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PARISA ANSARI

Bioanalytical Chemist Scientist

A highly creative and innovative degree-qualified bio/analytical chemist researcher with hands-on working on GMP area. Extensive experience with analytical characterizations and techniques. Has a strong proficiency with a variety of instrumentation and a solid understanding of relevant working principles and highly skilled with programming for research purposes. Seeks the opportunity to work with diverse and multifunctional teams and lead technical projects. Recognized as a problem solver in fast-paced, challenging environments and capable of accomplishing tasks on time and within budget.

Project Experience

University of Houston, Houston, TX

Research Assistant-Ph. D. Candidacy in Material Science, analytical, and organic chemistry Lab in Chemistry for 3.5 years, Co-advised by Chemical and Bio-molecular

Engineering (Worked directly in both labs), Discontinued due to Movement for Family Reasons, Jan. 2017 to Apr. 2020

Hand-on applying nanoparticles in Nano platform biosensors, and Point of Care Diagnosis to enhance their sensitivity and lowering the limit of detection (LOD)

Successfully enhanced lateral flow assay (LFA) visual sensitivity 100 times comparing to latest version to detect 2 pg/mL of cancer biomarker

Successfully detecting hCG as model analyte using Fluorescence microscopy on nanohole array (NHA) gold platform surface

Professional in Successfully synthesis of different nanoparticles

Proficiency in analytical chemistry/protein chemistry.

Synthesis of the Organic Linkers with complicated structures

Successfully modification of the nanostructures using self- assembled monolayer and further bio-conjugation of them and layer-by-layer deposition of proteins, antibodies, and antigens

Actively worked on Bioconjugation process of Nanoparticles with LSPR mostly in NIR range

Uranus Mana Co.,

Head of Chemistry Department, Sept. 2012 to Nov. 2016

Uranus Mana is a consulting, engineering, and project management company serving Pharmaceutical companies with their employment needs.

Developed all qualification and documentation from scratch

Performed technical troubleshooting and improvement followed by commissioning and process floor (PFD) and P&ID diagram

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EDUCATION

M. S., Chemistry, University of

Houston, GPA: 3.8

Jan. 2017 to Apr. 2020

M. S, Chemistry, SUT, GPA, 3.7

Sept. 2010 to Jun. 2012

B. S., Applied Chemistry, TTU,

Sept. 2006 to Jun. 2010

HANDS-ON TECHNICAL SKILLS

Good Manufacturing Practice

(GMP)

Experience of working in the

cleanroom

Bioanalytical Devices/Assays

Point of Care Diagnosis (POC)

Lateral flow assay (LFA)

Biochemical Assays (e. g. BCA,

HRP)

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent

assay (ELISA)

Characterization/Spectroscopy:

Nuclear Magnetic

Resonance(NMR) (400, 600,

800)

X-ray Photoelectron

Spectroscopy (XPS)

UV-Vis Spectroscopy

FTIR, NIR & Raman Spectroscopy

Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)

Calorimetry

Nano/Organic Synthesis

Gold/Gold-Silver

nanostars/nanorods/Gold

nanoshells/spheres

Lipid Nanoparticles

Organic molecules as likers

Particle Size/Charge

Measurements

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)

Zetasizer

Archimedes & Nanosight

Imaging/Analysis

TEM & EDX-TEM

SEM & EDX-SEM

Fluorescence microscopy

Optical microscopy

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Successfully executed equipment validation/qualification, addressing deviations, and developing qualification execution reports.

Managed and coordinated validation activities with internal departments, external contractors and suppliers

Calibration of the instruments and performing equipment specifications

Provided technical recommendations and proposed changes to validated processes to improve the validation/qualification process.

Trained and mentored other contractors in validation activities.

Collaborated with other functional groups like Engineering, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Sciences, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control to determine validation requirements as well as generate and execute protocols.

Provided support to commissioning activities, including generation and execution of commissioning plans, procedures, and turnover packages.

Members, Honors, and Awards

Active Member of American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018 to Present

Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) C. W. Chu Scholarship Award: Competitive Merit-Based, for Excellent Graduate Research Accomplishments in Chemistry and Material Science, Texas, Spring 2019

Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant: Competitively Academic Excellence Scholarship at the University of Houston Campus

(All departments), Texas, March 2019

John Lomonte Endowment: Competitive Merit-based Best TA Award Based on Professors in Scholarship Committee Opinion and Students Reviews, Best Teacher Assistant Award, University of Houston, Spring 2018

Graduate Tuition Fellowship: Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) Department at the University of Houston, Texas, 2017-2020

Best Presentation Award, 15th National Physical Chemistry Conference Best Presentation Award, titled: Calculation of Transport Properties Using Modified Enskog Theory (MET) and Appropriate Equation State, 2012

OTHER HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES

Highly experienced in

Separation/Purification methods:

High-Performance Liquid

Chromatography (HPLC)

Affinity Chromatography

Ion Exchange Chromatography

Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

Column Chromatography

Centrifugation

Filtration (all kinds) and Ultra

Distillation

Rotary Evaporator

Surface Chemistry

SAM deposition/ spin coating

Bioconjugation

Mass Spectrometry (MS)

Lumos LFA strip reader

ADVANCED COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office

Highly professional in presenting

using PowerPoint

Advanced degree-qualified

utilizing of Excel

Expertise in Word

Outlook

Access

Computational/Statistical

Software

Origin & SPSS

Gaussian & Gauss View

Mathematica & C++

Graphical Design

ChemDraw & Photoshop

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Publications and Presentations

P. Ansari, M. Chabi, K. Kourentzi, R. C. Willson, and T. R. Lee, " Gold Nanostars: Sensitive, Highly Capturable Reporters Improving Visual Lateral Flow Assay Limit of Detection for detection of Biomarkers" under review to ACS Applied Material and Interface, (2020)

P. Ansari, R. C. Willson, and T. R. Lee, "Gold Nanoparticles Features' Influence on Biosensing Applications," In submission to J. Anal. Chem. (2020)

Impact of Gold Nanoparticles Morphology on Biosensors (especially on Extraordinary Transmission

(EOT)-based Biosensors), American Chemical Society, September 2019

Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticle with a Custom Designed Carboxylate-Terminated Dithiol as a Linker for bioconjugation, American Chemical Society, April 2019

Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nano star Particles, American Chemical Society, March 2018

Synthesis and Applications of gold nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Vehicles, Texas Soft Matter, August 2017

Nanoparticles as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Contrast Agents and Novel Techniques for Two- Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, National Nanoscience Symposium, May 2012

Calculation of protein-protein interaction between Tyrosine and Cytosine, 15th National Computational Chemistry National Conference, June 2011

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