RAMYAA RAMACHANDRAN

***** **** **** ****, ******, Kansas 66219

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Resident of the United States, Citizen of India

EDUCATION

Master of Biotechnology (MBiotech) Feb 2009 -Jul 2010

University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

CGPA - 6.00 / 7.00

Bachelor of Technology-Biotechnology (B.Tech) Aug 2004 -Jul 2008

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy (SASTRA)

Thanjavur, India

CGPA - 7.12 /10.00

- Currently pursuing online course on Certificate of Mastery in

Introduction to Biology-Secret of Life at MIT

- Currently pursuing online course on Certificate of Mastery in Healthcare

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Duke University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCD Probiotics

Sep 2012 - April 2013

Research Assistant

Kansas City, USA

Worked as Research assistant in new product development and improve

formulations, fermentation

processes, QA/QC parameters and products.

Responsibility: Assists in new product development, Involve in

brainstorming processes and provide technology insights for products

designers, help to establish Standard Operating procedures, prepare and

summarize technical reports, assists in grant application project, audit

production activities and monitor QC specifications of in-process products,

support cGMP throughout the facility, Company policies and Regulatory

compliance, microbial testing for raw materials and finished products and

maintain laboratory supplies and inventories. Have also worked to maintain

warehouse management s well as Logistics management and Supply chain

management.

QA/QC Techniques: Verify pH, Brix, Temperature, Product's odor, Packaging

and maintain product's shelf life.

Microbial Techniques: Check samples counts on LAB, Mold, Yeast and PNSB to

meet specific requirements. Also test on Coliform, mycotoxin testing, Grain

staining techniques, culture media preparation, Serial dilution, Cell

Plating techniques,

Research Techniques: Accelerated shelf studies on samples, anti-microbial

efficiency, prepare technical report, research on third party laboratory to

perform few testing.

University of Missouri April 2012 -Aug 2012

Research Assistant Kansas city, USA Worked as Research assistant in

Expressing proteins in Zinc finger under Prof. John Laity and

Using Bio informatics tools to select the proteins under Prof.

Wyckoff Gerald.

L ab techniques: Protein Expression process using centrifuge technique,

Sonicator, Calorimeters, Photo

Spectrometer, HPLC and Analytical HPLC, Transformation technique.

Responsibility: Maintain inventory record and provide technical reports of

the project. Also maintain lab supplies, create record of the incoming

chemicals and establish standard operating procedures.

Indian Institute of Technology

March 2011 -Oct 2011 Research Associate

Madras, India

Worked on a research project "Optimization and Characterization

of Stealth Liposomes containing Antitubercular drugs by using Lipid

Film Hydration Technique"under

Prof. S. Ramaprabhu.

L ab techniques: Preparation and Formulation of drug using Rotary

Evaporator, In vitro Release Profiles of Drug using Franz diffusion cell,

Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes by CVD Technique, Preparation of Graphene

from Graphitic Oxide by Hummer's method, Characterization of Drug using

Optical imaging, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray Diffraction

technique and Raman Spectroscopy.

TetraQ Pharmaceuticals, University of Queensland Feb 2010- July 2010

Animal Technician Brisbane, Australia Worked on handling the laboratory

rodents and maintaining their welfare. Identification of newly

received animals and cleanliness was also maintained.

Responsibility: Involve in brainstorming processes and provide technology

insights for products designers, help to establish Standard Operating

procedures, prepare and summarize technical reports, support cGMP

throughout the facility, Company policies and Regulatory compliance,

maintain inventory management and also logistics management of new animals.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

TetraQ, University of Queensland Feb 2010 -June 2010

Local Lymph Node Assay, an assay for detection of sensitization

capacity of chemicals"

under Dr. Bruce Wyse, Centre for Integrated Pre-clinical and Drug

Development.

L ab Techniques: Animal Handling

In vivo Method to extract different organs from Mice and Rats.

Routes of administration:

Intra-peritoneal, sub-cutaneous, Intra-muscular, Intra-venous (in

mice).

Harvest: Lymph node extraction

Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland July 2009-

Nov 2009

Quantification of YycG levels in five different clinical isolates of

S.aureus and comparison of its protein levels with the non-resistant

lab strain of RN 4220 of S.aureus"under Prof. Glenn King.

L ab Techniques: Western Blotting Technique, Purification of proteins using

column chromatography, Tricine - SDS Page technique for estimation of

molecular weight of protein and Agarose gel electrophoresis, Purification

of protein using RP-HPLC.

Central Food Technological Research Institute Dec2008- May 2008

Studies on cell-lytic bacteriocin produced by a native isolate

Pediococcus pentosaceus CFR SIII under Dr. Prakash M. Halami.

L ab Techniques: Used Scanning electron microscopy technique to determine

the structural properties of Pediococcus pentosaceus, Agar well-diffusion

assay - Screening of culture filtrate for anti-microbial activity,

Characterization of bio-chemical assays for culture, RT PCR technique,

ELISA, Immunological Assays, Cell culture techniques.

Leadership Experience: All through my career, I have supervised / trained

quite some researchers.

. Currently trained a newly hired microbiologist at SCD Probiotics.

. Have trained 2 graduate internship students in a nanotechnology drug

delivery project at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

. Have supervised 2 technicians in QC as well animal handling

techniques at Tetra Q, University of Queensland.

. Right from high school and college, had experience guiding people

with their project as well as curriculum.

Other skills: Highly motivated to work, very fast learner, good team

leader, ability to communicate efficiently, highly organized in work as

well as time management, good computer efficiency.

References

1. Dr. Ross Barnard

Professor, School of Chemical and Molecular Biosciences

University of Queensland

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2. Dr. Sundara Ramaprabhu

Professor, Department of Physics

Indian Institute of Technology

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3. Suzanne O' Hagan

Officer - Animal Facility

University of Queensland

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4. Jane Strobel

Operations Coordinator

SCD Probiotics

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