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Linh Phuong Tran

Knoxville,TN

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Graduate Research Assistant

UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute / Oakridge National Laboratory
09.2024 - Current
  • Participated in regular meetings with project supervisors, providing progress updates and discussing potential challenges or areas for improvement.
  • Reviewed and synthesized relevant research articles to inform the development of research questions and hypotheses.

Analyst

PHARBACO.J.S.C, Quality Control Department
12.2022 - 06.2024
  • Analyze raw materials and final products using various methods including HPLC, IR, and thin-layer chromatography.
  • Separate and quantify the content of active substances in medicine products using different measurements/techniques (e.g., HPLC, UV–VIS, titration,…)
  • Determine and quantify pharmaceutical impurities in different types of products
  • Maintain standardized testing conditions for reliable outcomes of projects
  • Collate and process scientific data for improved analyses
  • Review SOPs for accuracy and update them when necessary

Assistant

National Institute for Food Control
07.2022 - 10.2022
  • Prepared food samples and assisted senior staff
  • Examined and tested samples using different gadgets and methods
  • Determined and quantified the content of residual pesticide and crop protection agents in food products using HPLC methods
  • Prepared and tested laboratory chemical solutions following established standard protocols

Research Assistant

Vietnam University of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Chemistry
09.2020 - 09.2022
  • Thesis: Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 11-Azaartemisinin Derivates Bearing 1,2,3–Triazole Moiety
  • (Supervisors: Dr. Dung Tien Nguyen and Dr. Thuong Hanh Ngo)
  • Synthesized 11 azaartemisinin and its derivates
  • Prepared and synthesized various azides from phenolic compounds via multiple-step syntheses
  • Synthesized a series of new hybrid triazole derivates under mild conditions using Cu(I)-catalyzed Click reaction
  • Studied and characterized the structure of newly synthesized compounds by IR, NMR, and HPLC
  • Identified biological effects of newly synthesized compounds using MTT method

Education

Ph.D. - Energy Science And Engineering

University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
05-2031

Bachelor of Pharmacy - undefined

Viet Nam University of Traditional Medicine (VUTM)
09.2022

Skills

  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Analytical thinking
  • Self-directed and motivated
  • Literature reviews

Publications

Nguyen, D. T., Ngo, T. H., Tran, H. T., Dinh, T. P., Do, P. T., Nguyen, H. B., Tran, L. P., Ta, H. M. Synthesis and anticancer activity of 11-azaartemisinin derivatives bearing 1, 2,3-triazole moiety. Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds 2021, 57, 1037–1044. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10593-021-03109-w)

Timeline

Graduate Research Assistant

UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute / Oakridge National Laboratory
09.2024 - Current

Analyst

PHARBACO.J.S.C, Quality Control Department
12.2022 - 06.2024

Assistant

National Institute for Food Control
07.2022 - 10.2022

Research Assistant

Vietnam University of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Chemistry
09.2020 - 09.2022

Bachelor of Pharmacy - undefined

Viet Nam University of Traditional Medicine (VUTM)

Ph.D. - Energy Science And Engineering

University of Tennessee
Linh Phuong Tran