Samrat Paudel

Experience

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  Kathmandu University (KU)

  Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

  Student Researcher

  Optimization of Poly-hydroxybutyrate Production in Bacteria by Response Surface Methodology and Production in Molasses.• Designed and carried out the project using Design of Experiment.• Showed the significance of Carbon, Nitrogen and Temperature in the poly-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production.• Generated mathematical model for PHB production using factorial design and Response Surface Methodology.

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  QMed Formulation

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

  Internship

  Quality control of manufactured medicines.• Tested the Dissolution, Disintegration, Moisture, Friability, and Weight variation of tablets.• Analyzed the finished drug products using, UV-spectroscopy and HPLC.• Tested the contamination level at different locations inside the facility.

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  Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

  Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

  Internship

  Test of citrus greening disease from leaf sample.• Extracted DNA from leaf vein.• Tested the presence of Candidatus Liberibacter spp. genome using PCR.

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  Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST)

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

  Research Assistant

  Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Zanthoxylum armatum seed extract for antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.• Prepared the silver nanoparticles using green synthesis from Zanthoxylum armatum seed extract.• Characterization of the silver nanoparticles using FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM analysis (ongoing).• Tested the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the nanoparticles and seed extract.

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  Kathmandu University (KU)

  Jul 2021 - Jul 2023

  Teaching Assistant

  • Instructing practical labs of molecular biology, animal cell culture, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and recombinant DNA technology to undergraduate students of different semesters.• Mentoring final-year undergraduate students in their research projects.• Assisting professors in teaching material preparation and conducting examinations.• Assisting in the laboratory setup for Illumina MiSeq sequencing.

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  Purdue University - The Graduate School

  Aug 2023 - now

  Teaching Assistant