BAO KHA NGUYEN

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San Jose, CA 95122 408-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

Research Associate

EDUCATION

B.S., Biochemistry, University of California – Davis, CA 06/2011

RELEVANT COURSES

General Chemistry w/Lab, Organic Chemistry w/ Lab, Molecular Biology w/Lab, Cell Biology w/Lab

SKILLS

Computer: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word

Languages: English, Vietnamese

Research techniques: Measure Buffers and pH, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA),

Enzyme Assays, Protein Assay using Bradford, BSA, or BCA.

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant – University of California – Davis, CA 03/09 – 1/2011

• Utilized electrophysiology techniques such as Patch Clamp and Voltage Clamp to examine differences in membrane potentials in frog oocytes of different RNA mutations.

• Performed surgeries on amphibians to obtain oocytes.

• Designed and amplified primers for DNA mutation, Assisted in culturing HEK cells.

• Transformed the mutated primers with Quikchange II Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit.

• Performed DNA/RNA purification, plasmid purification, ligation, and transformation restriction nucleotides into E.coli plasmid.

Tutor – University of California – Davis, CA 01/2011 – 06/2011

• Assist 20 students to carry out various laboratory methods in microbiology lab.

• Explain and demonstrate aseptic techniques, streaking, making smears, gram staining, spore staining, negative staining, and isolations of bacteria to broaden students’ understanding.

• Instruct students how to perform antibiotic testing, water quality testing, and hemocytometer usage.

ACTIVITIES

Interned, University of California Davis Medical Center Emergency Room 06/2008 –0 3/2011

Clinical Member, Vietnamese Cancer Awareness and Research Educational Society 06/2008 – 10/2010

Interned, University of California Davis Medical Center Operation Room 09/2009 – 03/2010

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