Assistant University

Karthik Akinapelli

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APT #B4 Commerce, Mobile: 660-***-****

TX, 75428.

Objective

• Analytical Chemist

Summary

• About Two plus years of Professional & Academic experience in Research

laboratory performing innovative research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

• Overall Experience in variety of Chromatography and Spectroscopy Techniques

• Experience in handling NMR, Mass Spectroscopy, HPLC, GC and UV-VIS

• Experience in handling Chromatography techniques including Thin-layer

chromatography, column chromatography and pipetting techniques

• Trained Four Under Graduate students in Organic Research laboratory

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, time management, dedication

to work, meet deadlines, problem solving ability

Education

Master of Science in General chemistry, 2012 Commerce, TX

Texas A&M University Commerce, TX (GPA: 3.6/4.0)

Thesis: “Synthesis and recognition of porphyrin based chiral

anion receptors”

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Starnes

Bachelors in pharmacy, 2009 Warangal, INDIA

S.R College of Pharmacy, (GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Kakatiya University, Warangal, India

Experience

Research Assistant, Chemistry Department Commerce, TX

Texas A&M University, Jan 2011-May 2012

Performed innovative research for 2years to synthesize porphyrin based chiral anion

Receptors, tasks include

• Synthesized of a pool of diverse chiral porphyrin host compounds using the

Principles of Click chemistry

• Structural Studies of (anion receptor)Host:Guest(anions) Complexes by using

1

H-NMR

• Experience in operating NMR instrumentation and processing NMR data

• Trained 4 Undergraduate Students in research laboratory

Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department Commerce, TX

Texas A&M University, Spring2011-Summer2012

Taught lab section for

• Introduction to general organic chemistry-1

• Introduction to general organic chemistry-2

Graduate Assistant Instrumental instructor Commerce, TX

Texas A&M University, 2010

• Calibrated Instruments for all Chemistry laboratories, instruments include UV-

Vis Spectroscopy, FTIR-Spectroscopy, NMR, HPLC

Technical skills

• Spectroscopy: NMR, Mass spectrometry, FT-IR, UV-VIS

• Separation Techniques: HPLC, GC, other Chromatographic techniques

• Knowledge of performing different biological assays, culture techniques,

Aseptic transfer techniques and Microscopy

• Can handle instruments used in pharmacy field like

Spectrophotometer, Colorimeter, Tablet punching machine, Separation and

titration techniques

• Dissolution and disintegration apparatus etc. knowledge of handling animals

• Computer Proficiency: MS Office, C language and MS Access

Publications

• A. Shyam Sunder, A. Rama Narsimha Reddy, Y. Rajeshwar, G. Kiran, D.

Krishna Prasad, B. Baburao, S. Thirumurugu and A. Karthik, 3 Protective effect

of methanolic extract of Trianthema portulacastrum in atherosclerotic diet

induced renal and hepatic changes in rats, Der Pharmacia Lettre 2010: 2 (1)

540-545

Presentations

• Synthesis of Chiral Porphyrins: Stereoselective Recognition of Mandelate

Isomers, Poster, at 10th Annual TAMUS Pathways Student Research

Symposium -2012, Texas A&M University, Galveston

• Synthesis of Chiral Porphyrins: Stereoselective Recognition of Mandelate

Isomers, Poster, at North Texas Life Science Research Symposium -2012,

University Of North Texas, Fort Worth, Dallas

• Synthesis of Chiral Porphyrins and Structural Studies of their Host:Guest

Complexes, Poster, at Annual Research Symposium – 2012, Texas A&M

University, Commerce

Awards

• Won 3rd prize for my poster, at North Texas Life Science Research Symposium

• Stem Scholarship at Texas A&M University

• Merit Scholarship at SR College of Pharmacy, Kakatiya University

• Stood as one of the University toppers at Kakatiya University

• Won outstanding prize for various activities in college fest

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