Key Skills and Competencies
Proficient in RT-PCR, RNA/DNA extraction, gel electrophysiology, animal colony maintenance, in vitro tissue imaging, cell tissue fixation, confocal imaging, intracellular dye electroplating, lab maintenance, running animal behavior experiments, gathering and analyzing data, in-situ hybridization, cryostat sectioning
Computer Skills:
- Imaging Software (imageJ, Leica LAS, IC capture, NeuronStudio, DSI Studio)
- Python (taken at Carnegie Mellon University)
- R (Familiar with Data cleaning and manipulation, Cluster Analysis, Version Control with Github, Data Visualization, Statistical Inference/testing)
- Matlab (Fluent)
- Signal Processing and data visualization with cortical, spinal, and EMG electrophysiology
- Characterize large data sets with principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminate analysis (LDA)
- Google Collab
- Running neural networks on virtual GPU’s for kinematic analysis