Deepa

 10 years of experience in the field of Microbiology research, strain development, maintenance and preservation, environment monitoring and quality check of instruments and procedures. Proficient in methods and practices of microbiological assays/ procedures, equipment’s and clean rooms Profound ability to prepare technical reports and research papers Hands on experience in microbiological trouble shooting and improvement in Biosafety labs 2 and 3 Experience in fermentation strain improvement and shake flask methods Good knowledge of GMP, GLP, and ISO 9000 in pharmaceutical manufacturing environment Excellent organizational and problem solving skills Adapts to ever changing and fast paced environment Key accomplishments Improved potency of neutraceutical producing microorganism by 10% Miniaturized and standardized analytical technique for quantitation of Astaxanthin from yeast cultures Standardization and optimization of lux based assay for rapid testing of Antimycobacterial compounds on M.tuberculosis Organizational Experience AstraZeneca Pvt. Ltd. – Bangalore, India [ Feb 2010 – Sep 2012 ] Research Associate Performed MIC / MBC determination by In vitro High through put screening of antibacterial compounds developed In-house on M.tuberculosis Maintained required culture and drug stocks Involved in planning, execution, interpretation and analysis of experiments Worked on new bioassay development , optimization and validation Trained for working in BSL 2 and BSL 3 laboratory conditions Maintain accurate log books of all performed procedures Hands on working on BSL 2 and BSL3 related microbes including M.tuberculosis, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ames testing for compounds to access mutagenic potential Alembic Pvt. Ltd. – Baroda, India [Sep 2008 – Sep 2009 ] Senior research scientist Inoculum / seed generation for large scale fermenters Performed sterility checks / contamination checks, identification and source finding Environment monitoring of clean rooms and other vital aseptic areas Calibration and operation of instruments Vital role in culture maintenance, preservation and selection for seed generation Maintenance of log books and culture propagation information Alembic Pvt. Ltd. – Baroda, India [ Aug 2002 – Sep 2008 ] Research scientist Performed classical mutagenesis to obtain improved cultures in comparison to parent control (in context to production, cost reduction, or growth related parameters) Application of different complex and synthetic media and observe its effect on production and growth patterns ( in accordance to cost reduction) Performed analytical methods for quantitation of bio product and interpretation of results Forward planning on the basis of results obtained Perform shake flask experiments for fermentation processes Worked on different fungal and yeast cultures ( penicillium notatum, phaffia rhodozyma ) Education E course completion John Hopkins Institute, Safety and quality in healthcare Diploma course in Clinical research ACEAS Institute Ahmedabad, India Master’s degree in Microbiology – 2002Life science department / Bhavnagar, India Baccalaureate’s degree in Science – 2000Sir P.P. Institute of Science / Bhavnagar, India Publications and patents Patent filing – A process for enhancing Astaxanthin content of cultures of genus Phaffia through mutagenesis. India 64 / MUM / 2008 A, 2008 Research Paper – A simple and rapid method to determine Antimycobacterial potency of compounds using autoluminiscent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy,-, Volume 58 Research Paper – In Vitro and In Vivo efficacy of β lactams against replicating and slowly growing / Non replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy,-, Volume 57 Paper under publication process – A high throughput cidality screen for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Additional Profound ability to work individually and in a team Outstanding physical and mental dexterity Self-directed and organized Willingness to learn and follow directions Excellent communication and computational skills Personal Details Correspondence Address & Permanent Address: E404, phoenix, aliens elite apartment, Prashant nagar, miyapur, Hyderabad Date of Birth: 25th May 1980 Sex: Female Marital Status: Married The information furnished above is true to best of my knowledge. Deepa K Gagwani Bhattacharjee