Joseph DeShields

Corvallis, Oregon Area United States

Student Lab Assistant at OSU Plant Disease Clinic

Education

My biological and chemistry lab experience includes, but is not limited to: DNA amplification, including PCR, qPCR and LAMP; primer and reagent preparation; NMR and IR spectroscopy; gel electrophoresis; a variety of DNA purification techniques; compound light, dissecting light and electron microscopy; ionization chamber and Geiger counter operation; liquid and solid separation techniques; simple distillation and fractional distillation. My botanical experience includes plant propagation; preparation of plant tissue cultures & growth media; maintenance of ornamental plants, namely blackberry and oenothera; limited plant pathogen diagnosis; infectious tissue sampling; pathogen and bacteri...