Assistant Project
Resume:
ISHITA JAIN
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Microbial Biology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick. October 2015
G.P.A: 3.57
Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology
Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. May 2013
SKILLS
Laboratory: Anaerobic culturing, Biosafety Level 2 Organisms handling and culturing, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Biochemical testing, Fermentation techniques, Carcinogenic material handling, DNA and RNA extraction, Genetic Engineering, TRFLP, Plant and Animal cell culture, Aseptic culturing.
Equipment: PCR thermal cycler, Gel electrophoresis, ELISA, HPLC, Gas Chromatography, SDS-PAGE. Technical: MS Office: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, BLAST, PyMOL. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS
Anaerobic Arsenate Respiration September 2013 – Present
A Master’s Thesis project, under Dr. Max Haggblom, Rutgers University
Studying anaerobic microbial respiration of arsenate in contaminated soil samples of the Mekong river delta region, Vietnam Biofilm Evaluation on Hernia Repair Meshes September 2014 – November 2014
A collaboration project with LifeCell under the supervision of Dr. Michael Chikindas, Rutgers University
Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms on hernia repair meshes Microbial Bioremediation of Diesel and BTEX July 2012 – May 2013
An Undergraduate Thesis project, under Dr Sudhir Syal, Jaypee University.
The bioremediation of diesel and BTEX aromatic hydrocarbons was examined using two distinct indigenous Gram positive strains isolated from a diesel contaminated area
SRY Gene Polymorphism in Normal Indian Males June 2012 – July 2012
An independent study supervised by Dr. M. L. Khurana, Scientist IV, AIIMS, India
Extracted DNA from 50 male blood samples and tested for polymorphism in the SRY gene through PCR techniques Isolation and Sequencing of Tol1 and Hal4 genes of Staphylococcus arlettae January 2012 – May 2012
A genomics laboratory project conducted by Dr. R.S. Chauhan, Jaypee University Production of Frozen Flavored Probiotic Yogurt and Beetroot Wine April 2012 – May 2012
A food fermentation laboratory project conducted by Dr. Gargi Dey, Jaypee University WORK EXPERIENCE
32B Suydam Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ishitajain2
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Rutgers University, Food Science Department
Teaching Assistant
January 2015 – May 2015
New Brunswick, NJ
Taught two sections of the course Food Microbiology Laboratory, mentoring 33 undergraduate students in the class
Designed the syllabus, teaching material, sample and equipment preparation, lecture delivery and grading Rutgers University, Food Science Department
Systems Support Assistant
March 2015 - May 2015
New Brunswick, NJ
Set up class equipment for the Distance Learning Program, recording lectures and managing technical issues American Society for Microbiology, Rutgers Student Chapter Secretary
May 2014 – May 2015
New Brunswick, NJ
Involve faculty, graduate and undergraduate students on campus to participate in microbiology related events which include seminars, recreational activities, faculty student interactions, undergraduate advising on graduate schools and baktoberfests
Volunteered in a 4H outreach program to develop scientific interest in school children Rutgers University, PALS Department
Graduate Assistant
January 2014 – September 2014
Piscataway, NJ
Aided faculty and administrative staff in academic programs for non-native English speakers to provide them high quality instructional lessons for academic, business and social/acculturation purposes
Maintenance of department’s website and assisted faculty and professors with class equipment All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Endocrinology and Metabolism Dept. Research Intern
June 2012 – July 2012
New Delhi, India
Assisted in a PhD project on studying the concentration of metanephrine and epinephrine hormones, in adrenal gland tumor samples using HPLC and PCR techniques. Analyzed blood samples for sugar, lipids and protein profiles in diabetic patients Indian Herbs Research and Supply Co. Ltd, Microbiology Dept. Laboratory Intern
June 2011 – July 2011
Saharanpur, India
Learned basic microbiological procedures and biochemical tests to quantify microbial activity. The tests were aimed at analyzing the acceptable levels of microorganisms in veterinary herbal drug samples
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