Physician Assistant Quality Control
Resume:
NISHITKUMAR PATEL **** Veterans Highway Apt D-** . Levittown. PA . 19056
Work Availability : ******************@*****.*** . 917-***-**** (Permanent
Immediately Resident)
Career Goal: Innovative, detail oriented and thoughtful professional
prepared to excel in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry and contribute to
organizational objectives.
Education:
. ST.JOHN'S UNIVERSITY - 8000 Utopia Parkway-Jamaica, NY 11439
Master of Science, May-2010, Major: Medicinal Chemistry
Overall GPA: 3.7/4.0
. NIRMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Bachelor of Pharmacy May 2007
Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0
Professional skills:
o Extensive hands-on experience in using GC-MS (Agilent), LC-MS/MS,
HPLC (Shimadzu, Waters), TLC, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, ELISA, FT-
IR, NMR, 96 well micro plate reader.
o Extensive hands-on experience in using Preparative HPLC, ELISA,
Western blot analysis, Capillary and Gel electrophoresis, Size
exclusion chromatography.
o Expertise on method development for molecular modeling using SYBYL
7.2.
o Expertise on structural drawing using software called "Chemdraw".
o Acquired knowledge in techniques involved in the resolution of
racemic mixtures and familiarity with pharmaceutical compound
screening using animal models.
o Expertise on data analysis obtained from experiments through
Graphpad prism, SPSS, SAS 9.1.
o Thorough knowledge of Microsoft office, Endnote, Refworks.
o Basic website creation using HTML, Adobe Photoshop.
Research Experience:
St.John's University - Jamaica, NY
August 2007- May 2010
Graduate Student
. "In vitro screening of various medicinal and ayurvedic herbs as
inhibitors of DPP-IV". May 2008- May 2010
Advisor: Dr. S. W. Zito, Ph.D
o Extraction and screening of various medicinal ayurvedic herbs using
70% ethanol.
o Isolation and Characterization of pure active components from
Ayurvedic herbs.
o Acquired skills to perform in vitro enzyme assays on ?-
glucosidase, DPP-IV, and aldose reductase.
o Extensive hands-on experience in using GC-MS (Agilent), LC-MS/MS,
HPLC (Shimadzu, Waters), TLC, Preparative chromatography, UV-Vis
spectrophotometry, ELISA, FT-IR, Capillary electrophoresis, NMR, 96
well micro plate reader.
. "In vitro and structure based virtual screening of various structural
analogues as inhibitors of DPP-IV."
Advisor: Dr. Tanaji T. Talele, Ph.D
August
2008- June 2009
o Development of a method using virtual screening molecular modeling
software via "SYBYL 7.2" software.
o Selection of various structural analogues based on literature
criteria specified.
o In vitro screening of the chosen analogues.
Professional Experience:
Walgreens pharmacy- Levittown, PA
April 2011- Current
. Pharmacy technician
o Retrieving prescription orders
o Counting, pouring, measuring and weighing tablets and mixing
medications
o Selecting the proper prescription container and creating prescription
labels
o Preparing insurance claim forms and maintaining patient profiles
o Taking inventory of over-the-counter medications and being aware of
the latest medicines and their availability
NISHITKUMAR PATEL 1338 Veterans Highway Apt D-10 . Levittown. PA . 19056
Work Availability : ******************@*****.*** . 917-***-****
Immediately
St.John's University - Jamaica, NY
. Teaching Assistant-(Biomed- III course laboratory)
January2009- May2009 & January2010- May 2010
o Assisted third year Pharm.D students using laboratory techniques
involving the principles of medicinal chemistry & pharmacology.
o Acquired teaching knowledge that will better prepare me as a future
educator.
. Teaching Fellow-(Lab Analysis of Biomacromolecules)
August2009- December2009
o Educated graduate students using laboratory techniques involving
the isolation and characterization of various Biomacromolecules.
. Lab Reviewer-(A&P-II & Biomed- II course laboratory)
August2009- December2009
o Assisted first year Pharm.D and Physician assistant students in
better understating of various systems of human body.
Production department, Swiss Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Ahmadabad, India
May2006- June2006 and April2007- June2007
o Trained and assisted in the manufacturing unit of the blister
packing and syrup preparations.
o Activities included quality control and assurance of manufactured
products.
Certifications/Training:
Student worker-Animal Care Faculty, St.John's University
February2008-
January2009
. Experienced at handling animals. Proficient in safety procedures,
specifically the handling of mice and rats in research.
Honors, Achievements, Workshops Attended:
o Won the best student award during the bachelor study and inducted into
RHO CHI society for academic excellence in 2008.
o Successfully qualified for the "GATE- (Graduate aptitude test for
engineering)" with 94.00th percentile during third year of my
undergraduate study.
o Member of the Student core committee for the 92nd Indian Science Congress
held at Nirma University.
o Attended Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held at Hyderabad, 2005 & the
workshop on "Nanotechnology and its application in pharmacy".
Professional Affiliations:
. American Chemical Society
References: (will be furnished up on request)
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