Research Associate
Current• Cultured, then harvested Escherichia coli to meticulously purify ample stocks of plasmid DNA for chromatography purposes• Transformed chemically competent Escherichia DH5a cells with various plasmids and carried out ddPCR• Examined pDNA quantity and quality using picogreen assays, qubit assays, and gel electrophoresis techniques• Tested dynamic binding capacity and flow distribution of various membranes using CEX and AEX chromatography processes• Detected HEK HCPs and benzonase impurities within samples using enzyme link immunosorbent assays (ELISAs)• Employed & modified TFF protocols to remove beznonase, DNA, and human embryonic host cell proteins from the retentate