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)
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