Chemical Engineering Biology

Forouzan Mahdizad

Email address: ********.***@*****.***

LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/forouzan-mahdizad PROFILE AND OBJECTIVE

I'm a highly driven cell and molecular biology researcher looking for the opportunity to use my knowledge and skillset in the field of biomedical sciences. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Expert: Mammalian cell culture: primary PBMCs/B cells, B95-8 lymphoblastoid cell line, Real- time PCR

Proficient: Lymphoblastoid stable cell line establishment by viral infection (EBV), DNA extraction (lymphoblastoid cell lines/blood; salting out, boiling and proteinase K), RNA Extraction (COVID-19 related oral and nasal samples), PCR, RT-PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, ELISA, Hemagglutination and virus titration TCDI50 assays Novice: MTT assay, tissue culture, Flow cytometry, Chromatography, Programming languages

(Java, Python)

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Critical thinker, Quick learner, Effective communicator (written and verbal), Team player, Detail- oriented, Self-organized

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCES

Research and development associate, Kawsar Biotechnology Company, Tehran, Iran 06/2011 – Present

• Supervising the DNA bank/cell culture unit of the company

• Led the establishment of a DNA bank section for patients with various mutations of Thalassemia (alpha & beta), PKU, Hemophilia and SMA at KBC

• Trained and supervised junior members for lymphoblastoid cell lines production

• Led establishing a section for Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing at KBC

• Supervised the RNA extraction unit of the COVID-19 testing section

• Trained and supervised junior members for COVID-19 samples RNA extraction

• Collaborated with other sections of the company including running virus titration tests for polyclonal antibody production project, preparing control DNA for KBC human identification kits (Globe, X and Y filing kits)

Graduate student researcher (MSc), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

09/2011 – 03/2013

● Investigated the good practices for lymphoblastoid cell line production EDUCATION

MSc, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Chemical engineering, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran 09/2011 – 03/2013

Supervisor: Dr. Kambiz Akbari Noghabi

Project: Immortalization of B-Lymphocytes of Thalassemia patients peripheral blood by Epstein Bar Virus.

• Entered free master education program, provided to the top-ranked students in Iran national entrance exam (Cell Biology)

• GPA: 17.47 out of 20.00

BSc, Biological Sciences, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbial Biotechnology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

09/2006 – 07/2010

• Entered free undergraduate education program, provided to the top-ranked students in Iran national entrance exam (Experimental Sciences)

• GPA: 14.38 out of 20.00

REFERENCES

Sirous Zeinali, Ph.D

CEO at KBC, Tehran, Iran. Phone: +98-912*******, Email: *******@******.** Kambiz Akbari Noghabi, Ph.D

Scientific member of National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran. Phone: +98-912*******, E-mail: ******@*****.**.** Mohammad-Sadegh Fallah M.D, Ph.D

Genetic Counselor at Kawsar Human Genotics Research Center and Dr. Zeinali Medical Genetics Laboratory, Tehran, Iran, Phone: +98-21-889*****, E-mail: ******@******.**

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