Plant Quality Control
Resume:
Aishwarya Pratap ******@*****.***
**** **** ******, *** #****, Detroit, MI 48201
Career Objective:
Seeking Entry Level opportunity in the field of Biomedical Imaging and Optical Spectroscopy.
Summary:
Experienced in Optical Spectroscopy Techniques. I have experience with MEG and EEG scans.
Special skills:
• Digital image processing using MATLAB.
• Analysis of MEG and EEG data using MNE software.
• Matlab, Simulink, Microsoft Office tools.
• Extraction of plant DNA and RNA, PCR techniques and spectroscopy techniques.
Work Experience and Internship:
Graduate Research Lab Work (Dr. Abhilash Pandya) Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. April 2011 – Present
Student Assistant
• Modeling and simulating breast phantoms that mimic breast tumors using optical spectroscopy.
• Achieved stability of signal from the LED light beam onto the surface area of receiver through the breast phantom.
• Research on the biology of breast cancer and studied various patterns of benign and malignant breast tumors and their properties
Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (M.G.H.) Charlestown, Massachusetts. May 2011 – Aug 2011
Summer Intern – Radiology
• Research on Neural Mechanisms of Contextual Predictions in Visual Cognition and Action.
• Successfully computed the averages, forward and inverse solutions using MNE in free – surfer environment.
• Successfully performed MEG – MRI coordinate system alignment using MNE in free – surfer environment.
• Collected the MEG, EEG and MRI data of the healthy volunteers for research study.
• Analyzed the MEG (magnetoenchalogrpahy) and EEG (electroenchalography) data of healthy volunteers.
ITC Ltd., Badrachalam, India. Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
Research Assistant – Plantations Department
• Research on the Little Leaf Disease and Gall Disease of Eucalyptus plant.
• Provided control measures for the Little Leaf Disease of Eucalyptus.
• Measured the intensity of Little Leaf Disease and Gall Disease in Eucalyptus plants.
ITC Ltd. Research & Development, Hyderabad, India. Sept 2008 – Nov 2008
Research Trainee – Molecular Biology Lab
• Research on trichomes in the tobacco leaf for flavor enhancement in cigarettes.
• Successfully extracted plant DNA for experiments and analyzed the PCR results of the tobacco leaf.
Biological E limited, Hyderabad, India. Dec 2006
Intern – Quality Control Department
• Analyzed the physical and chemical properties of antibacterial vaccines.
• Performed testing on the Antibacterial vaccines – Diphtheria, Pertrussies and Tetenus.
Education:
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Graduating May 2012
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Relevant Courses: Molecular biology, Biocompatibility, Matlab, Medical Robotics, Digital Image processing, MRI in neurovascular diseases and Clinical engineering.
Sathyabama University, Chennai, India. Aug 2004 – April 2008
Bachelor of Technology – Biotechnology
Research Projects:
Digital Image Processing using MATLAB Aug 2011 – Dec 2011
• Wrote the Code in MATLAB for different types of image processing techniques.
• Achieved image enhancement, image smoothing and image sharpening of gray scale images.
Antibacterial and Antifungal activity of Benzaldehydes (I.I.T., Chennai) Oct 2007 – Mar 2008
• Performed anti-bacterial and anti-fungal tests on different types of chemically synthesized Benzaldehydes.
• Tested the anti-inflammatory properties of Benzaldehydes, which was used in the production of synthetic plant compounds called Chalcones.
• Collected FT-IR spectra and SEM data of Benzaldehydes.
• Cultured Fungus and bacteria on petridishes to measure the antifungal activity.
• Measured the melting point and boiling point of different types of chemically synthesized Chalcones.
Lab work 2005-2007
• Acquired skills in animal cell culture and plant tissue culture lab.
• Conducted different experiments in bioreactor.
• Acquired skills in basic molecular biology lab, including techniques like PCR, RT-PCR, DNA extraction and RNA extraction.
Technical Skills:
• Operating system: UNIX, Windows- Xp, Vista & 7 and proficient with the Microsoft Office Tools.
• Software: MNE – Image processing using MATLAB.
• Programming Languages: C programming Language, MATLAB.
Awards and Volunteer activities:
• Presented a paper on “stem cells” at technical paper presentation event on current trends in biotechnology at Indian institute of chemical technology, India and was awarded Certification of Excellence by The National Biotech Foundation.
• Participated in Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) workshops conducted on forensic sciences at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, India.
References:
• Reference available upon request.
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