Barbara Jean S. Nitta Laboratory Assistant Principal Investigator: Dr. Trish Berger Phone: (530)752-7544  FAX: (530)752-0175 E-mail: bjnitta@ucdavis.edu

Education

B.S., Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, 1989..

Current Duties

To provide technical assistance for research in gamete biology. Specifically 2-D gel electrophoretic isolation of sperm plasma membrane(PM) molecules involved in sperm PM-Zona pellucida and sperm PM-oolemma interactions.

Job-related skills

• SDS-PAGE and 2-D Gel Electrophoresis.
• Western Blotting.
• Protein isolation and biotinylation.