Medical Assistant

Anand Lakhkar

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Cell- 914-***-**** Email: abvn15@r.postjobfree.com

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Objective: To obtain a position working as a clinical research physician,

life science consultant, medical advisor, medical science liaison, drug

safety associate, medical reviewer and medical writer in Pharmaceutical

industry.

Key skills- One and a half year of clinical work experience in India. Close

to a year's experience in the Pharmaceutical industry in India. Three and a

half years of pre-clinical/basic medical sciences research experience in

USA. Good knowledge about the entire drug development process, FDA

regulations and ICH-GCP. Good understanding of basic and clinical

pharmacology.

Education:

. MS (Neuro and Cancer Pharmacology) - Georgetown University Medical

Center, Washington DC

August 2011 - Till Date

Expected Date of Graduation - July 2013

. MS ( Pharmacology) - New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

January 2008 - May 2010

. MD - Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, India

June 2001 - July 2006

Work Experience

. Graduate Research Assistant, Georgetown University, Department of

Pharmacology, Washington DC, USA

July 2011-Till date

Responsibilities- Designing scientific experiments, running western

blots, cell cultures, behavioral pharmacology studies in animal models

and presenting the research data obtained at departmental seminars.

Projects -

1) Analyzing the anti seizure activity of retigabine in neonatal rats.

2) Pink 1 - Parkin pathway as a potential target for treating pulmonary

hypertension.

3) Synergy between Vincristine and YK-4-279 in treatment of Ewing's

Sarcoma.

. Assistant Manager, Medical Services, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai,

India

March 2011-July 2011

Roles and Responsibilities- Was responsible for conducting post-marketing

clinical trials, providing scientific and medical inputs in the

development of new medicines, training the sales team, preparing slides

and promotional material which were medically and pharmacologically

accurate and as per the regulatory guidelines, preparing manuscripts,

package inserts, organizing CMEs for clinicians, interacting with KOLs,

medico-marketing, regulatory support.

Therapeutic areas handled- GI and Respiratory

. Pharmacovigilance Medical Advisor, Diagnosearch Life Sciences, Mumbai,

India

Nov 2010-March 2011

Responsibilities-

1) Medical Writing

2) Safety and Medical Monitoring

. Research Assistant, Department of Cell Biology, New York Medical College

June 2008 - June 2010

Title of Project: Glucose toxicity in traumatic brain injury.

Responsibilities- Performing behavioral studies in rat models of

traumatic brain injury; making drug solutions; studying slides of the

contused rat brain, creating spreadsheets and analyzing collected data.

Presented my research findings at the College research forums.

. Medical Intern, Bharati Hospital, Pune, India

August 2006 - August 2007

Description: Mandatory internship in medicine, surgery, obstetrics &

gynecology, and pediatrics

Teaching Experience:

. Spoke on the epidemiology, signs & symptoms, prevention and treatment of

Malaria and Dengue Fever with an eighth grade class at Karmaveer

Bhausaheb Patil School, Pune.

. Gave a lecture on anti-viral drugs to MS and PhD students at Georgetown

University, Department of Pharmacology in April 2012.

Posters and Presentations:

. Poster -"Glucose Toxicity in traumatic brain injury", New York Medical

College Graduate Student Research Forum. March 2009 and April 2010 Anand

Lakhkar; Faculty Advisor: Dr Richard Zeman.

. Power Point Presentation - "Glucose toxicity in traumatic brain injury"

at the Research Society conference organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth

University Medical College in March 2011

Anand Lakhkar, Dr Richard

Zeman.

. Power Point Presentation - "Glucose toxicity in traumatic brain injury"

at the New York Medical College, department of Cell Biology Departmental

Forum in March 2009 and March 2010.

Anand Lakhkar; Faculty Advisor; Dr Richard Zeman.

. Poster -"Are Birth Certificate Data Really Accurate?" Presented at the

APHA annual meeting in November, 2009 in Philadelphia.

Heather Brumberg, Donna Dozor, Agatha Pluzyczka, Clare Nugent, Susan

Marchwinski, Anand Lakhkar, Sergio Golombek.

Thesis Work:

. Completed a MS thesis on Use of Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and

Antagonists in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at New

York Medical College

Date of Thesis approval- 26th April 2010

Description - This thesis reviews the rationale behind the use of

adrenergic agonists and Antagonists in treatment of PTSD. It also

reviews the various clinical studies carried out with

clonidine,propranolol and prazosin in patients with PTSD.

Awards:

. 1st Prize in an essay competition for Resident and Intern doctors at

Bharati Hospital, Pune in June 2007: "Female Foeticide"

. A grade in Pharmacology in Medical School.

. A Grade in the Pharmacology-1 course in my MS program at New York

Medical College.

. A grade in the Pharmacology-2 course in my MS program at New York Medical

College.

Publications:

Patrick A. Forcelli, Colin Soper, Anand Lakhkar, Karen Gale, and Alexei

Kondratyev.: Anticonvulsant effect of retigabine during postnatal

development in rats. Epilepsy Research (April 2012)

Certifications:

Introduction to the Principles and practice of Clinical Research

National Institute of Health (NIH)

April 2013

Registration and Licenses:

. Registered with Maharashtra Medical Council, India and licensed to

practice medicine in India.

Date of Registration - September 2007

Computer Skills:

. Proficient using the Internet and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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