Dr. Amita Anant Bhagit

Address : House No-***, At: Po: Poyanje,

Tal: Panvel, Dist: Raigad Contact No.: 776-***-****/777******* Pin code: 410221 Email : add6q3@r.postjobfree.com

Date of Birth : 11

th

June 1988

Professional Preface

• Disciplined, enthusiastic and can produce results under deadline constraints

• Highly skilled in a wide variety of microscopy techniques, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques, experimental design, and data analysis

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and mentorship skills for training graduate and postgraduate students and working with collaborators

• Highly effective in team settings but can also independently drive projects from conception to conclusion

• Proven record of productivity with patent filing and publications

• A dynamic individual with work experience in academics, R & D.

• Possess highly motivated & positive attitude towards life.

• A proactive learner with a flair for adopting emerging trends & addressing research work requirements to achieve organisational objectives & profitability norms.

• Holds exceptional team spirit thereby helping in easy achievement of organisational & personal goals.

• An effective communicator with excellent relationship building & interpersonal skills.

• Determined to learn with practical approach

Educational Qualification

Examination

University / Institute Year

Percentage

Scored

Ph.D.

(Medical

Biotechnology)

MGM Institute of Health Sciences,

Navi Mumbai

April

2019

MSc.

Biotechnology

Mumbai University

University Department of Biotechnology

2011 60.2%

TY BSc.

Biotechnology

Mumbai University

C. K. Thakur college, Panvel

2009 72.38 %

HSC Maharashtra Board

J. H. Ambani School and Junior college,

Lodhivali

2006 76.33 %

SSC Maharashtra Board

J. H. Ambani School and Junior college,

Lodhivali

2004 84.93 %

PhD Thesis Title

• Biological synthesis of highly efficient quantum dots and its application in detection of MTB and latent TB (LTB) antigens.

Carrier profile

• Assistant Professor (visiting faculty ) at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Bhatan, Panvel

(September 2019 - till date)

• Assistant Lecturer for M.Sc. Molecular Biology course at MGM Institute of Health Sciences Kamothe, Navi Mumbai (September 2015 – July 2019)

• Laboratory Assistant on ICMR project entitled “Evaluation of chemopreventive effect of crude polyphenols from wine varieties of Indian grapes and mechanism(s)of their action” at Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer

(TMC, ACTREC), Kharghar ( December 2012- September 2013)

• R & D Trainee for development program of biopesticide from Bacillus thuringiensis in Hindusthan Insecticide Limited (HIL), Rasayani (Sep 2011 – Mar 2012) Core competencies

• Molecular biology techniques: Isolation and purification of plasmid and genomic DNA, Gel Electrophoresis, Gel Documentation, Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR), Isolation and culturing of human lymphocytes, Protein extraction, purification and estimation.

• Immunology techniques: ELISA, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blotting

• Microbial techniques: Isolation and characterization of bacteria, Biochemical tests, Protein Purification from by salt precipitation and acetone precipitation, cultivation and preservation of microbial cultures, Ames mutagenicity assay, Bacterial Transformation and conjugation, Production of biopesticides from bacterial culture.

• Cell culture: Trained on techniques of Animal Tissue Culture and Plant Tissue Culture Animal Handling: Swiss bare mice and swiss albino mice

• Nanobiotechnology: Nanoparticles synthesis: Biological synthesis of quantum dots, Development of bioreactor for synthesis of quantum dots

• Diagnosis: Detection of latent TB and active TB antigens using biologically synthesized quantum dots

• Equipments handled: High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC), Gas Chromatography- Flame ionization detector(GC-FID), TLC, U.V/Vis Spectrophotometer, Spectrofluorophotometer FTIR, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), Compound Microscope, Inverted light microscope

Awards / Scholarship

• MGMIHS Scholarship 2017-18

Achievements

• Patents

1. Patent granted: Application No. 201********* A – Quantum dot powered IP-10 antibody based kit for latent TB and TB antigen. YADAV,Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb, KADAM, Nitin Nanasaheb, BHAGIT, Amita Anant. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector -1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India. 2. Patent filed: Application No.1948/MUM/2015 A -Method for the synthesis of bifunctional cerium oxide nanoparticle with enhanced antioxidant and carbonic anhydrase inhibitory activity. YADAV, Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb, BHAGIT, Amita Anant and MHATRE, Sveeta Vishnu. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector -1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India

3. Patent filed: Application No.1949/MUM/2015 A- Preparation comprising a pancreatic lipase inhibitory fraction an anti-obesity principle obtained from dietary spice Mesua ferrea. YADAV, Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb, MHATRE, Sveeta Vishnu and BHAGIT, Amita Anant. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector -1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India. (Filed form 13- application for amendment TEMP/E- 18(i)/379/2017-MUM).

4. Patent filed: Application No.2685/MUM/2015 A-Biogenic method for generation of monodisperse and fluorescent cerium oxide nanoparticles with enhanced antioxidant activity. YADAV, Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb, BHAGIT, Amita Anant and MHATRE, Sveeta Vishnu. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector –1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India.

5. Patent filed: Application No. 3616/MUM/2015 A –Biogenic method for generation of multiple nanoparticles (Zn, Fe, Mg,Ca,Ce,Si,Ag).YADAV, Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb, BHAGIT, Amita Anant and MHATRE, Sveeta Vishnu. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector -1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India. 6. Patent filed: Application No. 201*********- Bioreactor for very fast generation of multifunctional fluorescent nanoparticles. YADAV,Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb and BHAGIT, Amita Anant. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector -1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India.

7. PCT filed: International Application No. PCT/IN2018/050688- Quantum dot powered IP- 10 antibody based kit for latent TB and TB antigen. YADAV,Raman Prasad, KADAM, Sudhirchandra Nanasaheb, KADAM, Nitin Nanasaheb, BHAGIT, Amita Anant. MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector -1, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India.

• Publications/review

1. Amita A Bhagit, Sveeta V Mhatre, Raman P Yadav.2016. Biofabrication of Bifunctional Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles using Phaseolus vulgaris with Enhanced Antioxidant and Carbonic Anhydrase Class 1 Inhibitory Activity. MGM Journal of Medical Sciences.3:161-166 2. Amita A Bhagit, Sveeta V Mhatre, Raman P Yadav. 2019. Proteome mediated synthesis of biocompatible green fluorescence cerium oxide quantum dots with enhanced antioxidant activity.Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine. (Manuscript accepted for publication) 3. Sveeta V. Mhatre, Amita A. Bhagit, Raman P. Yadav. 2019. Proteinaceous Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitor from the Seed of Litchi chinensis. Food Technology and Biotechnology.57(1):1-16. 4. Mhatre S., Bhagit A. and Yadav R. P.2017. In vitro studies of some edible spices on pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity. Indian drugs. 54, 62-68. 5. Sveeta V Mhatre, Amita A Bhagit, Raman P Yadav. 2016. Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitor from Food Plant: Potential Molecule for Development of Safe Anti-obesity Drug. MGM Journal of Medical Sciences.1, 34-41.

TRAINING/ WORKSHOP(S)/ CONFERENCES

1. Participated in one day workshop on “Understanding Technology Search” held on 26 th

July

2014 at Venture centre, NCL campus, Pune. This workshop was related to my field of research and it gave information regarding prior art and novel work searching which was very important for publication and patent filing.

2. Participated in “102

nd

Indian Science Congress” held from 3

rd

-7

th

January 2015 at Mumbai

University, Santacruz.

3. Participated in “Recent Developments in Medical Biotechnology and Structure based Drug Designing” held from 6

th

-7

th

December 2015 at IIT, Guwahati.

4. Presented poster in “4

th

International conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology” held from 8

th

-11

th

December, 2015 at IIT, Guwahati.

5. Participated in “Breakthroughs and new challenges in diagnosis and management of Tuberculosis” held from 18

th

-19

th

March, 2016 at MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai.

6. Presented poster in 85th SBC(I) Annual Meeting at CSIR-CFTRI, Symposium Theme:-

“Innovations in biological research for health, disease and environment”, held from 21 st

-24

th

November,2016 at CFTRI, Mysuru.

7. Presented poster in Indo-US Conference on Advances in Enzymology: Implications in Health, Disease and Therapeutics to be held at ACTREC, Navi Mumbai during January 15th to January 19th, 2017.

8. Attended workshop on Indo-US Conference on Advances in Enzymology: Implications in Health, Disease and Therapeutics to be held at ACTREC, Navi Mumbai during January 15th to January 19th, 2017

REFERENCES

• Dr. R. P. Yadav

Technical Director and Head of Department of Molecular biology, MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Sector 1, Kamothe, NaviMumbai-410209, Maharashtra, India E mail : add6q3@r.postjobfree.com

• Dr. Archana Rath

Head of Department of Biotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 410 098, Maharashtra, India

E mail : add6q3@r.postjobfree.com

DECLARATION

I declare that the above facts given by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place:

Date:

Amita A. Bhagit

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