Katia Alvarez

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

• General Microbiology Laboratory, SJSU, Perform Aseptic laboratory technique, Prepare dilutions for quantitative plating, and methods of cell counting, Identification and classification of the three domains of cellular life, Semester project of identifying an unknown bacterium by collecting results from various tests such as Pure Culture Techniques, Aerobic and Anaerobic Culture Techniques, and use of Selective and Differential Media, Nitrogen Metabolism, Carbohydrate Metabolism, and Molecular Techniques (PCR/RFLP/Sequence Analysis)
• Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, College of San Mateo, Identification and separation of Cellular Biomolecules using paper chromatography, Gel filtration, Benedicts, Biuret reagent and Lugol’s Iodine, Spectroscopy use to measure the concentration of protein in solution and analyze the data using the standard curve, Protein extraction and Identification of Protein enzymes using the principles of Native Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Extraction of DNA and determination of its purity from eukaryotic cells and tissues
• Organic Chemistry Laboratory, SJSU, Acquired techniques for synthesis, isolation, purification and identification of organic compounds, Gas chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Simple Distillation, Column Chromatography, Able to identify organic compounds with Infrared and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy