Kavitha Gowda, Msc Email and Phone Number

An accomplished and motivated scientist with 10+ years of proven experience in working high-performing cross-functional research teams in the areas of immunology, pharmacology and molecular biology. My skills and expertise include areas of immunology, bioassays, IHC/IF/histology, signal transduction, biomarkers, drug discovery, and in-vivo animal models.SCIENTIFIC SKILLS/ TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: *Strong background in immunological techniques of HLA typing, generation, and maturation of dendritic cells from human PBMC’s, interferon gamma production by cytotoxic T-cells against EBV and Flu virus.*Great knowledge in histology/IHC related experimentations (OCT/paraffin tissue embedding, intestinal Swiss roll, cryostat tissue sectioning, and processing, mounting, and immune staining). *Proficiency in high content imaging acquisition and analysis using several biosystems software.*Animal experimentation: Proficiency with animal handling with multiple routes of administration (IV, PO, IP, IM & SC), breeding colony management, timed pregnancies, mouse restraint techniques, tissue collection and staining, blood collection techniques, tail biopsy, mouse necropsy, tumor kinetics, DSS colitis. *Specialized in cell culture techniques and staining (primary, B-cell hybridoma, mammalian, and microbial cells).*Experience in protein isolation, purification and characterization techniques (protein and enzymatic assay, electrophoresis, gel filtration, ion-exchange and affinity chromatography).*Expertise in flow cytometry, ELISA, Western blotting, PCR, and/or other immunochemical techniques*Familiarity with microscopes (light, confocal and fluorescent), scintillation counter, ultra-centrifuges, HTS robotics system, lyophilizer, sonicator, cryostat, & plate reader.*Comply with IACUC regulations, animal use protocols, experimental study design protocol, & SOPs.*Familiarity with statistical software, MS Office applications, GraphPad Prism and E-bio book