imran khan, RA

imran khan

RA

UAE university

Location
United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
Education
Master's degree, Biotechnology
Experience
15 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months

RA at UAE university
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • My current job since September 2011

• Making detailed observations, analyze data, and interpret results from Molecular biology techniques.
• Preparing technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses. Maintaining familiarity with current scientific literature and contributing to the process of a project within the scientific discipline.
• Investigating, creating and developing new methods and technologies for project advancement.
• Experience in HPLC, Column chromatography, GC MS, LCMS, Prep TLC, Chromatotron for preparative techniques, Rota Evap, NMR.

Research Assistant at UAE University
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2010 to February 2011

• Making detailed observations, analyze data, and interpret results from Molecular biology techniques.
• Preparing technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses. Maintaining familiarity with current scientific literature and contributing to the process of a project within the scientific discipline.
• Investigating, creating and developing new methods and technologies for project advancement.
• Identifying patentable inventions and acting as principal investigator in conducting experiments

Lab Technician at Queens Hospital
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2008 to May 2010

• Microbiology: Maintenance of aseptic conditions, Plating, Streaking, Swabbing, Maintenance of bacterial cell culture, Media preparation, counting colonies
• Performed appropriate quality controls and testing in microbiology and Data entry.
• Urinalysis was carried out using Urine Flow-cytometry Analyzer technique, collected labels and specimens, prepared equipment, and supplies for routine laboratory testing.
• Took participation in continuous professional development seminars (CPD) and received certificates as per IBMS credited activity.
• Serology: Setting up blood samples for STD tests and processing them in ELISA machine
• Chlamydia prep for PCR (Probetec, VIPER).
• Performed routine laboratory tests in urinalysis by processing urine samples for point of care testing for detection of legionella and pneumococcal antigen.
• Performed preventive maintenance on laboratory equipment.
• Attended team meetings, planned and advised on any improvement in work within the department.

Lab technician at BioDet
  • United Kingdom
  • October 2007 to February 2008

• Microbiology: Maintenance of aseptic conditions, Plating, Streaking, Swabbing, Maintenance of bacterial cell culture and Media preparation.
• Biochemistry: Electrophoresis (Agarose, PAGE), Chromatography: Running water samples in HPLC, IC for detection of metals in samples from the environment.
• Immunology: Precipitation techniques, ELISA & Immunoblotting.

• Molecular Biology: Plasmid Isolation, Restriction enzyme mapping and PCR, Western blotting, protein blotting techniques, Maintained Mammalian cell cultures and Working knowledge of QRT PCR.

Education

Master's degree, Biotechnology
  • at University of Hertfordshire
  • October 2007
Bachelor's degree, Biotechnology
  • at G.R.I.E.T (JNTU)
  • April 2006
Diploma, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry
  • at Sri Chaitanya Junior College
  • January 2001
High school or equivalent, General
  • at St Andrews High School
  • April 1999

Specialties & Skills

Molecular Biology PCR & Electrophoresis
Molecular Cloning
Biotechnology and Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Flow Cytometry
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
SAS/Base
SAS/SQL
SAS/Macro
SAS/Graph
SAS/ODS
SAS/STAT
Mammalian cell culture
Restriction Enzyme
Transformation
Cloning
Extraction of organic Compounds
Rota evap
Fraction Collection
Purification Using Column Chromatography
NMR spectroscopy
Organic Chemistry

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate