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Shafath Khan

Shafath Khan

Consultant at Hyderabad

  • Joined: 2020
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About

Summary

A Biotechnologist with 5 years of experience implementing sophisticated techniques ranging from PCR, qPCR, nucleic acid extractions, Electrophoresis, ELISA, Western Blotting, SNP detections and Cell Culturing.

Additional competencies include scheduling experiments, standardizing SOPs, Business development, maintaining machines, ordering inventory, viz- media, reagents and consumables, Quality assurance and Trouble Shooting.

Positions

Consultant Mar 2020 -

Hyderabad

Lab Coordinator and Molecular Analyst Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

cytomol Advanced Labs

i.                 Running & Interpreting q-pcr values to quantify Viral Load.

ii.               Successful standardization and implementation of various Nucleic acid extraction protocols, ELISA tests.

iii.             Primer standardization to study Genetic anomalies.

iv.                 Conducting meetings with potential & existing clients to discuss business strategies.

v.               Market analysis and procurement of media, reagents and consumables.

Team Leader Oct 2015 - Aug 2018

Ajutor Life Sciences

i.                                                  Literature studies of drugs to be marketed.

ii.                                              Preparing schedules and targets. Conducting meetings for the purpose of gathering information required to perform job functions.

iii.                                         Conducting meetings for work progress with the contractor, consultant and client.

 

Genetic Technologist Feb 2014 - Oct 2015

Genetech Pvt. Ltd

i.      Growth media preparations, Amniotic Cell Culture Setup, Cell growth observations and Culture harvest, G-band staining.

ii.     Chromosomal identification and abnormality screening.

Education

Uppsala University 2019 - 2020

Field of study: Structures and Functions of Macro Molecules

Basic structural biology and structural bioinformatics:
Basic macromolecular structure: proteins, DNA, and RNA. Methods for experimental structure determination of macromolecules and complexes. Biological sequence and structure databases. Sequence analysis. Relation between sequence, structure and function. Prediction of secondary- and tertiary structure of proteins and nucleic acids based on sequence data. Structure analysis and classification of proteins in structural families.

Structural biology of the cell:
Macromolecular structure and function in translation, folding and other fields of cell biology. The folding process and structural background to the dynamics of macromolecules.

Binding specificity, catalysis and cooperativity in enzymes and receptors. Introduction to structure-aided drug discovery.
Introduction to computational modelling of ligand binding, protein folding and enzyme catalysis.

Uppsala University 2019 - 2020

Field of study: Trends in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Advanced knowledge of DNA and chromosomes. DNA-replication, recombination and repair. RNA transcription. Protein synthesis. Regulation of gene expression. Comparing these systems in bacteria and eukaryotes. Protein structure and function. Protein folding and degradation. Ahlzheimer's and prion diseases. Cells components. Protein sorting and transport. Application to molecular biology research and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).

JNTU-H 2009 - 2013

Field of study: Biotechnology
Degree: Bachelor's in Technology

Major Thesis: “Cloning and Expression of Laccase gene from Aspergilus nidulans in Escherichia coli”.

Project: “Evaluation of Phyto-    chemical, Anti-microbial and Anti-oxidant activity in Ficus religiosa”.

Skills

Fluent in English, dedicated, persistent, responsible and caring, along with being observant, skillful, helpful, flexible, organised and ambitious.

Keywords: Cell Culture, DNA isolation, ELISA, PCR, RNA isolation, RT-PCR, SNP Detection for , Western blot

Professional interests

Molecular Biology, Cell Culturing, Coordination and Management.

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New opportunities

Open to new opportunities: Yes

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