STEVEN C. CHEN 800 Clark Way Palo Alto, CA, 94304 stevenchen76@hotmail.com (510) 388 - 3433 EDUCATION University of California at Berkeley *Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology Emphasis in Biochemistry, May 2000 *Minor in Music RELATED COURSES *Biostatistics *Genetics *Quantitative Analysis *Biochemistry *Physics *Physiology *Molecular and Cell Biology *Physical Chemistry *Organic Chemistry *Biology WORK EXPERIENCE *RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Milagen Inc. (July 2000 - Present) · Improved antibody screening process by optimizing protocol · Optimized plasmid prep protocol to increase throughput · Performed DNA sequencing and plasmid preps · Operated and programmed liquid handling robotics · Maintained communication systems and computer hardware · Organized a purchasing database and stocked lab supplies SCIENTIFIC / DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS *Generated protocols for plasmid prep, protein array, antibody array and robotics operation *Analyzed DNA traces to identify clones in the database *Used gridding software to discover potential drug targets LAB SKILLS *Liquid Handling Robotics *Protein Array Robotics *Plasmid Preps *Transfection *Fluorescent DNA Sequencing *PCR *Cell Streaking/Screening/Replication *Spectrophotometry *Size Exclusion Chromatography *Gel Electrophoresis *Media Prep *Maintain Lab Notebook *Clean Lab Practice COMPUTER SKILLS *PC/MAC/UNIX *WAN/LAN *BASIC/DOS *SBS 4.5 *Hardware Troubleshooting *Dapple *Adobe PhotoShop 5.5 *Microsoft Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Excel, Word MECHANICAL SKILLS *Lab Equipment Design and Prototyping *Process Design *Robot Repair and Maintenance *Water Purification Systems *General Lab Instrument Troubleshooting OTHER INTERESTS *HANDBALL COACH, U.C. Berkeley Handball Team, (May 2000 - Present) *MUSIC DIRECTOR, Berkeley Composers Group, (Jan 2000 - May 2000)