Research Intern

POOJA DESAI

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201-***-****

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Professional Experience:

Assistant Chemist, Alpha Healthcare, Rajpur, Gujarat, India July- October 2009

• Acquired experience in UV Visible spectrometry and IR spectrometry.

• Gathered the knowledge of IP and USFDA standardization guidelines for drug quality tests.

Analyst Trainee, Dial Pharma Pvt. Ltd, Gujarat, India May-July 2009

• Gained exposure to drug dissolution and disintegration test parameters and various assay methods to standardize the pharmaceutical tablets and capsules.

Assistant Trainee Supervisor, Kayvee Aeropharma Pvt. Ltd,Gujarat, India May –July 2008

• Delegated the production of ointments and creams.

• Channeled the production norms and got the exposure to the manufacturing process for the drugs

Education:

• Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, US Expected – May 2011

Masters in Biotechnology GPA: 3.8

• Babaria Institute of Pharmacy, Gujarat University, Gujarat, India 2009

Bachelor of Pharmacy GPA: 3.93

Research Experience:

Research Assistant, Biotechnology Department, NYU-Poly Jan 2010 – Jan 2011

• Carried out a Research on a project of “Sophorolipids- Biosurfactants for DDS”

• Orchestrated the production, Self assembly, and Characterization of Sophorolipids

• Handled TEM, Optical Microscopy, NMR, Flash- Chromatography

Research Assistant, Department of Basic Science, NYU Jan 2011 - Present

• Studying the Viriology of HIV-1 to analyze HIV Co-infection and gene expression.

• Handled RT-PCR, Flow Cytometry, T-cell Culture, Electrophoresis, ELISA

Projects:

‘Novel drug delivery system-Liposome’ ,’BIP-Pharmacy week’, BIP 2007-2008

• Given a presentation on LIPOSOMES as the NDDS

‘QSAR-brief aspects’, ‘BIP-Pharmacy week’, BIP 2008-2009

• Given a detail seminar on QSAR i.e. quantitative structural activity relationship including the physiochemical properties in detail with the derived equations, Hansch equation and Craig plot and Bioisosters

Skills:

• Instruments: HPLC, UV Visible Spectrophotometer, Colorimeter, TEM, Optical Microscopy, NMR, RT-PCR, Western Blot, Electrophoresis, ELISA, Flow cytometry

• Analytical: Various Titration Methods, Wet Chemistry

• Pharmaceutical Laboratory: Assay, Dissolution, Disintegration testing of various Drug Formulation as well as Lab scale preparation of various cosmetics

Club and Activities:

Graduate Assistant, Department of Student Development, NYU-Poly Jan 2010 – Sep 2010

• Responsible for Student Clubs and Organizations

• Planned and Prepared New Student Orientation

Vice President, Graduate Indian Association, NYU–Poly Sep 2010 - Present

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