Upasona Kanji
Kolkata
Summary
Analytical professional with more than 4 years of experience in the food analysis and R & D Lab, demonstrating a strong foundation in food analysis, method development and validation. Adept at conducting research, analyzing data, and optimizing methods to ensure safety of food products. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams, maintaining food safety standards, and streamlining operations to improve efficiency. Committed to continuous learning and staying up to date with latest industry trends and innovations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst
National Food Laboratory Kolkata- Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (Ministry of Health and Family welfare), Govt of India
Kolkata
2022.03 - Current
- Experience in operating LC-MS-MS (Qsight LX50-Qsight 220, PerkinElmer), with extensive troubleshooting experiences.
- Analysis of water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins in nutritional food products utilizing LC-MS/MS and HPLC techniques.
- Developed and validated methods for the analysis of various food matrices, focusing on parameters such as pesticide and antibiotic residues. More than 130 Pesticide residue, 20 antibiotics have been validated in different food matrices.
- Implementing method development strategies to optimize analytical processes, ensuring accuracy, precision, and reliability of results. Method development of Single extraction of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin B9 in Fortified food, extraction method of fat soluble Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 in fortified Oil, Aflatoxin M1 in Milk and milk products, Mecetronium Ethyl sulfate in Hand Sanitizer.
- Proficient in Proximate analysis in Nutritional food, Tea, Spies, Milk and milk products
- Efficient in Analysis of metals and heavy metals in Food matrices like Nutritional food, Fortified Food using ICP-MS (ICP-MS- ICAP RQ- Thermo Fischer Scientific)
- Efficient in Analysis of Pesticide residues in GCMSMS ( Agilent GC System 7890B,7000D GC/TQ,7693A)
- Maintaining meticulous records of experimental procedures, data analysis, and quality control measures in compliance with regulatory standards.
- NABL documentation related works and Drafting reports
- Acquired good knowledge about ISO 17025:2017 , GMP, GLP, various EU guidelines like SANTE
Quality analyst
PerkinElmer India
Kolkata
2022.03 - 2022.09
- Operation of ICP-OES: Worked on determining the element concentration of different samples using Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES, Avio 200, PerkinElmer)
- Operation of GC-FID/GC-ECD: Qualitative analysis of fatty acid, hydrocarbon, pesticides, and quantitative analysis of a range of organic molecules using GC (GC- FID/GC-ECD Clarus 590, PerkinElmer).
Research Project Trainee
Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University and University Of London
2019.06 - 2019.11
- Project: Effect of ultra-small gold nano particles on coagulation
- I was involved in checking the safety and efficacy issue associated to the ultrasmall nanosystems developed to combat MDR
- The novel findings are published in the journal of Applied Materials and Interfaces, ACS. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c02834)
Summer project training
Dept. of Biological sciences, IISER Kolkata
2018.06 - 2018.07
- Project: Studies on the effect of antibiotic and plant extracts on biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (KPW1.S)
- A quantitative and qualitative measure of ROS production of biofilm in presence of antibiotics was used to establish a successful alternative way to treat biofilm infections during this study.
Education
Master of Science - Biochemistry
University of Calcutta
Kolkata2019-05
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
University of Calcutta
Kolkata2017-07
Skills
- Performed quantitative and qualitative analysis of chemical compounds using LCMSMS, GCMSMS, HPLC, ICPMS
- Experimental design
- Sample Preparation
- New Method Development
- Documentation and Reporting
- Quality Control
- Positive and work independently
Achievements
- I participated in proficiency tests conducted by esteemed organizations such as LGC and NRCG. Notably, I excelled in the analysis of vitamin B12 and B9 in cereal products, as well as pesticides in tea and apples. During these proficiency tests, I achieved remarkable results with a Z score close to zero. (2023-2024)
- Published paper as a co-author in the journal of Applied Materials and Interfaces, ACS (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c02834. (2021)
Training & Courses
- ISO 17025:2017
- IFPT-Two weeks online Internship Programme on “Food Processing Technology: Advance & Applications. (From 16th June to 30th June, 2020)
- Advance Manufacturing (Level 2) & COVID- Food Safety Supervisor Course (AFSTI Calcutta & COTECNA collaboration) (22nd August, 2020)
Languages
- English (Advanced)
- Hindi (Advanced)
- Bengali (Native)
Timeline
Analyst
National Food Laboratory Kolkata- Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (Ministry of Health and Family welfare), Govt of India
2022.03 - Current
Quality analyst
PerkinElmer India
2022.03 - 2022.09
Research Project Trainee
Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University and University Of London
2019.06 - 2019.11
Summer project training
Dept. of Biological sciences, IISER Kolkata
2018.06 - 2018.07
Master of Science - Biochemistry
University of Calcutta
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
University of Calcutta
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