Quality Assurance Control

Gaurang Patel

** ***** ********* ******, ***# ***5, Boston, MA 02120

Phone: 979-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

Academic Qualifications

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science Expected April 2012

(Major in Pharmacology)

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Awards: Dean’s Scholarship (2010-2012)

Bachelor of Pharmacy June 2010

Gujarat University

Experience January 2011 - Present

Pharmacology Laboratory, Northeastern University

• Conducting research on HEK alpha6 beta2 beta3 cells trying to find out whether or not alpha6 containing nicotinic receptors signal through JAK2/STAT3 pathway in addition to their ion channel effects

• Also conducting research on SHEP1 cells and GH4C1 cells to study the surface expression of alpha7 receptors and their signaling through JAK2/STAT3 pathway

• Performing site-directed mutagenesis on chimeric nicotinic-serotonergic receptors

• Working with N-27 cells to study JAK2/STAT3 pathway using alpha7,alpha6,alpha4,beta2 and beta3 nicotinic receptor subunits

• Collected rat hippocampus to extract mRNA for nicotinic alpha7 receptors

Intern Research Associate, Vital Pharmaceuticals January 2010 - July 2010

• Conducted research on anti-hypertensive drug “Ramipril” to improve its pharmacokinetic profile

• Monitored and Evaluated animal studies with Ramipril

• Maintained GLP and GCP while conducting these Ramipril studies.

Intern QA Associate, Ydik Pharmaceuticals June 2009 - August 2009

• Maintained GMP while manufacturing Enteric Coated Aspirin tablets

• Developed processes involved in unit operations (Batch Manufacturing)

• Documented all the processes undertaken during the internship

• Provided data to quality assurance and quality control department for data analysis

Skills

• Techniques: Microbiology cell culture and staining techniques, Transfection, Ligation, Transformation, Animal Dissection, Western Blot, PCR, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, DNA & RNA Extraction, cDNA synthesis, ELISA, SDS PAGE, Binding Assays, Mini Preps, Maxi Preps, Luciferase Assays, Luminescence Assays

• Instruments: Dissolution and Disintegration Apparatus, UV Spectrometer, Autoclave, HPLC, Ultracentrifuge, TLC, Particle Size Analyzers, Polarimeter, Colorimeter, Refractometer

• Formulation: Manufacturing of Controlled Release Dosage Forms (Tablets), Microencapsulation techniques and injectables

• Computer: Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Adobe)

Related Course work

Graduate level courses: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Concepts of Pharmaceutical Science, Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, Advanced Immunology

Undergraduate level courses: Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology 1&2, Pathophysiology,

General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Microbiology

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