SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES

  • Stem cells iPSCs and cancer stem cell culture techniques

 

  • Cell culture techniques including media preparation, maintenance of cell lines, cryopreservation and maintenance of cell culture laboratory.

 

  • Isolation and maintenance of human and rat primary cell cultures

 

  • Cell based assays such as MTT, SRB, LDH, ApoTox-Glo™ Triplex, BrdU, and CellTox™ Green Cytotoxicity assays.

 

  • DNA based techniques such as cloning, sequencing, genomic and cDNA library construction and screening, Polymerase Chain Reaction and reverse Transcription- PCR, real-time PCR, gel electrophoresis, RFLP and AFLP analysis.

 

  • HPLC, TLC, GC/MS, FPLC and Heavy Metal analysis.

 

  • Cytogenetic techniques such as chromosome aberration, micronucleus analysis and COMET assay

 

  • Southern Blot analysis, Northern Blot analysis, Western Blot analysis, Immunohitochemistry and Fluorescent and Confocal microscopy.

 

  • Handling of isotopes for the preparation of labeled probes.

 

  • Ability to use Bioinformatics tools, homology modeling and molecular docking.

 

  • Interpretation of NMR and Mass spectroscopic data and structure elucidation of new compounds