Graduate Assistant Student

EXPERIENCE

GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANT SEP **** – PRESENT

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

Worked on bacterial transformation, Elisa, PCR, miniprep DNA isolation and gel electrophoresis as well as guide the undergrad students and set up the lab.

INTERN MAY 2018– JULY 2018

WEST - COAST PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS. LTD

Worked on production unit of beta lactam antibiotic and gained experience about bioreactors and functioning of biotech industries SKILLS

Molecular Biology: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Agarose gel electrophoresis, Primer-designing, Bacterial transformation, Genomic DNA extraction from plant and animal tissues respectively, RNA isolation and processing from tissues.

Cell Biology: Western-Blot, ELISA, Theoretical knowledge of flow cytometry.

Microbiology: Streaking, Media preparation, Transformation, Bacterial staining and slide preparation and Agar cup assay.

Cell culture: Mammalian cell culture: Have experience in passaging adherent cells; worked with immortalized epithelial cell line, Media change, thawing and freezing of cells and subculture of the mammalian cells.

Protein biochemistry: SDS-PAGE, Protein quantification.

Microscopy: Compound microscopy, Fluorescence microscopy, Light microscopy.

Analytical: Colorimetry, UV spectrometry, Nanodrop, Chromatography.

Software and Applications: Gel Doc, MS Office, GraphPad Prism.

Bioinformatic tools: BLAST, IDT, Primer quest, clustal omega, Emboss.

RESEARCH PROJECT

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY JAN 2022- PRESENT

Topic – Alternation in lectin transcriptional level in soyabean plant under salinity Isolation of cDNA inserts from pBluescript plasmid, blast analysis, Primer designing and RT-PCR.

Topic - Organogenesis of African violet plants, Regeneration of African violet from non-meristem tissue, Organogenesis testing on various concentration of auxin and cytokinin. ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE, INDIA SEP 2019 - MARCH 2020

Topic - DNA damaging potential of cosmetic on epithelial cells, Cell culturing of epithelial cells, Standardization of buccal cells isolation, MTT assay and Comet assay. KAVISHA PATEL

Walker, Michigan 49534 · 734-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

Experienced graduate assistant with

demonstrated history of working with

DNA isolation, PCR, and cell culture.

Skilled with strong verbal and written

communication, bioinformatics, statistics,

and Microsoft office. Second year student

with master’s degree focus on Cell and

Molecular Biology. Seeking for full time

position in research department.

EDUCATION

JAN 2021- PRESENT

M.S IN CELL AND MOLECULAR

BIOLOGY

GRAND VALLEY STATE

UNIVERSITY

Expertise in scientific oral and written

communication, Advance application of

nucleic acid, Advance cell biology, Cell

culture and bioprocessing subjects

JUNE 2017 - SEP 2020

B. S IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE

Expertise in organic chemistry,

fermentation, Animal and plant

biotechnology, Genetics, and

Biochemistry subjects

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