Resume

Current Academic Affiliation

  • PhD (Dept. of Chemistry), 08/2021-ongoing

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Educational Profile

  • M.Sc. Microbiology, 06/2017 - 06/2019

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat

  • B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology, 06/2014-06/2017

Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi

Work Experience

Research Associate, 06/2019-07/2021,

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., Hyderabad, Telangana

  • Involved in preformulation activity like buffer screening for therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mabs).

  • Responsible for screening excipients and developing a biosimilar formulation for stabilizing mabs (liquid and lyophilised), determining the shelf life of the molecules.

  • Experienced in drug product process development and performed various supporting studies like process contact, hold time, filter sizing and validation studies etc.

Research projects

  • M.Sc Dissertation, 10/2017 to 04/2019

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat

Project title: Biocontrol Formulation of Actinomycetes and its effect on Fusarium Wilt

Supervisor: Dr. S. Ingle

  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, 06/2016 to 07/2016

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, New Delhi

Project title: To Study the Expression of Cholinergic Marker and Pro-inflammatory Molecule in Hypobaric Hypoxia Paradigm

Supervisor: Dr. Anju Katyal

Awards and Accomplishments

  • Inventor of 4 patents filed for formulation development by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.

  • Recieved first prize in poster presentation competition held in Biologics business unit of DRL.

  • Qualified GATE- 2019 with a GATE Score of 512 and AIR of 784.

  • Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC test for Eligibility for Assistant Professor held on 17/06/2018 and got AIR of 28.

Skills and Techniques

  • HPLCs and UPLCs

  • Dynamic light scattering

  • Differential scanning calorimetry and fluorimetry

  • CD and UV Spectroscopy

  • SEC-MALS

  • Micobial culture handling, slide preparation, staining, streaking, media preparation, pouring and plating

  • Protein expression and purification

  • ELISA

  • PAGE and PCR