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Bhargavi Vonguru Gangula

Jericho,USA

Summary

I'm a technician holding 15+ years of professional experience in providing high-performance in laboratory operations and technical support in the healthcare industry. Flexible and adaptable with quick learning abilities to reach high productivity levels in fast-paced work environments. Well-organized and resourceful with multitasking skills that optimize limited resources to achieve outstanding results from concurrent tasks with or without supervision. Strong people management and interpersonal communication skills that inspire customer confidence while forging teamwork synergies with colleagues across diverse ethnicities.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Research Technician – 2 / Laboratory Manager – Diabetes and Obesity Research Center

NYU Langone Health
101 Mineola Blvd Mineola NY 11501
09.2022 - Current
  • Research skills: Lab operations manager in maintaining supplies and inventory management. My technical skills include Analyses of murine vascular tissues affected by gene mutations involved in diabetes and atherosclerosis. In detail, I’m specialized in tissue/organ harvest, in frozen and paraffin processing, Histology staining’s, immunohistochemistry staining, imaging and Brightfield and Fluorescent microscopy. Performing Insitu Hybridization techniques like RNAscope, BaseScope. Quantification analysis using ImageJ software.

Research Associate – Cardiovascular Research Center

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
102 Street Madison Avenue, NY 10029
08.2016 - 09.2022
  • Research skills: As an Associate Researcher my duties include performing PCR, qRT-PCR, Protein isolation and western blots, DNA and RNA isolation. Analyses of murine vascular tissues affected by gene mutations involved in diabetes and atherosclerosis. In detail, I’m specialized in tissue/organ harvest, in frozen and paraffin processing, immunohistochemistry staining, imaging and microscopy. My duties also involve maintenance and characterization of murine transgenic colonies in Kovacie’s team.

Education

M.S. in Microbiology -

Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY
09.2016

Master of Science -

Yashoda Hospitals
India
01.2013

Skills

Immunohistochemical testing

  • Grossing specimens
  • Microscopic examination
  • Special stains application
  • Organ / Tissue embedding & processing
  • Hazardous waste management
  • Microtome operation & Microtome techniques
  • Immunohistochemistry & Electron microscopy
  • Histopathology analysis using ImageJ software
  • Team collaboration
  • In situ hybridization (ISH) techniques
  • ELISA Assay
  • Cell Biology Techniques (ie Polymerase chain reaction)
  • Lab Equipment Operation
  • Buffers and plates
  • Autoclaving glassware
  • Media Culture Preparation
  • Laboratory safety protocols
  • Active participation in Laboratory BSL2 safety training inspections
  • Participation in IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
  • Lab Supplies & Inventory Management - Eprocurement system
  • Written/Verbal English Communication
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, & Outlook)
  • Email/Webmail, Web Research, Social Networking, & Online Collaborative Computing

Certification

  • Trained on the use ELISA reader organized by Bio-Rad Laboratories (India) Pvt. Ltd
  • Certified to operate Architect i1000sr (fully automated Immunoassay Analyzer)

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional Working
Telugu
Full Professional

Publications

  • Histone deacetylase 9 promotes endothelial to mesenchymal transition and an unfavorable atherosclerotic plaque phenotype (our reference 131178-JCI-RG-RV-3).
  • An Efficient Informatics Pipeline to Understand Complex Gene Loci: The HDAC9- associated risk locus promotes coronary artery disease by governing TWIST1.
  • Inhibition of Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in a Large Animal Preclinical Arterio-Venous Fistula Model Leads to Improved Remodeling and Reduced Stenosis.
  • Integrative Gene Regulatory Network Analysis Discloses Key Driver Genes of Fibromuscular Dysplasia.
  • Cysteine 129 in Pla2g12b Is Critical for Intestinal and Hepatic Lipoprotein Secretion in Mice.
  • Abstract 43631116: HEPATIC DELIVERY OF MICRORNA-30C ANALOG C2 REDUCES PLASMA CHOLESTEROL IN MICE AND MONKEYS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN MICE WITHOUT CAUSING LIVER INJURY.
  • "Hepatic delivery of the microRNA-30c analog C2 decreases plasma cholesterol in mice and monkeys, and atherosclerosis in mice, without liver injury" to Nature Communications. (In submission).

References

References will be furnished upon request.

Timeline

Research Technician – 2 / Laboratory Manager – Diabetes and Obesity Research Center

NYU Langone Health
09.2022 - Current

Research Associate – Cardiovascular Research Center

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
08.2016 - 09.2022

M.S. in Microbiology -

Long Island University

Master of Science -

Yashoda Hospitals