After graduating college, Delon worked as a teaching and research assistant in the electron microscopy lab at Hunter College.  He then went on to become the three time CUNY Conference Championship women’s swimming and diving coach and assistant coach of the NCAA Division III Regional Championship softball team at Hunter College. Later he served as a Research Technician in the Department of Pediatrics at Stony Brook University where he performed research to study lung development and the secretion of surfactants.  While there he trained Neonatal Fellows to perform basic science techniques and assist them with their research projects.  Delon has been a member of the Wildlife Conservation Society, New York Aquarium Volunteer Dive Team since the program started in 2003. Currently, as Laboratory Manager for CESAME, Delon helps to provide the critical support that keeps the labs running smoothly from day to day.

Research Techniques
Respiratory function testing on small mammals using the SCRIEQ Small Animal Ventilator
Transient inutero gene manipulation using viral vectors in small mammals
Morphometry on lung tissue
Immunohistiochemistry
Preparation of frozen section microscope slides
Basic statistical analysis
Blood sampling from small mammals (rats and mice)
Oral gavage feeding in rats and mice
Use of a deconvoluting light microscope including image analysis
Use of Scanning and Transmission electron microscope and sample preparation
Western blot techniques
Tracheostomy on rats and mice
Administration of surfactant to small mammals
Real Time RT-PCR
RNA extraction and analysis
Bacteria Transformation
Protein expression and isolation bacteria
Cell Culture on Primary Isolated Lung Type II Cells
Thin Layer Chromatography and lipid analysis
Using Radioactive isotopes 32P, 3H, 14C
Caesarean section in pigs
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)

In his spare time Delon likes to enjoy the elements, his favorite are fire and water, as seen in the following pictures.

Tel:  631-632-9750
Fax:  631-632-9791
E-mail:  dlcallender@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

 

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