Researcher

Kevin Zbikowski

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Portage, IN **368

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Education Physics B.S., Indiana University 2014

Experience Beggs Lab 2012-2015

Transfected targeted C. elegans cells with a calcium indicator DNA

plasmid to image the neural network

Cultured E. coli to harvest purified DNA from a plasmid preparation

Fabricated worm immobilizing microfludic chambers

Recorded and observed electrophysiological data to elucidate STDP

Skills Cloned DNA (subcloning, restriction digest, transformation, plasmid preparation, gel electrophoresis, ligation, sequencing)

Bred and maintained transgenic lines of C. elegans

Manufactured microfluidic immobilization devices with features fifty microns in length

Performed the patch-clamp method to record from whole-cells

Recorded electrophysiological data from seizing hippocampal slices

Anesthetized and dissected rats

Sectioned brains

Wrote moderately complex programs in Python; adept with Excel

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