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Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Worcester, Ma

Part of the cell culture group of the Manufacturing Sciences department at AbbVie.Support various projects which are in the late stages of development, such as process improvement, facility fit and scale-up.Mammalian cell culture. Execute various aspects of cell culture experiments, such as bench scale bioreactor set up and operation, media preparation, sampling etc. Also familiar with wave bag operation.This position has helped me develop a good understanding of various process parameters and their impact on cellular performance and product quality. Working effectively in a fast paced environment has helped me develop good organizational and time management skills.

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Evanston, Illinois

• Teaching Assistant for the Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory class of the Master of Biotechnology Program• Assisted in training students in techniques and unit operations involved in bioprocessing. E.g. DoE, Cell Culture in bacterial and mammalian bioreactors, Centrifugation, Ion Exchange Chromatography, Tangential Flow Filtration etc.

Evanston, Illinois

Worked on the early assay development for Glycated Albumin which can be used for diabetes monitoring and adapted it to Ohmx's platform electrochemistry technology. Previously worked on the development of a non-invasive diagnostic test for the aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer based on the PSA Peptidase Activity (PPA) as a novel biomarker to assist with understanding aggressiveness and thus guide future treatment choices.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Part of the purification team where I supported various purification development projects for different clients. Worked on an internal project for generating column permeability measurements for different resins for a better understanding of column integrity. Gained experience on different scales, from the bench to pilot to production scale

Tuebingen, Germany

Worked on a project where we used Tol-2 mediated transgenesis to functionally dissect adaptive divergence between marine and freshwater forms of the threespine stickleback fish.

Understanding the biochemistry of the enzyme Enolase of the malaria parasite and its various functions outside of glycolysis. Studied its protein-protein interactions and post translational modifications using immunological techniques and mass spectrometry.

Master Of Science, Biotechnology

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Science Popularization and Public Outreach Committee

Bachelor'S Degree, Life Sciences And Biochemistry