Preksha Hooda, RSci AMRSB

Experience

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  University of Warwick - School of Life Sciences

  Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Publicity Officer (Student-Staff Liaison Committee)

    Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Course Representative

    Oct 2021 - May 2022
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  Warwick Artificial Intelligence

  Oct 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Head Of Marketing

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Research Lead

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
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  Warwick BioSoc

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

  A few of my responsibilities included managing daily operations of the academics and socials team of the society, shaping the aims of the club with the rest of exec, establishing budgets based on historical, current, and forecasted society data and get sponsors for our society, working with the secretary to organise the exec tasks using Notion, coordinating and overseeing planning and execution of society tour and ball, plan fresher’s week focused on effective publicity of the society to increase membership and ensure a welcoming environment for the freshers. My role as the President demanded effective interaction and communication within a diverse team of members. I learned to manage my time efficiently, balancing society responsibilities with my studies. Show less

  • President

    Mar 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Secretary

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023
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  Ripe Building Services Ltd

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Assistant Horticultural Research Technician

  I am working as a part of a team to maintain plants for research into ETFE plastic as green house material, at Warwick Innovation Campus at Wellesbourne.

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  University of Warwick

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  Summer Research Student

  I identified, isolated and characterized MAA-related molecules from Streptomyces bacterial strains in which MAA biosynthetic genes from diverse organisms have been introduced. I also studied the photoprotective effects of mycosporine glycine on Natamycin. I got a chance to set-up bacterial cultures using distinct, genetically engineered strains that have been already constructed in the laboratory. I also extracted natural products from these cultures, purified them using Biotage and Genevac, performed analytical chemistry experiments, in particular high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) but also liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and UV-Vis spectroscopy to characterize the purified molecules. Finally, I critically assessed and analyzed raw data using Excel and SPSS to interpret the results. At the end of the project, I presented these findings. During my project, I also collaborated with multidisciplinary members in my lab group for troubleshooting experimental errors. Show less

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  The Boar Sci-Tech

  Sept 2024 - now

  Article Writer
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  AstraZeneca

  Sept 2024 - now

  Biopharmaceutical Development Industrial Placement Student

  I am working in the Process and Analytical Sciences team, where I am optimising the R&D’s current protocol for mRNA production by an IVT reaction for mRNA therapies preventing infectious diseases