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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Used Quality Management Systems such as MasterControl to write standard operating procedures, issue reviews and health and safety protocols.- Assisted in the manufacturing and production of cell therapy products for cancer patients.- Supported the Management, Quality and Sterility teams in the preparation and editing of issues reviews, change controls.

- Created and developed scientific presentations and posters for dissemination at meetings and seminars.- Executed pre-clinical testing, optimization and development of vaccines against influenza, dengue and COVID-19 using techniques including but not limited to RT-ddPCR, micro neutralization assays, in vitro virus infection studies and NGC Chromatography.

Maryland

- Developed protocols, standard operating procedures and progress presentations.- Created scientific presentations and posters for dissemination at meetings and seminars.- Coordinated the production, purification, and characterization of human monoclonal antibodies using humanized mouse models against infectious diseases relevant to the United States.

Silver Spring, Maryland

- Developed hybridomas that secreted fully human monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax using human B cells from human immune system mice. - Used DNA and RNA extraction techniques to screen humanized mouse models. - Used flow symmetry analysis on processed spleen, liver and bone marrow mouse cells to check T cell and B cell.

Silver Spring, MD

Master's Co-op: Evaluated efficiency of FTA cards to capture sporozoites from saliva of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes and analyzed Plasmodium falciparum DNA using real-time and nested PCR assays.

Pune, India

Determined the minimum concentration of curcumin in synergism with amphoterecin B required to inhibit antibiotic resistance in Candida albicans using bacterial plating to check cell survival.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

- Drafted and edited copy for the departmental scientific newsletter.- Led a team to conduct market surveys related to biotechnology.

Pune Area, India

Coordinating and liasioning with local orphanages for mentally and physically impaired childrenOrganizing frequent educational and enrichment events for the childrenFacilitation and people mobilization Extensive field work with the children

Master'S Degree, Biotechnology

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Biotechnology

Activities and Societies: Editor of two school news magazines: SRUJAN and BIOSK; Joint Secretary of school community service program..