PRANAY BHARADWAJ
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Dedicated and focused graduate research student with a diverse technical background.
Objective:
•To work in a competitive and professional setting to gain further professional experience while exhibiting my molecular biology skills.
•To develop expertise on DNA sequencing and related analysis
Summary of Qualifications:
•Consistently good academic record.
•Experienced in laboratory work.
•Proficient with computers and statistical analysis.
•Fast learner, adept at analysing and organizing information.
EDUCATION:
MS in Neuroscience (expected)
CGPA: 3.53/4
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
B.Tech in Biotechnology, May 2011
CGPA: 8.27/10
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
•Graduate:
Image analysis using Matlab. Neural circuits lab, Brandeis University, Aug ’11-present.
•Undergraduate:
•“In-vitro screening and identification of small molecule inhibitors against Botulinum neurotoxin type A” at Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, (Jan2011-May 2011)
•“Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of native food products for probiotic properties”. VIT University, October 2010.
*Published work: Journal of experimental sciences, Vol1, issue|7, page19-25. Nov 2010.
•Wine production using yeast fermentation at VIT, March 2009
•Estimation of heavy metals in tannery waste water. VIT, November 2008.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, MP, India May 2010- July 2010.
Summer Internship
•Training on “Peptide mass fingerprinting, Western blotting, RT PCR, Gene Expression” techniques.
VIT Technology Business Incubator, Vellore, TN, India July 2009-Sept 2009
Undergraduate Student
•Analytical instrumentation: GC, HPLC, AAS, FTIR and UV-VIS spectrophotometer.
Spencer’s Distilleries, Ranchi, JH, India May 2009
Summer Internship
•Short training on production of fermented beverages.
Biotech labs, KIIT , Bhubaneswar, OR, India May 2009-July 2009
Summer Internship
• Assisted in a research project “Development of gene specific Salmonella typhimurium mutants by lambda red recombinase system”
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Programming: Matlab, C (basic).
Software: Foxpro, ArgusLab, AutoDock, MS Word, MS Powerpoint,