Jared Koelling

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About Jared Koelling

Master of Science education in Molecular Biology - University of Northern Iowa 2012 Bachelor Degree in Biotechnology - University of Northern Iowa 2009 Bachelor Degree in Law Enforcement Justice Admin - Western Illinois University 2002 Professional work experience in Intellectual Property, competitor surveillance, PVP law, patent infringement, EDV and Min distance in row crops. Worked in Molecular R&D, biotech, and microbial labs as an associate researcher and lab assistant. Experience with most molecular biology techniques, microbial cell cultures procedures, Next Gen Sequencing tools including gene expression software, and development of research projects. Knowledge of basic molecular biology techniques such as Illumina based genome analysis, transcriptome sequence assembly, DNA sequence analysis, DNA/RNA extraction, RNA library sample prep, tissue collection, DNA/RNA purification, cloning and protein expression in E. coli and plants, gel electrophoresis (PAGE, Northern, Southern), restriction digestion, PCR including primer design, plasmid construction, plasmid minipreps, protein purification, aseptic techniques, microbial culture work, UV spectroscopy, and bacterial transformations.