Experience

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  University of pittsburgh

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2010

  Postdoctoral research associate

  • Role of cyclophilin A in HIV-1 replication & residual HIV-1 reservoirs after antiretroviral therapyo Studied HIV diversity and latent reservoirs in the RT-SHIV macaque model of suppressive antiretroviral therapy o Investigated the role of the cellular factor cyclophilin A in HIV-1 infection of different cells including human primary cells

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  Uw-milwaukee

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2014

  Research associate

  • Researched antiviral small molecule inhibitors of viral (Dengue and HCV) helicases• Studied drug resistance characterization and drug-drug interactions • Discovered and evaluated HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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  Yale university

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2016

  Associate research scientist (research faculty)

  • Role of viral helicase in the virus life cycle & bacterial effectors as tools to defeat virus infectionso Engineered a genetic system to delineate the function of helicase in the virus life cycleo Showed that helicase serves as motor protein to power RNA encapsidationo Contributed to screening and characterizing bacterial effectors role in the replication of RNA viruses (Dengue virus, Yellow fever virus, Zika virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus)

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  Mriglobal

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2022

  Principal scientist

  • Public Health Laboratory capacity building and strengthening & COVID-19 Pandemic Response.o Health systems strengthening meeting with MOH and stakeholderso Prepared, coordinated, and managed training program activities. o Trained and mentored laboratory personnel for good laboratory practices, biosafety and biosecurity practices, laboratory quality management, and infectious diseases diagnostic testing.o Performed COVID-19 diagnostic testing to support pandemic response