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ANOJA MEGALATHAN

New Haven,CT

Summary

An efficient and effective scientist with 8 years of laboratory experience. Excellent project management, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills. Bioanalytical chemist with experience in imaging techniques, quantification via analytical techniques, and characterization of macromolecules, and small molecules. Enjoy communicating scientific material to scientific and non-scientific audiences. Transferable skills Microscopic imaging and spectroscopic analysis of oligonucleotides and proteins. Experienced in preparing protocols, reports, technical notes, method validation materials, and coordination of knowledge between groups. Expertise in identifying and managing projects that require prioritization and seeing the completion of the project. Work with cross-functional academic and industrial teams to optimize project speed. Organization, clear communication, and presentation of the results of work internally and externally skills summary

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Postdoctoral associate

Yale University
09.2021 - Current
  • Protein-RNA Interaction in Zebrafish
  • Design and instrumental setup of zebrafish facility
  • Expression and purification of Proteins (CspA)
  • Invitro transcription and purification of RNA
  • Spectroscopic characterization of protein and RNA
  • In vitro dye labeling of protein and RNA
  • Kinetic and thermodynamic binding study using FReI Microscope
  • Phase transition of CAG repeat RNA
  • Expertise in oligonucleotide assays
  • Characterization of RNA foci in a fluorescence microscope
  • Experienced in electrophoretic mobility shift assays
  • Expertise in in-vitro and in-vivo methods

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Commonwealth University
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Design and characterization of DNA constructs
  • Design and characterization of DNA nanosensors
  • Expertise in Single-molecule techniques and spectroscopic characterization
  • Collaboration with other research groups, both in between the department (Reiner group, department of Physics, VCU) and internationally (Dash group, IACS, India), to foster interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research

Education

Postdoctoral Associate - Chemistry

Yale University
New Haven, CT
08.2021

Ph.D. - Chemistry

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Institute of Chemistry
Sri Lanka
02.2015

Skills

  • Technical skills
  • Protein expression
  • RNA invitro transcription
  • Purification
  • Nucleotide and protein labeling
  • DNA nanotechnology
  • Cell culture
  • Microbiology
  • Material science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Product development
  • Written & oral communication skills
  • Project management
  • Mentoring
  • Protocol development
  • Software
  • Igor pro
  • MATLAB
  • Origin Pro
  • Image J
  • Corel Draw
  • Chem Draw
  • HMM, HAMMY
  • TDP
  • MASH FRET
  • MS Office
  • MFold
  • EndNote, Zotero

Affiliations

FTIR, NMR SEM, TEM, AFM PXRD, TGA

Timeline

Postdoctoral associate

Yale University
09.2021 - Current

Graduate Research Assistant

Virginia Commonwealth University
01.2016 - 01.2021

Postdoctoral Associate - Chemistry

Yale University

Ph.D. - Chemistry

Virginia Commonwealth University

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Institute of Chemistry
ANOJA MEGALATHAN