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Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Foster City, California, Us

- Designed and implemented high throughput screens to find best probable therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patients.- Leading a drug co-development project testing out single agent doses and combination therapies.- Led a project whose objective was to optimize media and confirm whether frozen samples can be used to get reliable data.- Generated periodic reports on projects and presented at both team and company-wide meetings.- Collaborated with the High Throughput Screening (HTS) and the Engineering teams to troubleshoot automation issues.- Analyzed Flow cytometry fluorescence data using FlowJo data analysis tool.- Trained new hires on cell culture, workflow and lab duties.

- Designed and implemented high throughput NPC screens to find other potential hits.- Performed experiments to tease apart the mechanism of action of the lead hit from an NPC screen.- Imaged the experiments, analyzed the data using Custom Module Editor and presented at weekly meetings.- Assisted in assay development for new diseases in the company’s automation and mechanism of action study pipeline.- Gained important skills such as high throughput screening, data analysis and western blotting. - Performed enzymatic and immunofluorescent experiments to phenotype MLIV and Gaucher fibroblasts.- Collaborated and worked with Novartis on both MLIV and Gaucher diseases- Developed mid-throughput PMM2 enzymatic assay for Phosphomannomutase Type II disease

Tempe, Az, Us

- Worked closely with the Professor to give inputs on the structure of undergraduate level BME product design course (BME 182)- Assisted in class with questions from students on worksheets, graded and returned the worksheets to students on a weekly basis

Tempe, Az, Us

- Graduate Research work on Three dimensional micropatterned tumor model for breast cancer cell migration studies- Expertise in aseptic cell culture techniques, worked with different mammalian cell types including breast cancer and endothelial cell lines.- Experienced in maintaining cells in culture, media changes, passaging, freezing down and thawing.- Specialized in photolithography techniques, immunofluorescent assays and experience with fluorescent imaging- Collaborated with another lab for AFM measurements, trained and mentored undergraduate students on lab procedures.

- Coordinated with Biomedical Engineers to set up new biomedical devices, provide preventive maintenance, and repair malfunctioning medical devices- Gained hands on experience on various hospital equipment from syringe pumps to MRI System and Cath Lab- Obtained exposure to administrative aspect of the department, maintained inventory and device breakdown logs

Master'S Degree, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering