RANIDHANAGOMATHI CHANDRASEKARAN
TEXAS CITY,TEXAS
Summary
Around 4 years of Research experience in Neuroscience with expertise in doing research with knowledge on cell biology, immunology and Biochemistry. Energetic, innovative, efficient and detail-oriented in conducting experiments. Team oriented and self-directed on independent projects supporting strategic objectives.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant I- Department of Neurosurgery
Houston Methodist
06.2022 - Current
- Brain Sectioning using Cryostat.
- Immunohistochemistry.
- Western Blotting.
- Behavioral Experiments of Mice such as Y-Maze, Open field and Novel Object Recognition.
- Biochemical Assays to detect Neuronal loss(TUNEL assay), to stain degenerating Neurons(Fluorojade C) and so on.
- Neuroimaging- Zeiss, Evos and Confocal Microscopy.
Research Associate I -Neurology
UTMB
02.2020 - 07.2021
- Western blot
- Immunohistochemistry
- Handling of Mice and Rats
- IP injection in Mice and Rats
- Extraction of Brain from Mice
- Brain dissection- Frontal cortex, Parietal cortex, Hippocampus, Midbrain and Cerebellum
- Synaptosome extraction from above parts of brain, Behavioral experiments- NOR(Novel object recognition between treated and untreated animals)
- Protein estimation-Nano drop, BCA Assay
- Trained Medical students,
- Assisted Undergraduates and other Associates
- Compiled and organized data in IMAGEJ (plotting, mapping and graphing software) to easily represent in research presentations
- Made neat and concise laboratory notebooks to record details for each experiment.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Microbiology
University of Madras
Chennai, Tamilnadu06.2007
Bachelor of Science - General Microbiology
Bharathidasan University
Trichy, Tamilnadu06.2005
Skills
- Deep knowledge in understanding Neuro degenerative Diseases and conduct research experiments
- Worked in 3xTg Mouse model - Alzheimer Disease
- Consistent, committed, reliable, multi-tasking, trouble-shooting, time management and efficient Team worker
Family
Married, living with Spouse, Software Engineer and has a boy aged 14.
Maritalstatus
Married
Placeofbirth
Tamilnadu, India
Timeline
Research Assistant I- Department of Neurosurgery
Houston Methodist
06.2022 - Current
Research Associate I -Neurology
UTMB
02.2020 - 07.2021
Master of Science - Industrial Microbiology
University of Madras
Bachelor of Science - General Microbiology
Bharathidasan University
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