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SAMBHAVI SUBRAMANIAN

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School of Biological and 3214, E. Dover St.

Health Systems Engineering Mesa, Arizona 85213.

Center for Adaptive Neural Systems

Arizona State University

PO Box 874404

Tempe, Arizona-85287-4404.

Date of Birth: July 23rd 1987.

E-mail: ********.***********@***.***.

Contact# 480-***-****.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Bioengineering

Arizona State University Expected Graduation Date: May 2010

CGPA: 3.22/4 (to date)

Proposed Thesis Topic: Structural and functional aspects of motoneuron

reconstruction after spinal cord injury.

Advisor: Ranu Jung, Ph.D. Co-Founder and Co-Director, Center for Adaptive

Neural Systems and Associate Professor, School of Biological and Health

Systems Engineering, Arizona State University.

Bachelor of Technology(B.Tech) in Biotechnology

Anna University, India. August 2004-May2008

CGPA-3.98/4 First Class with Distinction

Thesis: Extraction and Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Secondary

Metabolites from Lichens (Trypethelium eluteriae and Usnea Sp.) (Awaiting

Patent).

TEST SCORES

GRE: Verbal- 670/800 Quantitative-710/800 Analytical Writing-3/6.

TOEFL- 105/120.

GRADUATE COURSEWORK

COMPLETED:

Engineering models for Physiological Engineers.

Modeling for Molecular and Cellular Engineering.

Introduction to Neural Engineering.

Human Systems Neuroscience.

Design of Engineering Experiments.

ONGOING:

Advanced Molecular/Cellular Neuroscience

Mathematical Modeling

TERM PROJECTS

A computational model of motorneuron firing patterns in spinal cord injury.

Significance of glutamate receptors in synaptic plasticity.

Current understandings of autism research and directions for the future.

Structural and functional adaptations of visual prostheses.

RESEARCH/WORK/TRAINING/WORKSHOPS EXPERIENCE

Center for Adaptive Neural Systems, Arizona State University (Oct 2008 Present)

Rodent animal studies, handling and care.

Behavioral study-data collection and analysis.

Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB) Locomotor Rating Scale.

Ladder assessment.

Video capturing and analyzing 2D & 3D kinematics data using Adobe and

PEAK software system.

Analyzing acquired data and generating results using MATLAB.

Histological data collection and analysis.

Embedding of rodent tissue samples.

Sectioning of rat brain and spinal cord tissues using cryostat.

Staining Protocols- Nissl Staining, ERC Staining and BDA Staining.

Data analysis using Neurolucida Software.

Anna University/M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India. (2008)

Worked in the area of Biotechnology.

Extraction of secondary metabolites from Trypethelium eluteriae and

Usnea Sp. by Thin layer Chromatography.

Bioassay of the extracted metabolites by disc diffusion method.

Anna University /M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, India. (2006)

Underwent training in techniques in Molecular Biology (PCR, Western

Blotting, ELISA, DNA isolation and analysis).

GDEST (Global Dialogues on Emerging Science and Technology) India-U.S

Workshop on Agricultural Biotechnology for the Global Public Good, Chennai,

India.

Fourth Convention of Society for Immunology and Immunopathology and National

Symposium on Immunobiotechnology, Chennai, India.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages: C, C++

Software: MS-Office, Matlab, Peak Motus (3D Kinematics), Mathematica.

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