Chemical Engineering, Analytical Development and Quality Control

VIDISHA RATHAUR

Contact: 630-***-**** ****************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidisha-singh-rathaur/ Self-motivated Scientist with over 8 years of combined experience in academic research (Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur) and the pharmaceutical CDMO industry. Proven track record in biophysical techniques & analytical method development of drug products and APIs with a strong understanding of GLP and GMP compliance, as well as support for manufacturing processes. Work-authorized (H4 EAD); no sponsorship required TECHNICAL SKILLS

HPLC, Titrations, SEC-MALS, ELISA, Capillary Electrophoresis, UV-VIS Spectroscopy, DLS, Circular Dichroism, Plate Reader, Zetasizer, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Routine calibration/maintenance WORK EXPERIENCE

ANALYTICAL SCIENTIST

Stira Pharmaceuticals, SF Bay Area June 2024 - Current

● Deployed Developed, validated & transferred methods for drug products & APIs using HPLC & SEC-MALS

● Experienced working with dosage forms such as injectables, capsules, tablets and oral suspensions

● Performed release, in-process, and stability testing for biologics and vaccines, including sterile injectables and oral dosage forms, under GMP regulations

● Investigated out-of-specification (OOS) and out-of-trend (OOT) results, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in coordination with Quality Assurance

● Prepared and reviewed technical documentation including method validation reports and SOPs in alignment with regulatory standards

PROJECT SCIENTIST

National Center for Flexible Electronics, India Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

● Designed and executed research projects on PDMS-based microfluidic immunoassays for cancer biomarker detection

● Developed methodologies for antibody-antigen interaction studies and biomarker purification

● Contributed to developing printed biopotential electrodes for medical devices (ECG) using atmospheric pressure plasma jet printing

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Mar 2023 Master of Science: Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi Jun 2016 PUBLICATIONS

● Investigating the Effect of Antibody-Antigen Reactions on the Internal Convection in a Sessile Droplet via Micro Particle Image Velocimetry and DLVO Analysis, V.S. Rathaur, S. Kumar, P.K. Panigrahi, and S. Panda, Langmuir, 2020, 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01162

● Analysis of mixed prostate specific antigen and Tween-20 sessile droplets for the reduction in interfacial PSA adsorption, V.S. Rathaur and S. Panda, Chem. Eng. J. Adv., 2023, 10.1016/j.ceja.2023.100492

● Soluto-Thermal Marangoni Convection in Stationary Micro-Bioreactors on Heated Substrates: Tool for in vitro diagnosis of PSA, V.S. Rathaur and S. Panda, Biomicrofluidics, 18, 024108, 202-***-****/5.0188093

● pH Effects on Capture Efficiency and Deposition Patterns in Sessile Droplet Immunoassays: An XDLVO Analysis, V.S. Rathaur, N. Gokhale, and S. Panda, Biomicrofluidics, 18, 054103, 2024, 10.1063/5.0219301

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