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California, United States

California, United States

Hayward, California, United States

- Lead research projects and create new ideas for implementation in the nucleic acid-based diagnosis of infectious and genetic diseases.- Lead scientific team and manage overall projects for product development and innovation- Initiate collaboration and Strategic Partner engagement- Provide a platform for sales and marketing support- Ensure product regulatory compliance- Develop training programs and provide training and education

California, United States

Manage overall projects, as well as collaborate with universities and large companies, for -Nucleic-acid-based diagnostics for the detection of infectious and genetic diseases.-Development of enzyme-free isothermal nucleic-acid detection assays.-Detection by fluorescence readout and lateral flow assay development to provide rapid POC testing.- Designing and using peptide nucleic acid (PNA) for double-stranded DNA invasion.-Applying flow cytometer for bead-based quantification and detection of nucleic acids following in vitro or in situ hybridization.-Working on air monitoring for infectious pathogens and their detection based on bio photonic detection system using optic fibers

International Institute For Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido, Japan

Led a team and handled multiple projects to understand the pathogenesis of emerging pathogens using innovative approaches.-Identification of novel virulence factors of emerging human pathogens Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus using Bombyx mori (silkworm) as an animal model.-Optimization of antibiotic activities in collaboration with experts in organic and pharmaceutical chemistry.-Understanding the mechanism of prevalence, emergence, and spread of antimicrobial resistance at the genomic level.

Tokyo, Japan

Worked independently and in a group for the discovery of novel antimicrobial agents, and understanding of the pathogenesis of human pathogenic microorganisms.- Identification and characterization of novel virulence factors of opportunistic human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus using silkworm infection model.-Understanding pathogenesis of novel Mucor spp., using silkworm infection model.-Revealing the mechanism of action of a serum factor that potentiates antibiotic lysocin E activity in vivo.-Structure-activity activity relationship studies of antibiotics in collaboration with other universities and departments.

Tokyo, Japan

Worked independently and in a group for the discovery of novel antimicrobial agents and elucidation of their mechanisms of action and pharmacokinetics- Discovery of novel antibiotics produced by soil bacteria using silkworm infection model.-Discovery of novel synthetic small molecules by screening a chemical library using a silkworm infection model.-Structure-activity activity relationship studies of antibiotics in collaboration with other departments.-Revealing mechanisms of actions of the novel antimicrobial agents.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Masters, Phd, Pharmaceutical Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Pharmacy