Hello my name is Hosin West and I am a 22 year old senior at the University of New Haven. I was born in Manhattan New York and moved East Stoudsburg Pennsylvania and I grew up there. I am majoring in Biology with a concentration in biochemistry at the University of New Haven in West Haven Connecticut. I have taken: Biochemistry, Instrumental, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Biotechnology and Advanced Molecular Biology, Evaluation of Scientific literature, Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology, Organic Chemistry I & II, Calculus and Physics. I was a lab assistant for Microbiology. Lab Skills: DNA isolation techniques: Silica Technique using ground glass & High salt concentration technique DNA quantification: UV absorption, Fluorescent tags, Electrophoresis &Southern Blotting via chemiluminescence Real time PCR DNA Sequencing Site directed Mutagenesis Microarray Chip Analysis Cell Cultivation and maintenance Aseptic Technique for growing bacteria on petri dishes and in test tubes. Gram staining Instrumental Analysis