KETAKI BHIDE

abi9ut@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 915-***-****

Objective:

To secure a responsible and challenging position in Bioinformatics field

that will allow me to enhance my skills in conjunction with the

organization's growth.

Personal Profile:

. Experience of working in multifarious projects including bioinformatics,

microbiology, and database/website.

. Quick learning ability with strong analytical skills

. Positive attitude coupled with strong and effective communication and

interpersonal skills.

Education:

. Master of Science in Bioinformatics, Aug 2008-May 2010

University of Texas, Bioinformatics department, El Paso, TX,USA

GPA: 3.8

. Masters in Bioinformatics, 2006-2007

Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham,UK

GPA: 3.6

. Bachelors in Microbiology, 2003-2006

University of Mumbai, Mumbai,India

GPA: 3.0

Work experience:

Research Intern in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of

Biomedical Informatics Nashville, TN, USA

June10-present

Tasks:

. Development and maintenance of the lab website using HTML,CSS, PHP,

JavaScript

. Maintenance of Ingenuity (IPA) software package account for multiple

users across the medical center.

. Development of web pages using PHP related to relational database and

updating the database (developed using MySQL database management

system)

. Gained experience in data process and transfer, server maintenance,

technical support to more than 10 people.

. Next generation sequencing data ( RNA-Seq Illumina 454,Exome

sequencing)

. Microarray expression data analysis (Affymetrix, Agilent, NimbleGen)

. Genome Wide Association Studies analysis

. Wrote Perl scripts

Intern, Information Management group, Dow Agro Sciences, IN, USA

May 09- Aug 09

Objective: Create toxin homology relational and BLAST able database

Tasks:

. Created relational and BLAST able database of parsed XML (toxin

related) data using MySQL-Perl connection and standalone BLAST

commands.

. Automated tasks like parsing large number of downloaded XML files and

populating/updating parsed data into created relational database using

Perl scripts.

Teaching Assistant (Bioinformatics I and II)

Fall 09,Spring 10

. Conducted Bioinformatics labs

. Graded Perl scripts

Skill Set

Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Windows

Programming Languages: C/C++, JAVA, PERL

Scripting Languages: HTML,XML, PHP,CSS,JavaScript

Database: Oracle, MySQL, PL/SQL

Bioinformatics

tools:BLAST,ClustalW,Mummerplot,Bioedit,Rasmol,Spdbv,NJplot,SNAP,PHYLIP,PAUP, Partek, Sam tools, R, Bioconductor, Ingenuity, GSEA, GOTM,

plink,Cytoscape

Statistical Software's: Minitab, SAS (basics), R, MATLAB(basics)

Machine learning tools: WEKA, MATLAB

Biotechnological skills: DNA & RNA Purification, Cloning, PCR, DNA

Fingerprinting, Site-directed mutagenesis, Vector Construction,

Quantitative RT-PCR,Protein Expression and Purification, SDS-PAGE, Western

Blotting

Other: MS Office Suite

Graduate Research Projects:

. Biominds labs, Hyderabad, India

Dec 06-Feb 06

Title: Significance of Vancomycin Resistance among microorganisms

Software and tools used: NJplot, Phylodraw, Synonymous non synonymous

analysis program (SNAP).

. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

June 07-Sept 07

Title: Study of invitro transposon mutagenesis in Campylobacter jejuni

mutants.

Techniques, software, tools used: Media preparation, isolation of

genomic DNA, Gel electrophoresis, Restriction digestion, Self ligation,

Gene cloning, Plasmid rescue technique, Single primer PCR technique.

Other Assignments:

. Parsing the available data using Java in order to develop relational

database in Oracle8i and creating graphical user interface for retrieving

specific information.

. Created web based form using PHP, backend database using MySQL and

populated, updated, retrieved, deleted form data from the database by

establishing PHP and MySQL connection.

. Created car parts online shopping website using HTML, CSS, Javascript and

PHP based on provided backend carparts MySQL database.

. Generated random amino acid sequences, calculated probability of

occurrence of amino acids using Perl and compared real and random

aminoacid sequences using statistical tests and R.

Relevant Coursework

Analysis and Modelling of Biological Molecules, Programming languages

(JAVA,PERL),Database concepts(Oracle, MySQL), Medical Informatics, Machine

learning techniques, Applied genomics, Metabolomics and Drug design,

Statistical Methods of Data Analysis, Applied Multivariate Statistical

analysis, Web based Computing

Presentations

2009-2010

Presented poster twice related to phylogenetics and comparative genomics

in National Center for Genome Research(NCGR) sponsored Bioinformatics

Symposium held at Santa Fe, NM, USA.

Accolades

2009-2010

Member of NPSM organization (National Professional Science Masters).

Elected as President of Bioinformatics Student organization-BIOINTX

at UTEP

Availability: Willing to relocate

References: Available on request.

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