Problem Solver
Tony Contento 
Top Solver
Areas Tony Contento is Knowledgeable in:
Plant cell biology, molecular biotechnology, medical genetics, translational research, abiotic stress (especially oxidative stress), protein structure, prions, HIV/AIDS, ALS, difficult dialogues and moral conversation, water scarcity, agricultural security, sustainability science
Techniques Tony Contento Uses:
As a scientist, I have employed the scientific method, which includes the following problem solving techniques: abstraction, hypothesis testing, lateral thinking, research and trial-and-error.
Tony Contento's Problem Solving Skills:
- Applied Cell Biology
- Applied Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Science and Technical Writing (composition & editing)
- Microscopy (Light, UV-Fluorescence, Confocal, Hyperspectral, Atomic Force Microscopy, Electron Microscopy)
- Applied Plant Science
- Prose, Essay and Scriptwriting
- University Lecture, Laboratory and Online Pedagogy
- Difficult Dialogues and Moral Conversation Techniques
Tony Contento's Problem Solving Experience:
- --I developed a plant-based, in vivo, microscopic assay for detecting autophagosomes using an inexpensive, specific fluorescent stain.
- --I helped develop a method using atomic force microscopy to determine changes in the physical properties of plant vacuole membranes.
- --I developed a plant-based, in vivo, microscopic assay for detecting autophagosomes using a fluorescent fusion protein.
- --I developed a protocol for the collection and analysis of full-transcriptome expression data from Arabidopsis tissue during sucrose starvation.