Geethika Prasannakumar

Experience

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  Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Undergraduate Lab Assistant

  Worked on developing facile and catalyst-free mechanochemical synthetic procedures for several small-molecule organic compounds such as cis-fused isoxazoles and quinoxaline derivatives.

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  Monash University

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Research Assistant

  Worked on developing carbohydrate-based surfactants that could be used as cryoprotectants due to their ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity.

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  Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Intern

  Helped with optimizing the methods of extraction of various chemicalsfrom natural products such as green tea and turmeric.

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  University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Aug 2017 - May 2020

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Worked on developing small-molecule inhibitors of collagen-binding proteins Cnm of S.mutans and Cna of S. aureus, that have been demonstrated to be the main cause of virulence for infection (leading from dental caries to endocarditis) from these two bacteria. Also worked as a graduate teaching assistant and oversaw undergraduate student labs.

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  LITRICITY GmbH

  Feb 2023 - Jul 2024

  Chemical Laboratory Technician

  Assisted in setting up and conducting chemical experiments, tests, and analyses. Analyzed samples via distinct techniques (such as powder XRD, TGA, Cyclic voltammetry, IR, NMR, and UV-Vis Spectroscopy. Prepared written reports (synthesis and risk assessment protocols) and presentations, Managed laboratory organization, including inventory tracking, chemical orders, and waste disposal.

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  Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion

  Aug 2024 - now

  Chemielaborant