Senior molecular biologist with academic, industrial and clinical experience. Eight years in the biotechnology sector with R&D and product development experience. Biotechnology experience in Real-time RT-PCR, Assay Development, cDNA library technology advancement, microarray construction and analysis, gene discovery, and population genetics. Academic experience working in Zebrafish vascular development, bacterial genetics, and mammalian gene expression.Specialties: Use of robotic liquid handlers, cloning, cDNA library construction, cDNA and genomic library screening; constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis (CDCE), high throughput mutational spectrometry (HTMS), high fidelity PCR, RT-PCR, and qPCR; Southern, Northern, Western Blot Analyses; RNA, DNA and protein purification; design and microinjection of morpholino oligonucletides into Zebrafish embryos; tissue dissection from mice; electron and confocal microscopy; use of microarray spotters and detectors; FPLC.