Nandini A. Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Delaware, Ohio, United States

- Assisted in the preparation of lab materials for the Microbiology department.- In-charge of independently making and autoclaving media, inoculating media, analyzing cultures, preparing PCR master mix, gram-staining, and microscopy work.- Coordinated with the lab manager, professors, and students to ensure smooth running of tasks.

Houston, Texas, United States

- Assisted with an epidemiological and biomedical investigation of dengue virus prevalence in Central America in collaboration with the CDC as part of Baylor College of Medicine’s SMART program. - Responsible for conducting RT-qPCRs, completing whole-blood RNA extractions, and analyzing the obtained PCR curves. - Managed and organized public health data of ~5000 blood and serum samples.- Attended daily research and professional development seminars as well as weekly journal clubs. - Collaborated with research mentors to deliver a presentation on the 3-year long ongoing epidemiological project. - Completed an elevator-pitch style presentation, a scientific poster, and an abstract as part of the SMART program.

Delaware, Ohio, United States

- Prepared materials for lab experiments while ensuring chemical safety.- Performed serial dilutions, titrations, and thin-layer chromatography.

Delaware, Ohio, United States

- Supported students with testing accommodations by managing test schedules, updating records, and preparing testing materials.- Ensured academic integrity and addressed students’ concerns while administering tests.- Facilitated weekly Developmental Biology lab experiments for a student with low vision. Devised creative ways to accelerate the student’s learning during experiments that require intricate visual acuity.

Delaware, Ohio, United States

- Worked in a NASA-funded lab for researching primary root gravitropism in starch-less mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana.- Prepared media, designed PCR primers for T-DNA lines, isolated DNA from seeds, conducted PCRs.- Extracted nucleic acid and conducted RT-qPCR to test the mutants for transcript abundance.- Tested phenotypic effects of gravity response on Arabidopsis roots by conducting rotation and free response experiments.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Secretary and Decorations Chair for Horizons International | Treasurer for Women in Science | Biology Student.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology

International Baccalaureate, Perfect 45

Received the Chariman's Scholarship