Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Honorsandawards
Publications
Timeline
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Subhashree Devasenapathy

Subhashree Devasenapathy

Bengaluru

Summary

Dedicated and skilled genomics professional with extensive experience in Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and molecular biology. Seeking the role of Application Scientist Trainer to utilize my expertise in technical training, instrument operation, and customer support to drive the success of Illumina’s next-generation sequencing and microarray technology products.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

NGS Lab - Group Leader

Genotypic Technology
Bengaluru
06.2019 - 04.2024
  • Trained junior and senior scientists, interns, and trainees, ensuring they acquired the technical skills necessary for success in NGS and related workflows
  • Designed and delivered engaging, clear presentations for training personnel at various levels
  • Developed and implemented post-training questionnaires to assess participant understanding and effectiveness of the training sessions
  • Prepared for technical training courses by coordinating prerequisite tasks, setting up instruments, and acquiring necessary supplies
  • Developed and optimized workflows to improve efficiency, data quality, and turnaround time for sequencing projects
  • Demonstrated capabilities on new products and workflows by training lab personnel
  • Evaluated training effectiveness through personnel/participant feedback
  • Conducted webinars on various topics
  • Authored, reviewed, and edited technical documents and presentations
  • Managed and maintained lab equipment
  • Engaged with clients to understand their research needs
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to plan and execute customer projects.

Postdoctoral Researcher

National Brain Research Centre
Manesar (Gurgaon)
11.2011 - 04.2019
  • Drafted manuscripts and presented findings at major international and national conferences
  • Conducted independent neuro-genomics research by designing, executing, analyzing, interpreting and publishing research
  • Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate and undergraduate students
  • Liaised with supervisor to review grants and manuscripts
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to accomplish research goals.

Functional Head – Genomics Lab

Wipro Life Sciences Department, Wipro
Bengaluru
04.2024
  • Developing new business opportunities by collaborating with stakeholders within the organization as well as KOLs in the industry and identifying potential ventures to expand the department’s capabilities in genomics and life sciences
  • Setting of strategic roadmaps and KPIs to ensure that project goals were aligned with broader business objectives
  • Optimizing and innovating workflows and analyses, focusing on improving operational efficiency while maintaining high standards of sequencing quality and data analyses
  • Providing technical expertise to clients, supporting them in experimental design, data interpretation, troubleshooting, suggesting the best sequencing platform or technology to use ensuring successful project outcomes
  • Streamlining lab operations to align with regulatory affairs guidelines, enhancing compliance and operational integrity within the laboratory
  • Continuously upgrading lab infrastructure, to stay current with the latest technological developments
  • Guiding team members in technical and operational tasks, fostering a culture of best lab practices
  • Engaging in business development activities and networking, proposing new collaborations and service offerings to expand the lab’s service portfolio and drive growth.

Education

B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology -

Delhi University
New Delhi, Delhi
01.2002

Class XII -

DTEA, New Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
01.1999

Class X -

DTEA, New Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
01.1997

Ph. D. Psychiatry (Molecular) -

NIMHANS
Bangalore, Karnataka

M.Sc. Biotechnology -

Pondicherry University
Pondicherry, Puducherry

Skills

  • Verbal and written communication
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Protocol optimization and re-design to address specific research questions (in genomics)
  • Molecular biology – Nucleic acid extraction and quality check assays; qPCR assays, NGS library preparation and sequencing on Illumina and Nanopore platforms
  • Single cell RNAseq sample processing (10X Chromium), library preparation, sequencing, secondary and tertiary data analysis Nanostring spatial transcriptomic assay workflow
  • Customer support and relations

Websites

Honorsandawards

  • Qualified CSIR and ICMR Junior Research Fellowships
  • DST-Cognitive Research Fellowship grant to conduct postdoctoral research
  • Early Career Researcher Award and Scholarship to present research findings at World Congress Psychiatric Genetics, held in the year 2018 at Glasgow, UK
  • Invited talk at the Newton Bhabha Partnership Celebratory Event – evidence-based experience sharing as a programme beneficiary (02/24/23)
  • Invited panelist to talk on the topic 'The evolving digital R&D goals and aspirations across diverse industry segments' at the InsightX meeting held by Prescience Insilico (08/30/24)

Publications

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.08.322
  • Https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30199849/
  • Https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29409727/
  • Https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32351715/
  • Https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2217/fnl.09.11
  • Https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20139501/
  • Https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3102456/

Timeline

Functional Head – Genomics Lab

Wipro Life Sciences Department, Wipro
04.2024

NGS Lab - Group Leader

Genotypic Technology
06.2019 - 04.2024

Postdoctoral Researcher

National Brain Research Centre
11.2011 - 04.2019

B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology -

Delhi University

Class XII -

DTEA, New Delhi

Class X -

DTEA, New Delhi

Ph. D. Psychiatry (Molecular) -

NIMHANS

M.Sc. Biotechnology -

Pondicherry University

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