Research Assistant

Meher (Sara) Arshad

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EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant January 2019 -

Present

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System Azhar Lab

Stanford University Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism Conducting research on the effects of oxidative stress on reproductive hormone production in mammalian cell culture and accelerated-aging mouse models.

● Expertise in mammalian cell culture including CHO, DNA extraction, cryopreservation, metabolite analysis, tissue collection with aseptic techniques, and ELISA.

● Proficiency with preclinical mouse models, husbandry, genotyping, dosing & administration of pharmacological agents and anesthetics, aseptic blood collection, and euthanasia.

● Prepared the cholesterol tracer BODIPY-CE FL-C12, including delipidation, quantification, and conjugation of HDL with BODIPY.

● Extensive statistical analysis experience including Microsoft Excel, GraphPad Prism, and SoftMax Pro.

● Renewed Animal Components of Research Protocols (ACORPs) for presentation to the IACUC; answering all committee questions regarding SOPs and justifications of experimental design. Implemented a new practice of designing supplemental figures to effectively illustrate complex study workflows, goals, and timelines.

● Manuscript development experience with thoroughly addressing reviewer comments, creating publication-quality figures, and editing a publication for an ESL postdoctoral fellow colleague to assist in communicating major findings. PUBLICATIONS

Han L, Bittner S, Dong D, Cortez Y, Dulay H, Arshad S, et al. Creosote bush-derived NDGA attenuates molecular and pathological changes in a novel mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.2019; 498. EDUCATION

San José State University August 2017 - December 2019 B.S. Systems Physiology Chemistry Minor

● Relevant Coursework: Immunology, Endocrinology, Neurophysiology, Cell & Molecular Biology, Integrated Physiology, Hematology, Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry

● Program Highlights: Rat and Mouse models, Flow Cytometry, Immunophenotyping, ImageJ, FlowJo, LabChart.

De Anza College June 2015 - August 2017

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

De Anza Honors Program

● Relevant Coursework: General & Organic Chemistry, Biology, Calculus, Statistics

● Program Highlights: Organic synthesis, HPLC, IR and NMR, titrations, SDS-PAGE, bacterial conjugation, hydrophobic interaction chromatography VOLUNTEERING & EXTRACURRICULARS

● Private Tutoring - Chemistry, Mathematics, English, and test prep for grades 6-12

● Mental Health First Aid Certification Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services

● Stanford University Medical Center Junior Volunteer Program

● SCCMA & Stanford Transformative Experience in Medicine (SSTEM)

● Poets & Writers Coalition San José State University REFERENCES

Dr. Salman Azhar, PhD

Associate Director for Research, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System - Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center

Adjunct Professor of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine - Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism

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