Michelle L Levish

1331 Palo Verde Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815

Higher Education

Golden West College
Instructional Assistant
Golden West College Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Adjunct Faculty
California State University, Long Beach Aug 2013 - Dec 2017
Graduate Assistant
Food Microbiological Laboratories Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
Laboratory Technician
California State University, Long Beach Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
Laboratory Instructor

California State University, Long Beach 2013 - 2016
Master of Science, Masters, Microbiology The University Centre In Svalbard 2014 - 2014
San Jose State University 2007 - 2012
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Microbiology

Microbiology
Dna Extraction
Gel Electrophoresis
Pcr
Bacterial Transformation
Protein Purification
Sds Page
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Environmental Microbiology
Microscopy
Spectroscopy
Sonication
Cryopreservation
Elisa
Bacterial Culture
Spectrophotometry
Chemistry
Bacteriology
Bacterial Culturing
Chromatography
Transformations
Flow Cytometry
Hplc
Cell Culture
Titration
Buffer
Microsoft Office 2007
Html
Protein Assays
Fish
Laboratory
Microsoft Office
Research
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Extremophiles
Geomicrobiology
Microbial Physiology
Polar Microbiology

California State University at Long Beach

Aug 2013 to 2000
Graduate Student Researcher
California State University at Long Beach

Aug 2013 to 2000
Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assistant
Schmahl Science Workshops
San Jose, CA
Feb 2013 to Aug 2013
Research Mentor and Assistant Workshop Instructor
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Jan 2011 to Jul 2013
Undergraduate Research Assistant
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Aug 2011 to May 2012
Student Laboratory Assistant

California State University at Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
2013 to 2000
Master of Science in Microbiology
University Centre in Svalbard
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
2014
Arctic Microbiology
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
2007 to 2012
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, concentration in Microbiology

Microscopy (brightfield, epifluorescent) Stains (bacteria, fungi, parasites, DNA, proteins), Bacterial cultivation, isolation, and differentiation (up to BSL-2) Cell enumeration (viable cell counts, direct counts, turbidity/spectroscopy) Protein extraction, precipitation, and purification Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) Cryopreservation of viable cells and proteins Buffer preparation DNA extractions Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Agarose gel electrophoresis Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) Bacterial transformations and molecular cloning Direct and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) API strips and enterotubes Antibiotic susceptibility testing (Kirby-Bauer, MIC and MBC) Hematology (blood smears, CBC, white cell differentials)