gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, PCR, recombinant DNA/plasmid cloning, DNA extraction, precipitation and purification, protein expression induction, affinity column protein purification, Southern blot, BLAST, PubMed, Primer design, VectorNTI
Microbiological skills: aseptic and sterile techniques, bacterial transformation, bacterial isolation and purification, Gram staining, negative staining, spore staining, bacteria and virus enumerations
Animal handling skills: experience with rodents and rabbits, drug administration, blood collection, anesthesia, surgical processes including castration, vasectomy and Cesarean section
Immunological skills: ELISA, immunoelectrophoresis (IEP), radial immunodiffusion (RID), flow cytometry
Microscopy: brightfield, darkfield, phase contrast, dissecting microscope, immunofluorescence microscopy
Biological equipments: spectrophotometer, nanospectrophotometer, microfluidizer
Computer skills: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, C++ Programming
Work Experience
Research Assistant, Dr Frederic Chedin’s Epigenetics lab
(June 2007 - Present)
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Davis
I study the role of DNA methylation in turning gene on or off. My current research project focuses on the regulation of mammalian imprinting by a novel DNA-RNA hybrid structure on chromosome 15.
Genetics Intern, Dr Sergey Nuzhdin's Fly lab
(Jan 2007 - June 2007)
Department of Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis, Davis
My research studies speciation and ecological divergence of fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster due to different levels of alcohol tolerance.
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