Data Entry Office Assistant

JUE SHAH

Address: **** *** **** ****., *******, Texas- 77058

Mobile: 715-***-**** Email Add.: ****.****@*****.***

EDUCATION

● Masters in Chemistry, New Jersey Institute of Technology (Spring 2012) GPA: 3.4

● Masters in Biotechnology with concentration in Microbiology, Gujarat University, India (Spring 2010)

● Bachelors in Biochemistry with concentration in Chemistry, Gujarat University, India (Spring 2008)

EXPERIENCE

● Lab Technician at Ansh Laboratories (R&D) ( August 2012- Oct. 2012)

Primary responsibilities include:

● Plan various research projects and check various options

● Formulation and preparation of various reagents

● Performing and developing ELISA assays

● Calculating and interpreting the results, if results are not satisfactory using trial and error approach to get desired outcome

● Dispensing, labeling and packaging various components of the Immunoassay kits supplied in to the market.

● Maintaining the experiment records by following Good Documentation practices.

● Associate Intern Scientist at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (HSE Dept) (June 2011 –Dec 2011)

Primary responsibilities include:

● Conducting lab surveys to check radioactive contamination in labs

● Calibrating Liquid Scintillation Counter every day

● Formulating reagents to get reliable and consistent radioactivity readings for contamination check

● Calculating, writing and sending out the contamination reports and following up on the decontamination reports

● Making sure laboratories comply with EHS department policies and checking on presence of various lab signs and radioactive waste collecting waste drums.

● Respiratory fit testing lab workers

● Examining and sampling incoming radioactive packages to assure all activity is accounted for and assigned to user groups

● Maintaining and updating a radioactive materials database.

● Office Assistant with Career Development Services (CDS), NJIT (September 2010 - June 2011 and Feb 2012- May 2012)

Primary responsibilities included:

● Filing, data entry, scheduling workshops using MS Publisher, designing flyers, front desk assistance

● Organizing and assisting guests at fairs and seminars arranged by CDS

● Job posting on college recruiting site and consulting students about various CDS activities

RESEARCH WORK

● Remediation of Mercury by Iron Bio-precipitation (using Micro-Organisms) (Oct. 2009 – June 2010)

Used stagnant waste water as source of Iron bacteria

Prepared Selective media- Citrate Agar

Iron bacteria can use Citrate as sole source of carbon, which helps detection and isolation of Iron bacteria.

Bacteria while precipitating ferric hydroxide, also precipitates out the heavy metal contaminant- Mercury

Precipitated mercury is estimated by using Mercury estimation protocol using a separating funnel

The concentration is read in the UV-Vis Spectrophotometer at 630nm

Studied the effect of variations in Ferric Ammonium Citrate concentration in citrate Agar, incubation period and incubation temperature

Presented optimum conditions for remediation of Mercury

Researched pros and cons of several different methods including chemical oxidation and reduction, ion-exchange, electrochemical treatment and reverse osmosis

Finally concluded that using micro-organisms for remediation of heavy metals like Mercury is cheaper, efficient and eco-friendly

● Assisted a Ph.D student (April 2011-June 2011)

o Learnt how trial and error approach is important in analytical chemistry to get desired rate of reaction

o Used various instruments like GC, amplifier, UV-vis spectroscopy

TECHNICAL SKILLS/INTEREST

• Techniques: Types of plating the media, microbial colony isolation, media formulation, autoclaving, pipetting, pH meter, Illuminometer, centrifuge, HPLC, ELSD, GPC, IC, GC/MS, NMR, FTIR, UV-vis spectroscopy, Liquid Scintillation Counter, Distillation, Gel Electrophoresis, ELISA, PCR, Crystallization, Titration, etc.

• Proficient in Microsoft Professional Office, including Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Power Point, Publisher; Internet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox; Lotus Notes

ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS

● Analysis of blood groups

Performed research on hazards of incompatible blood transfusion and possible remedies

o Case studies included Hemolytic disease, Rhesus disease and treatment of ABO incompatibility between mother and fetus

• Proposed alternate transdermal Delivery of Methotrexate

o After researching various alternatives of transdermal drug delivery of Methotrexate, I proposed usage of nanogels, liposomes and transferosome as more effective carrier for Methotrexate delivery

• Studied effect of Dihedral Angle and substituents on Biphenyl

o Using Spartan student, I studied the change in relative energy, solvation energy and Dipole moment

o Results obtained through PM3, MMFF49 and STO-3G was compared and analytical reasoning was included.

o Results for single halogen substituted and double substituted biphenyl were compared with non-substituted biphenyl. Also the comparison was made between results of biphenyl and phenyl ring with cyclohexane as substituent

VOLUNTEER WORK

● Volunteer with Yuva Unstoppable organization in India (www.yuvaunstoppable.org)

● Public Relations, Graduate e-Board of Society of Women Engineers, NJIT Chapter (Fall 2011)

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