-California Institute of Technology Ph.D.(2003); Bioinorganic Chemistry. Thesis title "Radical Formation and Electron Transfer in Biological Molecules" -Proficient with diverse spectroscopic techniques applied to small molecules, proteins and DNA: time resolved optical spectroscopy (nanosecond-microsecond resolution); resonance RAMAN; EPR (x-band); steady state fluorescence; circular dichroism; FT-IR; steady state UV/Vis. -Skilled in a variety of microbiological techniques. Made use of PCR for site-directed mutagenesis; prepared the product DNA for sequencing; expressed the protein coded for by the plasmid in E. coli. -Experienced with protein purification protocols. Intimately acquainted with FPLC and HPLC techniques for biological molecule purification and analysis. Competent using protein Mass Spectroscopy and gel electrophoresis to determine protein purity. -Capable of automated DNA synthesis with a focus on incorporation of modified nucleobases. -Accomplished in pur