5 years of hands-on experience in research laboratory (hematology, immunology and oncology). Extensive experience with primary blood cells sorting and culture, highly skilled in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, imaging and flow cytometry. Looking for new challenges in biotechnology firms based in the United States.
PBMC isolation (Ficoll) from whole blood, buffy coat, bone marrow, cord blood (over 250 samples processed). Granulocyte purification. Magnetic (AutoMacs) and FACS sorting of CD34+ cells, T cells, Monocytes, immature granulocytes (leukemia samples). Freezing/thawing of PBMC, CD34+, BMNC, T lymphocytes.
Expert
Cell line sterile culture and maintenance
Adherent and non adherent cell lines (293T, MDA-MB231, U937, THP-1, K562, UT7, BA/F3, HL-60, JAR, LCL, NKL, HeLa). Long-term culture (several months) with no contamination. Frozen stock maintenance, regular mycoplasm assessment.
Expert
Primary blood cell culture
Monocyte differentiation into macrophages and dendritic cells. CD34+ myeloid differentiation in liquid culture. T cell cutlure and proliferation assay.
Cloned cDNA in a lentiviral expression vector, cloned RNA guides, promoter from genomic DNA, recruiting sites. Sub-cloning in TOPO vector. Cloning by recombination technique and restriction enzymes.
Good
CRISPR/Cas9
Designed and cloned guide RNA into a lentiviral vector. Transduction of cell line and sorting of positive cells (GFP+). Single cell cloning and expansion. Selection of the clones homozygous for the deletion by PCR.
Good
RNA and DNA extraction
With commercial kits and trizol
Advanced
PCR/RT-qPCR
On genomic DNA, plasmids, cDNA generated by reverse transcription of RNA. Optimization of PCR conditions.
Advanced
Mutagenesis
Deletion of domains, of promoter region, insertion of tag or NLS sequences, point mutation (suppression of enzymatic activity)
Expert
Lentiviral vector production and transduction
30 productions with a pRRL backbone. Titration performed by flow cytometry (GFP).
Good
Transfection
Transfection of cell lines by lipofection and of primary monocytes by electroporation
Good
Sanger sequencing
On plasmids, purified PCR and genomic DNA
Good
Primer design
For PCR, mutagenesis, RT-qPCR, ChIP-qPCR, sequencing
Good
Competent bacteria production
Produced and stored two batches of thermosensitive STBL3
Intermediate
ChIP-qPCR/ChIP-seq
Developed ChIP-qPCR and ChIP-seq protocol for M-CSFR using activemotif kits. ChIP of histone marks and transcription factor EGR1
Advanced
4Peaks
For sequencing results analysis
Expert
DNAstrider
Sequence alignment, primer design, choice of restriction enzymes
Design and analysis of experiments (study of protein localization). Work on ImagestreamX MKII
Good
IDEAS
Analysis of live imaging data
Good
Luminex
Intermediate
Immunofluorescence
Confocal microscopy (3D images, protein localization assessment, signal quantification, colocalization) on cultured adherent cells or non adherent cells (cytospin). Work on LEICA SPE/SP8
Advanced
Live cell imaging
Follow of fluorescent ligand internalization (movie) on spinning disk microscope