Vengatesh Kumar Raja
Nashville,TN
Summary
Diligent researcher, skilled and organized in handling documentation, recordkeeping and data analysis. Ingenious in enhancing research with accuracy and precision. Dedicated to executing protocols to meet study objectives and requirements.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
02.2023 - Current
- Responsible for maintaining and managing mouse colony of 800+ animals and 15+ mouse strains.
- Conducted and assisted various animal studies and procedures including but not limited to, preparing animals for experiments, performing stereotaxic surgeries, tissue extraction and injections
- Cultured and maintained various cell lines for in-vitro studies to study molecular effects of GLP1R agonist.
- Utilized knowledge of scientific principles and techniques to troubleshoot problems encountered during the course of research.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss progress on ongoing projects or brainstorm ideas for future endeavors.
Quality Analyst
Pharmadox
Malta, MT
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Assessing drugs at different production stages, ensuring their readiness to advance to the next phase and approving the manufacturing process in compliance with the necessary regulations and specifications for safe consumption.
- Investigating manufactured drug products according to compendial specifications and standards to monitor that they are of the required quality.
- Setting up specifications, drawing samples, testing them, and generating documentation related to the tests and their reports.
- Ensuring patient safety, adhering to regulations, and preserving the company’s reputation.
- Addressing the policies that regulate the sterility, functioning, and production of pharmaceutical items.
Student Intern
University of Eastern Piedmont
Novara, Italy
04.2021 - 07.2022
- Routinely maintained mammalian cell culture (Primary lymphocytes, HEK 293T, and Cos-7 cells lines) under aseptic conditions.
- Responsible for preparing buffers for Western blot to observe Diacylglycerol protein.
- Responsible for data analysis of results, preparation of buffers, PH, managing glassware, autoclave, and maintaining sterile condition.
Project Intern
University of Wroclaw
Wroclaw, Poland
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Independently responsible for setting up infectious experiments by preparing MS media, buffers, PH, and plant tissue culture.
- Collaborated and assisted project "Role of Abscisic acid in flax plants in responses to Fusarium oxysporum" by performing real-time qPCR, and UPLC.
Education
Master of Science - Pharmaceutical, Veterinary And MedicalBiotechnology
University of Eastern Piedmont
Novara, Italy07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Dwarka Doss Govardhan Doss Vaishnav College
Chennai, India05.2018
Skills
- Molecular biology
- Western blot
- Tissue culture
- Lab Safety
- Specimen Handling Expertise
- Managing Laboratory Supplies
- Expertise in mice handling
- Biochemical Assay
- Data Analysis
- Leadership
- MS Office
- Effective communication
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
Accomplishments
- Won ERASMUS grant worth of 5000 euros with academic merits and participated in international student mobility program to study in Poland.
- Collaborated with a team of 5 in the study of the biochemical pathway in primary lymphocytes.
- Received EDISU regional scholarship worth of 5200 euros by academic achievement.
Certification
- "An introduction to the drug discovery using molecular docking" (Molecular modeling, Protein-Ligand Interactions, Hit Identification & Optimization, and Drug Discovery Case Study on VEGFR2), Schrodinger - Oct 2021.
- "Introduction to computational antibody engineering" (Hands-on experience on Schrodinger Bio-luminate software & Antibody modeling case studies) Schrodinger - May 2022.
- Master of Science in RT-qPCR, Bio-Rad - May 2022.
- ''Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for
Beginners", UC San Diego (Coursera) - Jan 2023.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Limited
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Research Assistant
Vanderbilt University
02.2023 - Current
Quality Analyst
Pharmadox
10.2022 - 12.2022
Project Intern
University of Wroclaw
10.2021 - 02.2022
Student Intern
University of Eastern Piedmont
04.2021 - 07.2022
Master of Science - Pharmaceutical, Veterinary And MedicalBiotechnology
University of Eastern Piedmont
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Dwarka Doss Govardhan Doss Vaishnav College
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