Shamima Akter

Email: adv04n@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 540-***-****

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X7Mf04MAAAAJ&hl=en

• Career Goal

I want to secure a responsible position in industry utilizing my academic knowledge and industry experience in the field of bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, computational biology, and biochemistry.

• Legal Status

Permanent Resident (no visa sponsorship is required)

• Education

• PhD student: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, George Mason University (GMU), Virginia, USA, expected graduation by July 2023,

Dissertation: Computational Modeling of Calcium dynamics involving different calcium channels in Alzheimer’s disease

• MS : Bioinformatics and Genomics, Virginia Tech (VT), December 2017, Thesis: Development of RNA-Seq pipeline to identify common and unique stress responsive genes in Arabidosis Thaliana

• MS : Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BMB), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thesis: Identifying Biochemical test parameters in different Liver diseases

• BS : Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Programming Skills

• Artificial Intelligence (machine learning and deep learning) of different type of biological data set using Python,

• Expertise in visualization using python,

• Computational modeling (disease pathology and response) through simulation in Fortran and Linux server,

• Biostatistical analysis (t-test, different statistical analysis) using R,

• Genomics Analysis (RNA-seq, Single Cell RNA-Seq, Microarray) using R,

• Bash Coding (Linux) for RNA-seq,

• Experience with next-generation sequence analysis tools

• Lab Skills

• Molecular biological procedures: Transformation, electrophoresis, cloning, restriction digestion, and PCR,

• Microbiological techniques: Media preparation, bacteria culture,

• Biochemical techniques: spectrophotometry, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and ELISA,

• Plasmid DNA & plant DNA isolation, plant tissue culture, and q-RT PCR,

• Experimental Work (Cell culture)

• Performed in cell splitting, cell seeding, and infection with virus and plaque assay to get the virus titer after infection,

• Worked growth curve analysis of different viruses in various cell lines,

• Performed numerous lab experiments (plasmid extraction, gel electrophoresis, bacterial media preparation and plating).

• Employment History (USA)

• Graduate Research Assistant, George Mason University Aug 2021- present

• Computational analysis of calcium dynamics in neurological disorder, currently working for Alzheimer’s disease

• Computational modeling of closed cell along with calcium channels i.e IP3 receptor, RyR, Mitochondria through simulation

• Application of machine learning and deep learning in kidney, liver, Alzheimer disease

• Genomics and data analysis (RNA-seq, Single Cell RNA-seq, Micro-array, phylogenetic tree)

• Biostatistical analysis (t-test, ANOVA, parametric and non-parametric analysis)

• Instructor, Cell Biology (BIOL 213), GMU Aug 2019- Aug 2021

• Research Associate, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VT July 2016- Aug 2019

• Worked in R for different data parsing from simple to complex type,

• Analyzed transcriptome data in Linux and R,

• Performed visualization of gene expression data in R,

• Performed network analysis in R for the gene expression data,

• Performed python programming for data parsing and preparation,

• Assistant Manager, Quality Assurance and Research Jan 2004- Dec 2010 Ambee Pharmaceutical Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Planned and organized work in industrial quality control laboratories,

• Carried out complex biochemical analysis of oral & injectable drugs using spectrophotometry, mass spectroscopy, HPLC, electrophoresis, and immunoassay,

• Identified the underlying principles of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Shamima Akter