ISHITA JAIN

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Microbial Biology

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick. October 2015

G.P.A: 3.57

Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology

Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. May 2013

SKILLS

Laboratory: Anaerobic culturing, Biosafety Level 2 Organisms handling and culturing, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Biochemical testing, Fermentation techniques, Carcinogenic material handling, DNA and RNA extraction, Genetic Engineering, TRFLP, Plant and Animal cell culture, Aseptic culturing.

Equipment: PCR thermal cycler, Gel electrophoresis, ELISA, HPLC, Gas Chromatography, SDS-PAGE. Technical: MS Office: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, BLAST, PyMOL. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS

Anaerobic Arsenate Respiration September 2013 – Present

A Master’s Thesis project, under Dr. Max Haggblom, Rutgers University

Studying anaerobic microbial respiration of arsenate in contaminated soil samples of the Mekong river delta region, Vietnam Biofilm Evaluation on Hernia Repair Meshes September 2014 – November 2014

A collaboration project with LifeCell under the supervision of Dr. Michael Chikindas, Rutgers University

Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on hernia repair meshes Microbial Bioremediation of Diesel and BTEX July 2012 – May 2013

An Undergraduate Thesis project, under Dr Sudhir Syal, Jaypee University.

The bioremediation of diesel and BTEX aromatic hydrocarbons was examined using two distinct indigenous Gram positive strains isolated from a diesel contaminated area

SRY Gene Polymorphism in Normal Indian Males June 2012 – July 2012

An independent study supervised by Dr. M. L. Khurana, Scientist IV, AIIMS, India

Extracted DNA from 50 male blood samples and tested for polymorphism in the SRY gene through PCR techniques Isolation and Sequencing of Tol1 and Hal4 genes of Staphylococcus arlettae January 2012 – May 2012

A genomics laboratory project conducted by Dr. R.S. Chauhan, Jaypee University Production of Frozen Flavored Probiotic Yogurt and Beetroot Wine April 2012 – May 2012

A food fermentation laboratory project conducted by Dr. Gargi Dey, Jaypee University WORK EXPERIENCE

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Rutgers University, Food Science Department

Teaching Assistant

January 2015 – May 2015

New Brunswick, NJ

Taught two sections of the course Food Microbiology Laboratory, mentoring 33 undergraduate students in the class

Designed the syllabus, teaching material, sample and equipment preparation, lecture delivery and grading Rutgers University, Food Science Department

Systems Support Assistant

March 2015 - May 2015

New Brunswick, NJ

Set up class equipment for the Distance Learning Program, recording lectures and managing technical issues American Society for Microbiology, Rutgers Student Chapter Secretary

May 2014 – May 2015

New Brunswick, NJ

Involve faculty, graduate and undergraduate students on campus to participate in microbiology related events which include seminars, recreational activities, faculty student interactions, undergraduate advising on graduate schools and baktoberfests

Volunteered in a 4H outreach program to develop scientific interest in school children Rutgers University, PALS Department

Graduate Assistant

January 2014 – September 2014

Piscataway, NJ

Aided faculty and administrative staff in academic programs for non-native English speakers to provide them high quality instructional lessons for academic, business and social/acculturation purposes

Maintenance of department’s website and assisted faculty and professors with class equipment All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Endocrinology and Metabolism Dept. Research Intern

June 2012 – July 2012

New Delhi, India

Assisted in a PhD project on studying the concentration of metanephrine and epinephrine hormones, in adrenal gland tumor samples using HPLC and PCR techniques. Analyzed blood samples for sugar, lipids and protein profiles in diabetic patients Indian Herbs Research and Supply Co. Ltd, Microbiology Dept. Laboratory Intern

June 2011 – July 2011

Saharanpur, India

Learned basic microbiological procedures and biochemical tests to quantify microbial activity. The tests were aimed at analyzing the acceptable levels of microorganisms in veterinary herbal drug samples

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