Innovative life scientist with background in developing and implementing experimental studies across various biological systems. Skilled in data analysis, scientific writing, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to advance research objectives. Demonstrated ability to innovate in laboratory settings, leading to improvements in research methodologies and contributing to published findings. Committed to solving complex biological problems through rigorous experimentation and critical thinking.
Molecular and Analytical Techniques
Isolation of genomic DNA, cDNA and RNA, Isolation of proteins, Agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gene expression analysis by qRT-PCR, Western Blotting, Co- Immunoprecipitation, Immunohistochemistry, Isolation of Plasmid from E coli cells, Transient and stable transfection, Lentivirus production and Trasnduction, siRNA and shRNA mediated knockdown studies, MALDI-Tof/Tof, 2D gel Electrophoresis, FACS Analysis, Geimsa staining
Biochemical and microbiological Techniques
Estimation of protein by BCA and Bradford method, MTT Assay, Enzyme linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, Alkaline phosphatase and Alizarin Red staining Competent cell preparation, Plating, Streaking and Suspension culture, Protein expression and purification
Cell/Tissue Culture Techniques and Animal Handling
Primary culture and Co-culture, Maintenance and propagation of cell lines such as bone cell lines (UMR-106, U2OS, and Saos-2) breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, 4T-1 and MDA- MB-231), myeloid cell lines (K562, HL-60 and U937) and Mesenchymal cell line (C3H10T1/2), RAW 2647, Wound healing assay, Mammosphere formation assay, Matrigel Invasion assay Handling and experimental procedures of BALB/c mice and SD rat model, Intraperitoneal injections, oral dosing, subcutaneous injections, and tail vein injections, Harvest tumor, lung, liver, spleen, kidneys, and bone marrow
Computer proficiency
Proficient in MS-Office for text, graphics, and analytical processing,statistical analysis using Graph-Pad Prism and photo-editing software like Adobe Photoshop