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BANABIHARI GIRI, PH.D.

**** ********* ***** *****

Pfafftown, NC-27040,

Phone: 336-***-****

Email: **************@*****.***

Citizenship: Permanent Resident of USA (Green Card)

Objective: A position as an analytical chemist taking advantage of my

knowledge on chemistry and biochemistry for detection and qantification of

chemical and biochemical molecules.

Highlights:

. Broad knowledge in the synthesis, purification and characterization of

biomolecules

. Experienced in Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy

(ICP-OES), HPLC, Spectrophotometer and Spectrofluorimeter.

. Skilled in identifying and preparing novel biomaterial for using rapid

screening of gene for diagnostic use

. Proficient in preparing nanomaterial having high efficiency and

extended photostability

. Proven track record as a team leader with excellent interpersonal and

communication skills

Education:

Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, India

2000

. Mentor: Birendra B. Biswas

. Research Thesis: "Phosphoinositdes signaling and calcium homeostasis in

Entamoeba histolytica"

M.S.; Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, India.

1991

B.S.; Department of Chemistry, Utkal University, India.

1988

Experience:

Research Scientist

2013-Present

Research Focus:

. Working on structural and functional study of nucleic acids employing

both biochemical and analytical chemistry approaches.

. Apart from own research project, I am responsible for running

sophisticated Instruments core facility of the Institute.

. Oversee the day to day operation of the facility

. Devise and implement strategies for outreach and education. These

include participating in Research Facilities Fairs, organizing

workshops/seminars

. Interact with users to discuss experimental needs, technical issues and

fulfill the mission of the facility by providing expeditious, effective

technical support to the users

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Furman University, Greenville, SC.

2012-2013

. Mentor: Jeffrey T. Petty

. Research Focus: Synthesis and characterization of DNA silver

nanocluster for biolabelling

. Designed, synthesized and characterized silver nanocluster using

cytosine rich DNA oligonucleotides

. Target specific gene by exploiting DNA-Ag-nanocluster near infrared

emission properties

Research Fellow, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem, NC

2005-2012

. Mentor: James P. Vaughn

. Research Focus: Synthesis and characterization of quadruplex DNA for

regulation of cancer gene expression

. Designed, synthesized and characterized of quadruplex DNA structure in

vitro

. Resolved quadruplex DNA structure by enzyme G4R1

Research Fellow, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD

2002-2005

. Mentor: Dennis D Taub

. Research Focus: Study on chemokine signaling

. Prepared lipid cluster from human T cell, which act as a platform for

cell signaling

. Identified varieties of protein involved in cells signaling and

characterized them based on isoelectric focusing and mass spectrometry

Postdoctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

2001-2002

. Mentor: Philip Tsichlis

. Research Focus: Cloning, sub-cloning and expression of cancer gene

protein kinase B (AKT)

. Cloned gene(s) for generation of transgenic mice

. Explored the underlying mechanism for thymopoesis

Postdoctoral Fellow, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston

Salem, NC 1998-2001

. Mentor: Gary M. Kammer

. Research Focus: Isolation and purification of protein kinase A (PKA)

from lupus patient blood

. Isolated and purified human T cell from SLE patient blood and

quantified the expression of above gene by designing competitive

polymerase chain reaction (cPCR)

Awards and Certification:

. Second Best Poster presentation at Wake Forest University Cancer

Biology Retreat, 2011

Winston Salem, NC

. National Institute on Aging Director's "Thank You" Award for

extraordinary service and 2006

team work

. International travel award from federation of clinical and

immunological society 2004

Affiliations:

. American Association for the Advancement of Science

2004

. American Association of Immunologists

2004

Publications (16) and Presentations (17):

Selected publications:

. Jeff T. Petty, Orlin Sergev, David Nicholson, PM Goodwin, Banabihari

Giri, DR. McMullan. A silver Cluster-DNA Equilibrium. Anal.Chem 2013 Oct

15;85(20):9868-76

. Banabihari Giri; Jeff Petty; Ian Miller; David Nicholson; Orlin Sergev;

Sandra Story. Silver Clusters as both Chromophoric Reporters and DNA

Ligands. (2013), Anal.Chem. 85, 2183-2190

. Banabihari Giri; Philip J. Smaldino; Ryan Thys; Steven D. Creacy; Eric

Routh; Simon Lattmann; Yoshikuni Nagamine; Jim Vaughn and Steven Akman.

G4 resolvase-1 tightly and specifically binds and unwinds unimolecular G4-

DNA (Nucleic Acid Research, 2011 Sep 1; 39(16):7161-78

. Banabihari Giri, Philip J. Smaldino, Eric Routh, James Vaughn, Steven

Akman. G4R1/RHAU Interactional with c-Myc G4-DNA Quadruplex. Wake Forest

University Cancer Biology Retreat, Winston Salem, NC, August 4-5, 2011.

(Second Prize awarded)

. Banabihari Giri, Viswa Deep Dixit, Manik Ghosh, Gary Collins, Islam Khan,

Karen Madara, Ashani Weeraratana and Dennis D. Taub. CXCR4 Ligation

Increases the Partitioning of Flotillin-1 with Lipid Raft Microdomain and

Plays a Role in CXCR4 Function. European Journal of Immunology, (2007)

8(37), 2104-2116 (Cited as a Cover picture of this issue)

Key Strength:

Experienced in analytical chemistry, troubleshoot common analytical

instruments, extensive knowledge on characterization, formulation of

enzyme kinetics, drug discovery, protein and DNA purification, molecular

biology, microbiology, intracellular protein trafficking, siRNA delivery

technology, inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, and

autoimmunity study.

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