Syed Saad Ahsan

Richmond, VA

347-***-****

adcroo@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

Seeking a challenging career with an organization that provides an opportunity to capitalize my skills essential for a validation/quality engineer or Researcher.

EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University – BS in Biology, Minor in Chemistry 2015-2019

Duke University – Medical Device/Drugs Regulatory Affairs Training Completion Certificate Sept 2019-Oct 2019

University of Maryland Global Campus- Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs (Online) Sept 2019-2021

Vastek Groups- Medical Device Validation Engineer Training 2020

HIGHLIGHTS

●Rodent brain Image analyzation

●Preparation of tissue slides

●Utilization of Fluorescent Microscope

●Slide imaging and enhancement

●Trained on Laboratory Safety & Precautions (Knowledge on Biosafety Levels)

●Tissue slide preparation

●Staining

●Slide imaging

●Cryostat Sectioning

●Western Blotting / ELISA

●Tissue Homogenization

●Knowledge of Drug Development Process

●Research data collection

●Data recording

●Filing of medical records

●Basic R language skills

●Basic SQL skills

●Immunohistochemistry experience

●Knowledge of Next Generation Sequencing

●Familiar with Bioinformatics Pipeline

EXPERIENCE

Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond, VA May 2018-Sept 2018

Pharmacology/Toxicology & Neurology Lab/ Preclinical Research Experience (non-employee)

● Collected and recorded research results.

● Confirmed the quality of rodent brain samples for accurate research results.

● Complied with Lab SOP.

● Detected and eliminated incorrect AAV injection site in rodent brains through fluorescent- microscopy.

● Performed cryostat sectioning on rodent brains.

● Performed immunofluorescence staining on rodent brain sections.

● Prepared tissue slides for microscopy.

● Preserved research samples by placing them in appropriate environment.

● Prepared solution for tissue storage.

● Refined Microscope images.

● Performed Flash freezing on brain tissue through isopentane.

● Prepared PBS buffer solution, sodium azide solution and sucrose solution for tissue storage.

● Attended weekly research presentation meetings.

● Appropriately Cleaned lab equipment.

●Stocked laboratory shelves.

VCU Medical Center Main Hospital -Richmond, VA June 2017-Aug 2017

Liver Transplant Hospital Volunteer

●Appropriately filed and maintained medical records.

●Interacted with patients and provided comforting items.

●Assisted patients with basic necessities.

●Stocked items needed for patients and staff at appropriate locations.

Skills

Knowledge of ISO 13485:2016

FDA 21 CFR part 820

Knowledge of Test Method Validations (GR&R Studies)

Familiar with FMEA

MiniTab

Familiar with Master Validation Plan

Understanding of IQ, OQ, PQ and CAPA

Fluorescent-Microscopy

Immunohistochemistry

Microscope slide preparation

Knowledge of Drug Development Process

Micropippeting

Lab sterile Techniques

Basic R language skill (Harvard Course: Statistics with R specialization)

Basic SQL skills

Familiar with Linear Regression

Next Generation Sequencing (Hands-on practice through PineBiotech company training course)

Bioinformatic pipeline (Hands-on practice through PineBiotech company training course)

Data collection

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Power Point

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