Research, Documentation, Management, Engineering, Quality Assurance

SURABHI VIJAYARAGHAVAN

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SUMMARY

Biomedical Engineering Masters’ graduate with 4 yrs of project management, maintenance and troubleshooting experience

EDUCATION

Stony Brook University, NY M.S. Biomedical Engineering GPA 3.4/4.0 (August 2011)

Anna University, India B. Tech. Biomedical Engineering 82.30% Rank 1 (May 2009)

PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES

S. Vijayaraghavan, E. Sinclair, M. Tseng, D. Laudier, M. Hausman: Predicting Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury by

Mapping Collagen and Myelin Damage with Functionality. Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting, 2013, Texas

S. Vijayaraghavan, V. Parthasarathy, S. Tagore, R. V. Jayanthan: Assessment of Laryngeal Dysfunctions of Dysarthric Speakers,

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference of the IEEE, EMBC 2009, MN (Link)

RESEARCH/ WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Coordinator – Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY (Nov 2011 – Present)

Establishing Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) as a non-invasive clinical tool to diagnose treatment in peripheral nerve injury

Research Assistant – Integrative Skeletal Adaptation and Genetics Laboratory, NY (Sep 2009 – Present)

Investigating the influence of mechanical unloading on bone biomechanics in spaceflight, osteoporosis, and bedrest (NASA-based)

Leading a 5-member team on a 100-animal (mice) 14-month study, mentoring and supervising 3 undergraduates

Scheduling experimental timeline based on complex logistic factors, making pre - and post- clinical surgical preparations

Executing protocols in histology, sectioning and stain ing, assays, finite element analysis (FEA), exvivo and invivo CT scanning

Analyzing data statistically, analytical inference and interpretation, clinical data documentation

Maintaining and troubleshooting the activity and MicroCT-based FEA systems, assisted by communicating with manufacturers

Documenting research; reviewing literature; drafting reports, publication articles, SOPs, grant proposals, presentations

Research Aide – Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Laboratory, NY (Nov 2009 – Aug 2010)

Understanding Rho activation mechanism involved in the type III secretion system (TTSS) of Yersenia species (Ys)

Implementing tissue culture procedures: DNA work, PCR, gel electrophoresis, Western Blot, ELISA, plating and cloning

Inventorying and stock keeping laboratory supplies and reagents, disposing biowaste in a highly regulated GLP environment

Biomedical Engineering Co-Op – Madras Medical Mission and Apollo Hospitals, India (Feb – Jun 2007)

Developed a software application serving as a hospital information management system using Visual Basic and SQL

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Bioscience suites : Matlab, LabView, Scanco IPL (Image Processing Language), SPSS

Utility packages : MS Office, C, C++, Visual Basic, LaTeX, HTML, Adobe Photoshop, Oracle SQL+

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biomechanics, Signal Processing, Biomedical Instrumentation

Fundamentals of Bioscience Industry, Hospital Management, Total Quality Management, Economics

- Drug delivery, product research, development and marketing (lifecycle), regulatory affairs (FDA, IND/IDE, OSHA, CFR),

quality assurance & control, intellectual property rights

ACHIEVEMENTS

Authored an illustrated comic book for children based on the lives of Indian illuminaries (2009)

Awarded university Merit Scholarship (top 1%) and Best Outgoing Student in Biomedical Engineering (2006 – 2009)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Awarded NXg Person of the Year for 2009 by The Hindu, a national newspaper with a readership of over 400,000

Core Student Council Organizer - SSNCE Inter-University Cultural Festival Instincts2K9, India (Mar 2009)

Awarded Outstanding Student Coordinator for the music department, coordinated fundraising by marketing and soliciting

corporate and private sponsorship, budgeting, conceptualizing events, hospitality for guests and celebrities for a 3-day event

that attracted a 16000-strong crowd

President - Association of Biomedical Engineers, Chennai, India (2006 – 2008)

Led a core committee that built an academic forum through newsletters, seminars, workshops, industrial tours and inter-

industrial collaborations; regulated the organization’s dynamic financial needs

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