Daniel Clements Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Alabama Area

I currently work at Alimetrix, a CAP and CLIA certified clinical laboratory performing highly complex testing of infectious disease specimens along with the development of future molecular tests located within HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. I routinely do molecular work with COVID-19, gastrointestinal, and sexual transmitted infectious disease specimens within a BSL-2 laboratory.Job skills and duties:- Infectious disease work on COVID-19, gastrointestinal, and sexually transmitted infections- Accessioning of clinical samples- DNA extraction, purification, handling, and storage of infectious disease clinical samples- Performing multiplex PCR- Microarray hybridization and results analysis- Organization of bacterial strain storage banks- Reagent preparation and quality assurance testing- Work in a team oriented environment within a small biotechnology company

Huntsville, Alabama Area

I have worked on plant and fungal United States Department of Energy flagship genome sequencing projects.Job skills and duties :- Work on both DNA sequencing library construction and on genome computational finishing.- Generate genomic libraries by DNA extraction and molecular cloning techniques.- DNA purification, PCR, molecular cloning techniques, gel electrophoresis, and vector cloning. - Computational finishing duties using computer software program CONSED to fix problematic areas within genomes.- Using BLAST python programs and data management techniques to fix problematic areas within genomes.- Correcting/troubleshooting genome assembly errors in highly repetitive, GC stop, and misassembled genome areas.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

M.S., Biology

B.S., Molecular Biology