Prarthana Gadekar
Cambridge,MA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee and current MBA student with an experience of 5+ years in biotech industry. Eager to leverage academic knowledge and practical experience to contribute to process optimization and organizational success.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lab Associate
LabCentral
07.2022 - Current
- Provide support with the maintenance and calibration of the Lab Equipment like Plate Readers (qPCRs, PCRs), Flow cytometer, MACs Quant
- Perform Cell culture per SOPs under cGMP environment to maintain sterility and health of cell culture
- Performing daily walkthroughs to ensure optimal functionality and upkeep of the Lab Equipment
- Prepared SOPs for calibration and troubleshooting for different Lab Equipment.
Lab Assistant
LabCentral
06.2021 - 07.2022
- Responsibilities include preparing the laboratory spaces for new companies, advising, and instructing residents on equipment usage and facilitate training sessions with vendors
- Assist in the development and modification of standard operating procedures for the labs and responding to lab-related issues.
Student Manager
Buicks Street & Café- Boston University
Boston, MA
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Training students, maintaining records of the food products and responsible for coordinating and supervision of the entire operation, while actively participating in providing information, quality food, superior customer service, and a clean and welcoming environment to the customers.
Research Assistant
Analytical Instrumentation Core Lab - Boston University
Boston, MA
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Assisted Research Core Director to Characterize the conformation and property of the Lipids and Sugars using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Thin Layer Chromatography, Flow Cytometry, NMR & Protein Assays.
Research Assistant
Vascular Biology Lab- Boston University
Boston, MA
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Assisted Research Core Director about the basic mechanisms of vascular diseases, with an emphasis on the biology of the vascular smooth muscle
- Researched about the molecular mechanisms of arterial stiffening precedes systolic hypertension in Obesity
- Maintaining experimental data and reports.
Analyst/Software Engineer
Capgemini - Project- ABBOTT
Mumbai, India
07.2018 - 08.2019
- Worked as a Manual Tester which included VNV, Defect management (Defect lifecycle), Defect reporting, Defect verifying, Defect closure, Test case execution and reporting and conducted regression testing, analyzed results, and submitted observations to development team.
Intern
Bharati Hospital & Research Center
Pune, India
06.2017 - 12.2017
- Performed quality control and calibrated various machines like the Incubator, ESU, Anesthetic Machine, Defibrillators, ECG Machine
- Maintained instruments in proper working order and maintained a clean work area
- Practice safe work habits, including complying with all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations
- Ability to write correspondence and reports.
Education
MBA -
University of The Cumberlands
01-2024
Master of Science in Biomedical Research Technologies -
Boston University
01.2021
Bachelors of Technology in Biomedical Engineering -
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be university
06.2018
Skills
- Developing SOPs Management
- MS Office Communication
- Vendor relations
- Detail Oriented
- Cell Culture
- Preventive Maintenance
- Instrument Calibration
- Supply Restocking
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Project Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Communications
- Customer Relations
Certification
- German A1 from Goethe Institute
- Micro-masters in Principles of Biochemistry from Harvard
- Scribe 101 from Scribe America.
Projects
Open Lab Space Reorganization
Developed a comprehensive reorganization plan to create a more functional, efficient, and collaborative work environment for researchers while maximizing the utilization of resources and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Chemical characterization of Lipid III in Streptococcus agalactiae, a glycosyl carrier lipid for the cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis
To characterize the first glycosyl carrier lipids, Lipid III, in the new metabolic pathway.
Non-Invasive Pulse Oximeter
To find the saturation of oxygen in blood through non-invasive method and published a paper for the same.
Languages
German
Elementary
English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Marathi
Professional
Timeline
Lab Associate
LabCentral
07.2022 - Current
Lab Assistant
LabCentral
06.2021 - 07.2022
Research Assistant
Analytical Instrumentation Core Lab - Boston University
01.2020 - 12.2020
Student Manager
Buicks Street & Café- Boston University
09.2019 - 01.2021
Research Assistant
Vascular Biology Lab- Boston University
09.2019 - 02.2020
Analyst/Software Engineer
Capgemini - Project- ABBOTT
07.2018 - 08.2019
Intern
Bharati Hospital & Research Center
06.2017 - 12.2017
MBA -
University of The Cumberlands
Master of Science in Biomedical Research Technologies -
Boston University
Bachelors of Technology in Biomedical Engineering -
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be university
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