KAVYA HEMMANUR

• adi90e@r.postjobfree.com • http://www.linkedin.com/in/kavya-hemmanur •Cell: 475-***-**** • St. Charles, MO-63108,

Research Scientist with 4 years of experience in academic research. Effective team player, independent contributor or project team representative. Organized, ambitious and results driven.

WORK EXPERIENCE

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS • Missouri • June 2018-Present

SENIOR RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

Product development: Manufacture of neoantigen DNA vaccines at GMP laboratory for use in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials

Perform product release testing, ensure compliance to standard operating procedure, and generate product release documentation and certificate of analysis

Quality Control: Perform Identity and purity assays on bacterial culture, analyze the data, write SOPs and generate reports

Strong understanding of method validation within the following platforms Chromatography, PCR, qPCR, Microbiology, DNA sequencing, gel electrophoresis of nucleic acids and absorption spectroscopy (UV/VIS)

Train other technicians acting as group leader

Support small manufacturing team in designing and interpreting GMP compliant experiments, scale up procedures and data validation

Provide data documentation, study report and characterization records and ensure GLP and GMP compliance also while involved in preparing documents for FDA submissions

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN II

Managed a team of 5 for the creation of 3D brain slicer model acting as group leader

Managed the pipeline of inbound research requests from various teams across the organization

Developed and implemented process improvement, strategic changes and scientific innovation through working cross-departmentally

Managed and prepared status reports to update the supervisors on the team’s progress

Conducted MR imaging on Human brain tissue and processing of data

Image Analyst: Quality Control analysis of the structural MR images using Freesurfer

University of Bridgeport • Connecticut • Jan 2017-May 2018

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Modeled a bio sensor to detect interactions between mis match repair proteins and DNA using Lab-on-Chip method

Experienced in handling electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry

Mentored and trained nearly 10 other graduate and undergraduate students on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Cyclic Voltammetry

Pioneered the formation of free-standing films for solar cells using electro polymerization of Chalcogenides.

Presented my research at various scientific conferences ranging from 150-500 people

Bio-Axis DNA Research Center • Hyderabad, India • Dec 2015- May 2016

INTERN

Conducted novel research on Thalassemia disorder

Gained hands-on experience on DNA extraction, DNA sequencing, BLAST search, ITASSER and deep view software

Knowledge of analytical methods/technologies used in biologic and synthetic development and manufacturing

SKILLS/EXPERTISE

Flexible and efficient at shifting priorities to meet project, Team and department goals

Successful track record working with academia to facilitate biomedical research

Adept at interpreting/summarizing experimental data for manuscripts and research reports

Advanced knowledge and application of experimental methods in cell and molecular biology

Molecular Biology Techniques: Nucleic acid isolation, PCR, RT-PCR, Cell culture and media preparation, SnapGene

Microbiology techniques: Bacterial culture, transformation, isolation and Extraction, staining techniques

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Govindappa, M., Hemmanur, K. C., & Nithin, S. (2015). In Vitro Anti-HIV Activity of Partially Purified Coumarin(s) Isolated from Fungal Endophyte, Alternaria Species of Calophyllum inophyllum, (July), 321–328

Dandamudi, M., Hemmanur K.C. (2016). Molecular Characterization of HBB and associated Polymorphism rs33915217 Involved in Beta Thalassemia, 4, 819–821

Kavya Hemmanur., Sanjay Robin., Prabir Patra., Isaac Macwan., Juan Liu., Manju Hingorani., Graphene Patterned Microchip for colorectal cancer detection. 2017 Biomedical Engineering society annual meeting in Phoenix.

Kavya Hemmanur., Sanjay Robin., Prabir Patra., Isaac Macwan., Graphene Patterned Microchip for colorectal cancer detection. American Society for Engineering Education-Northeast section 2018 at Hartford, CT.

David H Ballad., Uday Jammalamadaka., Karthik Tappa., Kavya Hemmanur. Antibiotics in 3D-printed implants,instruments and materials: benefits, challenges, and future directions (2019) J. 3D Print. Med. 10.2217/3dp-2019-0007

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Master of Science: Biomedical Engineering

University of Bridgeport – Bridgeport, CT – GPA 3.7

Thesis: Graphene Patterned Microchip for the detection of Colorectal cancer

Bachelor of Engineering: Biotechnology

Visveswaraya Technological University – India – GPA 3.5

Thesis: "In vitro anti-HIV activity of partially purified coumarins isolated from fungal endophyte, Alternaria species of

Calophyllum inophyllum"

CERTIFICATIONS

1.GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Biologics (ICH Focus)

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2.GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)

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3.Good Clinical Practice ICH GCP E6, R1 & R2

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