State University Project
Resume:
Aaron Lek
Dublin, CA *****
********@*****.***
Related Experience:
Water and Energy Sustainability Team (WEST) Researcher, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, September 2014 – present.
• Operated lab-scale two-phase anaerobic digesters in an effort to minimize NOx emissions
• Measured pH, alkalinity, and gas composition (via gas chromatography) to assess digester health and performance
• Measured nitrate concentration in a pilot scale municipal wastewater treatment plant to evaluate the ponds ability to remove nutrients and meet discharge requirements
• In Summer 2015, paid intern involved in Intensive Genetic Sampling project, TSS/VSS analysis for measurement of biomass productivity, collected and sent 16S/18S samples to Sandia National Laboratory
Auxiliary Member, ValleyCare Hospital, Pleasanton, CA, September 2013 – August 2014.
• Gurney & wheelchair certified
• Discharged patients after hospital stay
• Retrieved and brought patient samples to the lab Education:
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA Biology, Concentration: Cellular and Molecular, graduated in March 2016. Las Positas Community College, Livermore, CA
A.A. Mathematics & Science, A.A. Sociology, 2013.
Skills:
Equipment: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, C-NMR, and H-NMR, UV-Vis, Flow cytometer, Rotary evaporator
Techniques: Gel electrophoresis, RT-PCR, RNA and plasmid DNA isolation and purification, protein purification, vector ligation, bacterial transformation, plasmid preparations, restriction enzyme digest, nucleic acid extraction (Guanidinium Thiocyanate-Phenol-Chloroform Extraction), plasmid DNA and E. coli isolation via alkaline extraction method, buffer preparation, thin-layer chromatography, Western blot, enzymatic assays, proficient in light microscopy and fluorescent microscopy techniques, eukaryotic gene annotation, expression analysis using RNAseq datasets and cloud-based bioinformatics tools (iPLANT) Software, data analysis: Microsoft suite, R
• Collaborate with computer scientists to develop software for biological applications
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