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Graduate Researcher

Posted on: 2012-04-24

SHRUTHI SATISH

7450, Northrop drive, Apt 351, Riverside, CA- 92508

(951) 880-7273 [email protected]

 

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that requires strong analytical and scientific skills in the field of Biotechnology.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology May 2012 (Expected)

University of California, Riverside; CGPA: 3.93

 

Master of Science in Biotechnology                May 2009

Vellore Institute of Technology (India); CGPA:  3.6

Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology May 2007

Mount Carmel College (India); CGPA: 3.6                                            

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

M.S. Project

University of California, Riverside                                                                             May 2012 

  • Broad scope of the project is to understand anti-viral immunity mechanisms in C. elegans.
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  • Identified genes involved in anti-viral immunity by performing a genome-wide RNAi screen.
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  • Validated their involvement in immunity using different techniques like RT-qPCR, in situ hybridization.
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  • Leading the research towards understanding the mechanism of the two genes by determining the potential pathways they play a role in.
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  • Presented results from on going research as a poster at the International C. elegans Meeting, June 2011, UCLA, California.
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M.S. Project

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India                                                                            December 2008- May 2009

    • Investigated the mechanisms of survival of the Salmonella in hosts so as to effectively eradicate it in the long run. 

 

Summer research trainee

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India                                                      May- June 2008

  • Developed an understanding of the memory, learning and olfactory response of Drosophila to odors.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant (BIO168),

UC Riverside              Fall 2011

    • Students provided very favorable reviews about my teaching methods in general, the interactive sessions, the challenges that my quizzes provided and the fairness they were graded with.

 

LABORATORY SKILLS

PCR, qRT-PCR, In situ Hybridization, Sequencing, Northern blot, Western blot, Protein engineering, Mice dissection, Micro-injection, Stem cell culture, Bacterial culture, Gene cloning, Genetic crosses, RNAi techniques, Genome-wide reverse genetic screen, DNA and RNA extractions, UV/V Spectroscopy, Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel.

HONORS

  • Recipient of 6 prestigious University Gold Medals for excellence in Chemistry from Bangalore University, India, 2008 (Presented by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India)


PUBLICATIONS

    • Video Bioinformatics Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Colony Growth; Lin. S, Fonteno. S, Satish. S, Bhanu. B, Talbot. P; Journal of Visualized Experiments; doi: 10.3791/1933; http://www.jove.com/index/Details.stp?ID=1933

 

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Molecular Biology  Developmental Biology   Gene silencing

Cell Biology   Virology      Genetics