Curriculum Vitae

Sanket Patel, PhD candidate

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

St. John's University

Jamaica, New York 11439

Cell: 718-***-****

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OBJECTIVE: looking for a challenging research position in the field of science

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Eight years of post-baccalaureate educational and laboratory research experience with a track record

of consistently meeting and exceeding esta blished goals at the academic and professional levels

Possesses the academic background and experience to independently carry out PK/PD and Pharmaco-

toxicology studies in animals as per IACUC, GLP and Environmental Health & Safety regulations

Possesses a proven track record of productivity and intellectual ability by way of professional

publications and presentations at the meetings of scientific societies

Self-motivated for continuing to grow both personally and professionally, and for working as part of a

research team

Team player with a can do attitude

EDUCATION:

Ph. D. Pharmacology, St. John's University, NY

2009 - Present; Advisor: Dr. Lau-Cam C. A.

Thesis: Investigation of the effects of taurine and/or ethanol on diabetes -induced alterations in renal

metabolism and function in a rat model.

M. S. Pharmacology, St. John's University, NY

2005 - 2009; Advisor: Dr. Lau-Cam C. A.

Thesis: The effect of nicotinamide, taurine, nicotinamide-taurine and taurine-related compounds on

oxidative stress by streptozotocin-induced diabetes in the rat

Project: The role of taurine in cigarette smoke or lipopolysaccharide-induced organ injury.

Bachelor of Pharmacy, L. M. College of Pharmacy, India; 2000 - 2004

FELLOWSHIP:

St. John's University Research Fellowship Award 2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

The New York Academy of Sciences Afterschool STEM Mentor,

October 1st 2013 – Present; Location: Samuel Field Y, Beacon 216; Subject: Math

Graduate Teaching Fellow, St. John' University, Summer 2010 – Summer 2013

Graduate Teaching Assistant, St. John' University, Spring 2007 – Spring 2010

Mentor students in office hours, teach principles and experiments of laboratory courses: BioMed -

I, II & III, Anatomy & Physiology, Pharmacotoxicology, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacy

Practice-III

LABORATORY EXPERIENCE:

Graduate researcher work, St. John's University, 2005 - Present

ELISA, Agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot and HPLC analysis, SEM and TEM

Plasmid transfection using E. Coli, inoculation of a transformed colony, isolation of nucleic acid,

determination of DNA purity, simulated restriction enzyme studies using NEB cutter

Familiar with: immunoprecipitation, immunohistochemistry, FACS and LC -MS analysis, patch clamp

recordings, cell/tissue culture

Spectrophotometric and fluorometric determination of enzyme activities, biochemical assays in

plasma, urine and tissue homogenates, and titration assays

Animal work: experimental study design; routes of administration, surgical skills such as cannulation

of perfused and isolated frog heart preparation, extraction of sciatic nerve and gastrocnemius muscle;

blood collection techniques; ex vivo tissue dose-response studies

Standard lab instruments: Haemocytometer, autoclave, pH meter, centrifuge

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS and COMPUTER SKILLS:

SPSS® 10, Image J, Prism®, Instat® and SigmaPlot®, software; highly familiar with Microsoft Office®

tools (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) and scientific literature search

PUBLICATIONS:

Original Manuscripts:

1. Parikh MC, Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA. Evaluation of the effect of the concentration and timing of

administration of ethanol on biochemical alterations in the plasma and heart of streptozotocin-treated

diabetic rats. In process

2. Patel SN, Pandya KG, Clark GJ, Parikh MC, Lau-Cam CA. Comparison of taurine and pantoyltaurine

as antioxidants in vitro and in the central nervous system of diabetic rats. In process

3. Bhavsar TM, Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA (2010) Protective action of taurine, given as a pretreatment or

as a posttreatment, against endotoxin-induced acute lung inflammation in hamsters. Journal of

Biomedical Science 17(Suppl 1):S19

4. Bhavsar TM, Cantor JO, Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA (2009) Attenuating effect of taurine on

lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in hamsters. Pharmacological Research 60(5):418 -428.

Book Chapter:

5. Bhavsar TM, Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA (2012) The role of taurine in acute lung injury, oxidative stress

and apoptosis by endotoxin and cigarette smoke. In: Taurine in health and disease. A. El Idrissi and

W. L’Amoreaux (Eds.). Transworld Research Network, Kerala, India, pp.133-166.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

1. Clark GJ, Pandya KG, Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2013) The use of taurine as a way to improve

the antioxidant actions of metformin in the brain of diabetic rats.

2. Patel SN, Parikh MC, Ashby Jr CR, Lau-Cam CA (The FASEB Journal. 2013;27:1169.14) The

influence of ethanol on the hyperglycemia and renal activities of glycolytic and gluconeogenic

enzymes of diabetic rats.

3. Patel SN, Bhavsar TM, Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2012) Protective actions of taurine against endotoxin-

induced hepatic cell damage and oxidative stress in the hamster.

4. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2011) Evaluation of taurine and nicotinamide, alone and in

combination, as protective agents against diabetes-induced oxidative stress in the central nervous

system of rats.

5. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (SOT 2011) Comparison of the effects of nicotinamide and taurine in the

brain and spinal cord against oxidative stress by streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats.

6. Bhavsar TM, Patel SN, Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2010) The role of taurine in counteracting oxidative

stress in the lung of hamsters exposed to bacterial toxin.

7. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2010) Evaluation of nicotinamide and taurine, alone and in

combination, for their effects against oxidative stress by type 2 diabetes in the rat heart.

8. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2009) Protection by taurine and structurally-related sulfonates

against oxidative and nitrosative stress in the heart and kidney of diabetic rats.

9. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (SOT 2009) Antioxidant actions of taurine and structurally-related

sulfur containing compounds in the brain of diabetic rats.

10. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (MASOT 2009) Evaluation of the effects of taurine and structurally-

related sulfonic acids against oxidative stress in the heart and liver of diabetic rats.

11. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (AAPS 2008) Effects of nicotinamide plus taurine on non-enzymatic

indices against streptozotocin stress in spinal cord and brain of SD rats.

12. Patel SN and Lau-Cam CA (MASOT 2008) Central nervous system protection by nicotinamide and

taurine in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (since April 2013):

Review Board Member: I have successfully completed 44 peer review assignments in total of the

following internationally recognized journals:

1. Alzheimer's & Dementia - The Journal of Alzheimer's Association

2. Plos One

3. BMJ Heart Asia

4. Nutrition

5. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

6. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

7. Acta Cytologica

8. Journal of Caffeine Research

9. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

10. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

11. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

12. Journal of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity

13. Clinical Research in Pulmonology

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