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Raghul Kumar M
Senior R&D Associate
Bengaluru
Summary
I am a self-motivated individual who is passionate towards Biotechnology, is process-oriented and strives to constantly improve, upgrade and evolve to a better version of myself. I have accumulated over 6.5 years of Industrial experience and love facing new challenges, learning and developing new skills to contribute positively towards a cleaner, healthier and safer world.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior R&D Associate
Hindustan Unilever Limited, HUL
2023.05 - Current
- Performed Literature survey to understand development of Atrophic and Hypertrophic scars and identified crucial biomarkers and pathways which can be targeted for long term scar management.
- Performed studies to develop and validate 2D and 3D cell and tissue models to study wound healing.
- Performed studies and validated effects of new novel actives on skin lightening for Ponds category.
- As chemical champion of my team, I headed efforts towards classification and segregation of chemicals and development of extensive chemical inventory both for Human Biology team and common chemical inventory of Bangalore site.
Associate Scientist
Syngene International
2022.04 - 2023.05
- Contributed towards development of therapeutic antibodies for Syngene-Amgen Collaboration projects by heading process development and improvement of Molecular Biology module for Yeast display workflows.
- Performed cell banking and cell culture maintenance activities for Antibodies and Cellular technologies team.
- Inventory management (Resources), co-ordination with strategic sourcing teams for procuring products and co-ordination of instrument calibration for yeast and molecular biology laboratories under SARC division.
Senior Scientist I, Molecular Biology
Thermo Fisher Scientific
2021.05 - 2022.04
- Contributed towards optimization of search engine efficiency and improvement of product description pages as part of Linchpin project.
- Performed HRP and Biotin conjugation of Antibodies for Trailblazer project.
Scientist I, Molecular Biology
Thermo Fisher Scientific.
2018.07 - 2021.04
- Contributed towards development of RUO Antibodies (Immunology, Oncology, Viral, Epigenetic and Histone targets) utilizing abfinity technology (DNA scale up, ELISA and Oligo cloning modules) for various projects such as Pratham, Epicypher, Crown and Trailblazer projects.
- Contributed towards development of antibodies as part of GPCR Collaboration Project (Dr.Schulz lab, Germany) and contributed in related content writing (Blog) for marketing the antibodies developed. (https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/behindthebench/enabling-gpcr-research-with-gpcrantibodies/
- Actively participated in Practical process Improvement activities such as 8 step PPI process, Kaizens and VSMs aimed at improving various projects and workflows.
- Managed material and equipment inventory for cloning team.
Education
Master of Science - Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Chennai 2013.07 - 2017.12
B.Tech - Biotechnology
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
Sriperumbudur, India 2009.09 - 2013.04
Skills
Molecular Biology - Gene cloning, Site directed mutagenesis, RT-PCR, Protein expression and purification, Protein-Protein interaction techniques, SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, RNA isolation and cDNA conversion.
Cell culture Techniques-Passaging, maintenance, cryopreservation and revival of mammalian and insect cell lines, Transient and stable transfection, Cell banking and cell line inventory maintenance, Primary cell lines and 3D tissues handling, Culturing of PBMCs isolated from Human blood.
Antibody conjugation- HRP and Biotin conjugation of primary and secondary antibodies
Other techniques- RNA isolation and cDNA conversion, ELISA- Indirect and Tertiary ELISA , Flow cytometry and FACS (Basic proficiency)
Bioinformatics- Bioinformaticstools- RCSB PDB, UNIPROT, DNA alignment and protein alignment tools- BLAST and CLUSTALW and Pathway analysis tools-DAVID, PANTHER and Gene Ontology Consortium
Strong and effective communication skills- scientific writing, data analysis and presentation of data/experimental ideas to stake holders.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work with multiple teams and collaborators
Ability to learn things quickly, adaptability and flexibility with a proven record towards completing tasks with high accuracy and before deadlines.
Interests
I love watching documentaries on wildlife and nature.
Reading Books- Fiction, Non-fiction, History, Personality development, Spiritual etc.
Personality development- I love listening to podcasts, read books and watch programs aimed at improving myself in different areas of my life such as Health and fitness, Career, Financial management etc.
Timeline
Senior R&D Associate
Hindustan Unilever Limited, HUL
2023.05 - Current
Associate Scientist
Syngene International
2022.04 - 2023.05
Senior Scientist I, Molecular Biology
Thermo Fisher Scientific
2021.05 - 2022.04
Scientist I, Molecular Biology
Thermo Fisher Scientific.
2018.07 - 2021.04
Master of Science - Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
2013.07 - 2017.12
B.Tech - Biotechnology
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering
2009.09 - 2013.04
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