Pharmaceutical Researcher/Pharmacologist
Resume:
DIPANKUMAR C PATEL
** ***** ********* **, ***#*09 Back Bay Manor, Boston MA 02120
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EDUCATIONNortheastern University, Boston, MA Aug 2010
Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Specialization: Pharmacology)
Thesis (pursuing): To study the alcohol metabolism in mouse brain using vibratome brain sectioning and
phosphorimaging technique (autoradiography).
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India Nov 2007 Bachelor of Pharmacy
COURSES - Various relevant courses, most importantly Receptor pharmacology, Drug discovery & development,
Behavioural pharmacology, Pharmaceutical chemical analysis, Molecular cell biology, Biochemistry
and Microbiology
LABORATORY
EXPERIENCENortheastern University, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Jan 09 – present
Research Assistant (Principal Investigator: Dr. Samuel J Gatley)
o Experience of in vivo techniques like injecting radioactive material in mice by i.v. and i.p. routes, dissecting mice, brain slicing by vibratome and conducting autoradiography
o Performed microdissection of the mouse brain
o Conducted animal dissections & blood and tissue collection
o Experience of handling the rats & performing pharmacokinetic studies
o Competent in working with radioactive (14C, 3H, 125I) materials, basic lab techniques, and operating liquid scintillation counter
o Learnt radiation surveys by conducting wipe tests and Geiger counter probing
o Performed Gel Electrophoresis of radiolabelled GDNF
o Also conducted HPLC, TLC, Gas Chromatography and radiotracer synthesis
In vitro technique experience-
o Extracted bacterial plasmid and estimated DNA concentration
o Cell culturing, counting and transfecting with flourescent plasmid DNA and studied transfection with
GFP fluorescence microscopy
o Cell lysing, protein extracting and estimation by BCA protein assay
o Performed enzyme kinetics and assayed its activity in presence of different inhibitors
o Prepared gold nanoparticles; characterized and analyzed their properties
o Conducted ELISA for green flourescent protein
o Conducted SDS-PAGE of cell extracts and quantified their protein content by Western Blotting
o Harvested RNA from mammalian cells and prepared cDNA
o Experience of designing primers, performing PCR, real-time PCR and DNA gel electrophoresis
o Extensive exposure in designing and executing experiments; analyzing and interpreting the scientific results; organizing and representing data in expressive manner
o Considerable experience of writing experiment protocols and research manuscripts
ADDITIONAL
EXPERIENCERoselabs Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad, India Medical Representative April 2008 – June 2008
o Represented and promoted drugs to physicians and hospital administrations
o Conducted pharmaceutical market analysis; Learnt to develop communication skills
Kaptab Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd. Vododara, India Intern Nov 2007 – Dec 2007
o Received knowledge about tablet and capsules manufacturing and packaging
o Performed process of tablet manufacturing like blending, granulation, drying, sieving, compression, polishing and coating
o Experience of liquid dosage form formulation, bottle filling, sealing and labeling process
o Conducted quality control tests of raw materials and products like assay, dissolution, disintegration, friability, hardness and stability studies
o Learnt documentation works as per GMP guidelines
Sterfil Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Ankleshwar, India Intern Dec 2006
o Learnt asceptic techniques for parenterals production and concepts of Air Handling Unit
o Conducted sterility tests and learnt to work with Laminar Airflow Hood
o Performed various parenteral quality control tests like pyrogen (LAL) test
TECHNICAL SKILLS
o Pharmaceutical Analysis: Titrimetric methods, Chromatography, Polarography, UV/Visible spectrophotometry, IR spectrophotometry, Fluorimetry
o Pharmacology: Quantitative and qualitative drug response of different animal tissues, Bioassays of various drugs, Behavioral tests like Eddy’s hot plate test for analgesics and Photoactometer test for motor function
o Pharmaceutics: Preparation and evaluation of pharmaceutical dosage forms like lotion, cream, powder, suspensions, emulsions, tablets, capsules, cosmetics and syrup
o Microbiology: Staining techniques, Microorganism identification, Sterilization methods, Microbiological assays of antibiotics and vitamins
o Biochemistry: Qualitative and quantitative estimation of biochemical metabolites in blood and urine
MERITS
o Awarded for achieving a first rank throughout the four years of my undergraduate course
o Underwent Animal handling training and Radioactive material safety training
o Computer proficiency – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel; SPSS and Internet utilities
o Language skills – Fluent in English, Hindi and Gujarati
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