Microsoft Office Project Management

Aruna Visavadiya, MS, MPhil

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US permanent resident (Green card holder)

CAREER SUMMARY:

More than three years of research experience in experimental design, development & optimization of new protocols, and WET laboratory techniques associated with molecular biology.

Solid skills in lab administration, project management, finance, ordering, organizing laboratory supplies as well as inventory management.

Supervised and trained junior lab staff, technicians & students as well as ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary research team.

EMPLOMENT:

Research Assistant II Nov. 2015 – Jan. 2017

(Dept. of Biomedical Sci., East Tennessee State University)

Regularly performed molecular biology techniques associated with cell culture, media preparation, nucleic acid & protein isolation, qPCR, Western blot, biochemical assay and genotyping.

Regularly performed lab administration task associated with chemical ordering and organizing laboratory supplies as well as inventory management.

Provides molecular biology techniques training and guideline to the junior lab staff, technicians & students.

Temporary Research Associate July 2011 – June 2013

(Dept. Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of Kentucky)

Routinely carried out molecular biology techniques associated with cell culture, media preparation, cloning, miniprep, Western blot and biochemical assay.

Routinely carried out lab administration task associated with chemical ordering and organizing laboratory supplies as well as inventory management.

EDUCATION:

MPhil (Biological Sciences) Saurashtra University, India 2002

Thesis title: ‘Fibre Physiology and Fibre Growth Dynamics of Axial Muscles in Relation

to Somatic Growth Rate of a Marine Teleost, The Ladyfish, Sillago sihama’

MS (Biological Sciences) North Gujarat University, India 2001

BS (Biological Sciences) Saurashtra University, India 1999

LAB TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technical expertise in molecular, cellular & laboratory techniques including cell culture, plasmid/DNA/RNA purification & quantification, qPCR, agarose gel, protein isolation, transfection, cell based bioassays development, Sonication of samples, Aliquot samples, spectrophotometric & spectrofluorometric assays, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, agar plate & LB media preparation, microbial culture, transformation, buffer & media preparation, histopathological work, microtomy, microscopy, genotyping, Microsoft office.

Lab animal handling, colony maintenance, breeding, drug administration, dissection, tissue sectioning.

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