Carmelita Nora Marbaniang
Bengaluru
Summary
Scientist with proven track record in research and development. Skilled in experimental design, strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills and curiosity to learn. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Scientist III, Molecular Biology
Invitrogen Bioservices India Pvt. Ltd (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
08.2018 - Current
- Design and execute technical strategy for development and validation of antibodies and their conjugates
- Manage the Core Molecular Biology facility catering to multiple internal customers ensuring to meet all pertinent milestones.
- Address technical and throughput requirements, streamline processes, experimental protocols through continuous improvement for enhanced productivity, cost efficiency, quality and minimized risk
- Communicate with cross-functional teams (Program management, Product management, Operations, Field application support, IT, Supply chain and procurement) to meet product development and manufacturing timelines
- Engage and maintain relationship with Key Opinion Leader (KOL) for understanding trends in the field of GPCR research, review data of GPCR antibodies and generation of marketing material
- Assess third-party technology and capabilities for hybridoma sequencing, draft legal documents in coordination with stakeholders to execute with external partners
- Collaborate on research grant with cross-divisional teams to develop an immunoassay addressing dietary biotin interference in clinical immunodiagnostics leading to filing for intellectual property
- Hire, train and mentor technical personnel (laboratory technicians, entry-level and senior scientists) elevating overall expertise and maintaining morale within team.
- Assess, redirect team’s performance and resolve conflicts in a matrixed organization
- Translated complex scientific concepts into accessible presentations, broadening audience's understanding.
DST-INSPIRE Faculty
Indian Institute of Science
10.2017 - 08.2018
- Assess molecular and biochemical methods to determine biological roles of novel RNA modification and RNA modification-related proteins in bacteria
- Compile scientific data for presentations and publication
- Mentor scientific staff on data interpretation
Post-doctoral Fellow
Institute for Molecular Infection Biology
12.2013 - 10.2017
- Map RNA modification pseudouridine (Ψ) in the transcriptome of the bacterial pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium using high-throughput reverse transcription based-assay (Ψ-seq), RNA-immunoprecipitation methods (RIP-seq, CLIP-seq), develop novel reverse transcription based-assay for validation of Ψ sites
- Co-author and secure a research grant ‘Discovery and characterization of RNA modifications in a bacterial model pathogen’ from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Mentor Julius Maximilians University of Wuerzburg Bachelors students for thesis work, generate hands-on workshop and educational material on RNA immunoprecipitation
Research Associate
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
10.2012 - 07.2013
- Validate targets of systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) of DNA binding proteins using reporter-gene assays in an Indo-Japan project from DST
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Molecular Microbiology
02.2013
Masters in Science - Biotechnology
07.2005
GPA: 6.67/9 (1st Class)
Bachelors in Science - Zoology Honours
07.2003
GPA: 64.4% (1st Class)
Skills
- Laboratory techniques (molecular biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cell culture)
- Experimental design and assay development
- Scientific publication, presentations and communication
- Grant writing and intellectual property filing
- Continuous improvement methodology
- Project management and task prioritization
- People management, building high performing teams
- Customer and KOL engagement
Publications
- Lahry K, Gopal A, Sahu AK, Marbaniang CN, Shah RA, Mehta A and Varshney U, 2022, An alternative role of RluD in the fidelity of translation initiation in Escherichia coli, Journal of Molecular Biology, 434, 12, 167588
- Nora Marbaniang, Raghul Mathivanan and Amir Khan, 2021, Enabling GPCR Research with GPCR Antibodies, Behind the Bench Blog, thermofisher.com/blog/behindthebench/enabling-gpcr-research-with-gpcr-antibodies/
- Marbaniang CN and Vogel J, 2016, Emerging roles of RNA modifications in bacteria, Current Opinion in Microbiology, 30, 50-57
- Yadav SK #, Marbaniang CN #, Sharma V and Dixit A, 2015, Heterologous soluble expression of recombinant OmpR of Aeromonas hydrophila and its immunogenic potential, Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 06, 07, 443-451, # equal contribution
- Marbaniang CN and Gowrishankar J, 2012, Transcriptional cross-regulation between Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria: ArgP-argO of Escherichia coli and LysG-lysE of Corynebacterium glutamicum, Journal of Bacteriology, 194, 5657-5666
- Marbaniang CN and Gowrishankar J, 2011, Role of ArgP (IciA) in lysine-mediated repression in Escherichia coli, Journal of Bacteriology, 193, 5985-5996
Accomplishments
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bangalore Research and Development, Extra Miler Award, H2 2021
- 1st prize for innovative idea on new workflow for Qubit in the Thermo Fisher My!dea contest, 2020
- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India-INSPIRE Faculty grant, 2017
- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India International Travel grant, 2012
- Qualified for Junior & Senior Research Fellowship and contingency grant from UGC-CSIR-NET, Government of India, 2006-2011
- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India scholarship for M.Sc, 2003-2005
Conference Participation
- 08/01/24, S2S presentation and interaction on ‘Antibody production’, Hajipur, Bihar, India
- 10/01/23, poster presentation(s) at iSTAG 2023, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- 04/01/16, poster presentation at ‘The Epitranscriptome’, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- 09/01/12, poster presentation at the Society for General Microbiology U.K. Autumn Conference, Coventry, West Midlands, U.K.
- 08/01/11, poster presentation at the ‘Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages’, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Additional Information
CERTIFICATIONS AND COURSES
· Certification in Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma Methodology, KPMG India
· Crash course in Data Science, John Hopkins University through Coursera
· Tools for Data Science, IBM through Coursera
· Programming for everybody (Getting started with Python), University of Michigan through Coursera
Timeline
Scientist III, Molecular Biology - Invitrogen Bioservices India Pvt. Ltd (Thermo Fisher Scientific)
08.2018 - Current
DST-INSPIRE Faculty - Indian Institute of Science
10.2017 - 08.2018
Post-doctoral Fellow - Institute for Molecular Infection Biology
12.2013 - 10.2017
Research Associate - Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
10.2012 - 07.2013
Jawaharlal Nehru University - Masters in Science, Biotechnology
Delhi University - Bachelors in Science, Zoology Honours
Centre For DNA Fingerprinting And Diagnostics - Doctor of Philosophy, Molecular Microbiology
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