MANASA KORATALA

***** ****** ***** ***, *****, FL. 33647; Tel: 405-***-****; email: ac6spl@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Six plus years of hands on research experience.

Excellent writing skills.

Strong analytical and organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

Proven ability to critically and objectively interpret scienti c research. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant, University of Wyoming, Fall 2012 - Spring 2017

Recipient of INBRE grant for inter-disciplinary research project on biomaterials for wound healing application and report directly to Principal investigator.

Collaborate with other departments to expand area of expertise.

Train and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.

Laboratory management, inventory management, record keeping, generate reports and present at conferences.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Status: ABD; Expected Graduation - Fall 2018

Dissertation - Characterization of Electrospun Recombinant Spider Silk, Bovine Serum Albumin and Poly L-Lactide Sca olds for Wound Dressing

M.S. Biomedical Engineering

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

M.S. Thesis - Polymer Coated Magnetic Targeted Drug Delivery for Thyroid Cancer Treatment B.E. Biomedical Engineering

J.N.T. University, India

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Spectrometry, chromatography, SDS PAGE electrophoresis, western blot, microbial culture tech- niques, in vitro cell culture of primary and tumor cell lines, cell staining procedures, immuno

uo- rescence techniques, protein/DNA/MTS/LDH assays and ELISA.

Protein expression, puri cation and analysis.

Development and characterization of natural protein and synthetic polymer sca olds.

Nanoparticle development and characterization.

Instruments: UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), column chromatography, electrophoresis, Microscopy (SEM), DMA analysis machine, lyophilizer, particle size analyzer, confocal

uorescent microscope,

uorescence microscopy, plate reader,

ow cytometry, electrospinning apparatus, Scanning Electron and optical pro lometer.

Software and Miscellaneous: Microsoft O ce Utilities, Software’s associated with instruments and Statistical analysis.

Relevant courses: Biochemistry, biostatistics, polymers and nanomaterials, biomaterials, bio- chemical engineering, pharmacy seminar course, microbiology, tissue culture, food microbiology, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, arti cial organs, scanning electron microscopy, con- focal microscopy and epidemiology.

CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

Koratala, M., McInroy, A., Aikey, T.M., Menghini, A.M., McCurdy, H., Teul-Finley, F. and Johnson, P.A. "Electrospun Fiber Mats for Wound Healing Applications". Presented at INBRE BMS and MSE symposium at University of Wyoming, 2013, 2016 and 2017. OTHER

Immigration status: Permanent Resident of the United States.

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