THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
Research Skills Survey
Applicant Name:
Date:
Position:
In order for our research recruiters to thoroughly evaluate your skills for research positions, please complete
this skill survey by reviewing each category, and indicating your proficiency using the numerical ranking on a
scale of 1-10. One being the most expert, and Ten being no experience. Blank rows will indicate no interest.
(This will not substitute for a resume or application)
FIELD OF WORK
ExperienceRanking
Bacteriology
3
Biochemistry
1
Other (specify)
FIELD OF WORK
Experience
Ranking
Immunology/Cellular
Laser Biology
Immunology
Developmental Biology
Antibody production
Biochemistry
Antibody purification
Cell Biology
Immunofluorescence
Chemistry
Flow Cytometry/cell sorting
Molecular Epidemiology
Immunodiffusion
Genetics
ELISA
Immunology
Western blotting
Microbiology
Lymphocyte function tests
Molecular Biology
Cytotoxicity assays
Neurobiology
Proliferation assays
Pathology
Cytokine assays
Pharmacology
Mixed lymphocyte culture
Physics
Monoclonal antibodies
Physiology
Macrophage culture
Tumor Biology
NK cell methods
Veterinary Medicine
T Cell methods
Virology
Other (specify)
Experience
Ranking
Radiation Biology
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Toxicology
METHODS
Experience
Ranking
DNA / RNA Isolation
Tumor suppressor genes
Sequencing-nucleic acids
FISH
Sequencing-protein
Other (specify)
PCR
RADIOISOTOPE METHODS
Experience
Ranking
Plasmid preparation
CDNA synthesis
Radiotracers
Gene cloning-plasmid
Radiolabeling
-phage
Liquid scintillation counting
-cosmid
Gamma counting
Library screening
Irradiation techniques
Restriction mapping
Radioimmuno assays
Hybridization
Radioligand binding assays
-In situ
Isotopes of exp., please specify
-Southern
(i.e. P-32; H-3; C-14, etc.)
-Northern
Other (specify)
Transfection
Retroviruses
Retroviral infection
Oncogenes
Recombinant DNA
Mammalian expression systems
RNA purification
ANALYTICAL/
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Chromatography
- thin layer
- column
- HPLC
- FPLC
- GLC
Spectrometry
- UV / VIS
- IR
- NMR
Ultracentrifugation
Organelle purification
Electrophoresis
Expereince
Ranking
- gel
- PAGE
- 2-D
- pulsed field
Electrofocussing
Chemical analysis
Physical-Biochemical
methodolog
Enzyme assays
Protein assays
DNA / RNA assays
Growth factor assays
Enzyme / protein purification
Lipid biochemistry
Adenyl cyclase assays
Amino acid assays
Other (specify)
VETERINARY METHODS
Light
Phase
Fluorescence
Electron Microscopy
- scanning
- transmission
Confocal imccroscopy
Tissue preparation
- EM
- frozen section
Cytogenetics
Immunohistochemistry
Histochemistry
Micromanipulation
Other (specify)
GENERAL LABORATORY
SKILLS
PH measurement
Sterile technique
Solution preparation
Record keeping
Low speed centrifugation
Photography / Darkroom
Statistical Analysis
Other (specify)
Experience
Ranking
Animal care technology
Surgery
Microsurgery
Necropsy
Ascites production
Tumor passage
Transgenic animals
SCID mice
Gene knockout technology
Homologous recombination
In vivo immunological
assays
In vitro
Metastasis assays
Other (specify)
COMPUTER
SKILLS
Macintosh
Mainframe
Micros
PC
IBM
Operating Systems
Programming languages
(specify)
Image analysis
Other (specify)
GENERAL SKILLS QUALIFICATION
Supervising / Managing experience: ________
Oncology related work exp.: Yes
HISTOLOGY
No
Experience
Ranking
CELL TISSUE CULTURE
Primary cultures
Established cultures
Fresh human tumor cell
Suspension preps
Cell transformation assays
Mutagenesis assays
Media preparation
Mycoplasma testing
Virus propagation
Microinjection techniques
Hybridomes
Other (specify)
MICROSCOPY
Experience
Ranking
Experience
Ranking
# employees
Priority
Ranking