Research Scientist (Graduate)
• Organized research projects across several laboratories to generate and publish data on preclinical animal models of neurodevelopmental disorders• Problem-solved technical issues in a rat model of maternal immune activation, leading to several publications• Developed novel approaches to evaluate complex cognitive processing in rats that are significantly more efficient and effective than ones established in existing literature• Established rat neuronal cell cultures containing both astrocytes and microglia for ICC• Analyzed several hundreds of tissue and sera samples on immune functional assays, including multiplex assays using Luminex technology• Assessed the longitudinal development of rat behavior with 10+ behavior assays• Injected rats using intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, and tail vein injection techniques• Extracted and micro dissected rat brains for tissue processing pipelines• Independently created and managed budgets and project timelines for research projects• Efficiently communicated research findings in primary publications, presentations, and posters at International conferences
