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Travis Yang

Travis Yang

Okemos,MI

Summary

Detail-oriented Research Assistant with hands-on experience performing clerical and laboratory work to advance research goals. Currently pursuing degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry And Molecular Biology/Biotechnology

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
08.2021 - Current

Work History

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Michiagn State University
East Lansing, Michigan
06.2018 - Current
  • Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
  • Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
  • Planned, modified, and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
  • Helped to train new undergraduate assistants.
  • Spent time in the labs barn, greenhouses and growth chambers, gaining experience in planting, sprout collection, bud collection, and other various maintenance tasks in all three facilities.
  • Help to manage the lab's bank of potatoes, where we keep more than 5000 samples of 1000 various varieties of potato in cold storage.
  • Developed and implemented color and symbol organization system for all the samples in the laboratory

Skills

  • Experiment development
  • Specimen and sample preparation
  • Maintaining a lab notebook
  • Research and analysis
  • Specimen handling
  • Extensive experience in tissue culture
  • Aseptic technique
  • Multiple types of media making
  • In vitro seed germination
  • Virus strip testing
  • Tuber extraction and growing
  • Some experience in ELISA and DNA extraction

Timeline

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry And Molecular Biology/Biotechnology

Michigan State University
08.2021 - Current

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Michiagn State University
06.2018 - Current
Travis Yang