Malathi Mathiyazhakan

Experience

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  SPIC Pharmaceuticals Limited

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2008

  In Plant Trainee

  Visited the production plant that carries out fermentation-based Penicillin-G ProductionGained knowledge on processes such as upstream processing in the microbiological lab, pilot-plant study,Pencillin-G production unit, downstream processing, quality assurance and solid waste andwastewater treatment units that are typically involved in a pharmaceutical industry

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  TANFAC INDUSTRIES LIMITED

  Dec 2008 - Dec 2008

  In-Plant Trainee

  Visited the production plant and gained knowledge on Fluorine Production and wastewatertreatment plants

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  EID Parry (India) Limited

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2009

  Summer Project Intern

  Examined the effects of various microbial culture media on the growth of Trichoderma viridae

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  Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy

  Aug 2009 - Oct 2009

  Project Trainee

  Principle Investigator: Dr. StalinResearch: Extracted and characterized clinically important components from the species Conus lynceus using GC-MSTechnical Skills: Chemical extraction, GC-MS

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  Kings Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research

  Dec 2010 - May 2011

  Project Intern

  Principle Investigator: Dr. P. GunasekarenProject Title: Host-virus Interactions of Chikungunya VirusResearch:Isolated membrane proteins from various mammalian cell lines susceptible to CHIKVPerformed Virus Lay Protein Binding Assay (VOPBA) to identify putative viral host receptorTechnical Skills: Mammalian cell culture, ELISA, PCR, RT-PCR, Protein extraction, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting.

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  National Centre for Disease Control

  May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Summer Research Fellow

  Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) in India is a research program, jointly sponsored by IASc (Bangalore), INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad). As a SRF of 2011 batch, I was appointed at the National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi, India Principle Investigator: Dr. Arvind Rai. Project Title: Molecular Analysis of Chikungunya Virus Isolates for Designing si-RNAsResearch: * Analysed the gene sequence of Chikungunya Virus and identified potential RNA targets* Designed si-RNA gene constructs, using bioinformatics tools such as BLAST, Bioeditand MEGA, which could be potential therapeutics for the CHIKV virus Technical Skills: RNA extraction, ELISA, RT-PCR, cDNA sequencing, and bioinformatic tools. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  Assisant Systems Engineer

  As a fresher, during the training period of the first 3 months, I was trained in programming languages such as C. C++ and JaVA and gained experience in working with user interfaces such as HTML and CSS. Post-training period, I was a part of Support and Maintenance Team for the ‘Project Kaiser’ in Healthcare Domain, during which I gained knowledge on the process workflow for hospital management and acquired relevant proficiency in Microsoft Office and Data Management

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  Nanyang Technological University Singapore

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

  Principal Investigator: Dr. Xu ChenjieThesis Title: Development of Photo-responsive Liposomes for Biomedical ApplicationsResearch:• Developed novel, intact liposomal systems with gold nanostars that were triggered by NIR laser for instantaneous drug delivery and were also good contrast agents for photoacoustic imaging. • Understood the mechanism of drug release and successfully demonstrated the laser-controlled release of small molecular drugs and plasmid DNAMentorship• Trained two summer research fellowship students as a part of NTU summer research programme. Trained and mentored three final year undergraduate students from SCBE in their final year project and assisted them in data-handling, results-presentation and completion of their project thesis Communications:• Co-authored 7 publications including a review article and a book chapter, in peer-reviewed international journals• Presented my research findings at several international conferences and symposiums.• Recipient of the Best Poster Award (Bronze) during the Ph.D. Symposium held at School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, NTU. Lab Management:• Co-ordinator of the journal club sessions of the Nanomedicine lab. • Organized lab-meetings and group outings and responsible for communications among the lab members• Coordinated lab safety practices, consumables - management, house-keeping of the laboratory, and documentation of the safety records and appropriate communications among lab-users Show less

  • Doctoral Researcher

    Aug 2012 - Mar 2017

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Synergy Eduservices

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Academic Content Writer

  To develop academic content on science including study notes and questionnaires based on the syllabus of Central Board of Secondary Education for K-11 and K-12 students in India

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  Workfoster ( A unit of Guires Solutions Ltd)

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2019

  Academic Content Writer (Science and Engineering)

  As an academic content writer, I am responsible to develop academic notes, questionnaires, and research articles and to deliver it to the clients in a publication-ready format for online and print publications. The client-base of my work is mostly from secondary and tertiary level educational institutes.

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  National Institute Of Epidemiology (icmr)

  Oct 2019 - now

  Project: HIV Sentinel Surveillance. Role: Regional Institute Member, Monitoring and Supervision Responsibilities:Curated the HIV surveillance data (HSS, IBBS) and developed the first draft of scientific manuscripts and state-level reports. Participated in organizing and conducting Regional ToTs, training workshops and post-surveillance meetings. Monitored and Supervised the field activities of HSS Plus 2021 and 2023, providing critical inputs to maintain data qualityProject: Integrated and Enhanced Surveillance and Epidemiology of HIV, STI And Related Co-Morbidities under NACP. Role: Regional Institute Member Jul 2022 - PresentResponsibilities:Visited the ICTC centres at Government facilities and Prisons, TIs, ART and Link-ART centres to understand their functioning and services provided to high-risk and at-risk populations. Actively involved in the technical development and documentation of the IBBS among PLHIV (an IESE project led and technically supported by ICMR-NIE for NACP) Show less

  • Project Scientist

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Project Scientist B

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2019