ABARAJEETHA V DHARMARAJ

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RESEARCH ASSISTANT / SENIOR LAB TECHNICIAN /

REGULATORY AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE

• Sound knowledge & experience in Applied Microbiology

• Excellent scientific & analytical abilities to independently develop research programs/projects

• Demonstrable hands-on technical skills & in microbial cultures, preparation and routine microbiological laboratory techniques.

• Excellent interpersonal skills & abilities to liaise with cross-functional teams

• Expertise in strategic & technical writing, verbal & presentation skills

• Excel exceptionally in fast paced environments with multi-tasking & flexible working styles

• Proficiency in computer operation MS (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VB) A R E A S O F E X P E R T I S E

• Clinical

Bacteriology

• Microbiology

• Antibiotic

Screens

• Immuno-toxins

• Microbial Toxins

• Biochemistry

• Infectious

Diseases

• Genetics &

Genomics

• Protein

engineering

• Cell Biology

• Molecular

Biology

• Enzymology

• Metabolic

Engineering

• Pre-Clinical

Research

• Biodefense agents

• Drug Target

Discovery

• Bioinformatics

models

• Microbial methodology

• Cell based & Cell free

Assays

• In vitro & cell model

development

• Protein Expression

• Protein Purification

• HPLC, PC & TLC

• Ion Exchange & SDS-

PAGE

• WIDAL, VDRL & ELISA

• Antibiogram

analysis(Kirby Bauer

method)

T E C H N I C A L S K I L LS

• Western blot & Southern

blot

• DNA extraction by PCR

• Plasmid DNA Isolation &

Cloning

• RNA isolation &

Microarrays

• Mammalian Cell Culture

• Kinase phosphorylation

assays

• Enzyme & Inhibition

Kinetics

• Gene Sequencing &

Mutagenesis

• Immunohistochemistry

(IHC)

• Biochemical

analysis

• Sugar & Amino acid

Analysis

• Immuno

Electrophoresis

• Immuno

precipitation (IP)

• Affinity pull-down

assays

• Fluorescence,

radiometry

• MS Office & Adobe

Photoshop

R E S E A R C H P R O J E C T S

• A study on media standardization, pigmentation, multidrug resistant MRSA & MSSA and prevalence of MRSA during 2006 in western zone of Tamil Nadu (INDIA)

• A comparative study between multidrug resistant and sensitive ocular pseudomonas.

E D U C A T I O N

• 2006-2007: Master of Philosophy in Microbiology, First class, Annamalai University, India.

• 2000-2002: Master of Science in Applied Microbiology, First Class, Bharathiar University, India.

• 1997-2000: Bachelor of Science in Applied Microbiology, First Class, Bharathiar University, India.

Subject Courses in B.S & M.S Degrees:

General, Systematic Medical & Clinical Microbiology; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Molecular Biology ; Virology; Immunology; Microbial Physiology & metabolism; Microbial Genetics & Genetic Engineering; Biochemical Methodology; Industrial

& Environmental Microbiology ; Food & Agricultural Microbiology; Bio- Instrumentation; Microbiological Techniques; Biostatistics & Research Methodology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Workshop & Training program (2002)

Microbiological Laboratory, Coimbatore, India.

• M.Phil., Research project on multidrug resistant MRSA & MSSA,(2006) Micro Labs, Coimbatore, India.

• Senior Lab Technician (Feb 2004-Jan 2007)

Sri Kumaran Hospital, Tirupur, India.

Blood & Urine culture & pathogen identification Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of clinical isolates from clinical patient samples (swabs, biopsy materials); ABO Blood Grouping & Rh typing; Heamagglutination tests; VDRL, Widal, Weil Felix, Brucella testing’s, Ziehl–Neelsen staining for sputum samples (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), Ketone/glucose/cholesterol/CRP level tests from visiting patients; Base line value examination (Vital sign examination & laboratory values of ESR, Blood Cell count, etc)

C E R T I F I C A T E S & T R A I N I N G

C O U R S E S

• Regulatory Affairs Certificate Program in Pharmaceuticals RAPS Online University- 2016

Good knowledge in US Regulations and Guidelines related to Drug Development and Registration; Regulation of US & EU Biologics; Pharmaceutical Drug Compliance & Audits; FDA Law & Regulations; Intermediate Medical Writing

(Investigational Applications includes IND, IDE, IMPD, ITA, CTA); Global Regulatory Strategy for Pharmaceuticals.

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