OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position that will utilize Bioinformatics and Microbiology background with technical expertise in computer science

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Georgia Institute Of Technology – Graduate Assistant (Biology) 09/2003 – Present

· Managed two-undergraduate classes of 50-students, teaching sterile techniques, use of spectrophotometer and micro-pipette’s

· Conducted sessions in genetic engineering with topics including transformation, harvesting of plasmid DNA and Agarose gel Electrophoresis

Eastern Michigan University – Graduate Assistant (Biology) 09/2002 – 12/2002

· Managed two-undergraduate classes of 25-students each, teaching experiments in Microbial Biology

· Conducted sessions teaching techniques in making agar plates, streaking, use of various lab equipment like autoclave and uses of growth media

· Certified in both basics and advanced JAVA programming

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master’s in Bioinformatics (GPA 3.5/4.0) 01/2003 – Present

Georgia Institute Of Technology, USA

· Analyzed various Homology or Comparative Modeling tools, mapping the distance between membranes associated progesterone receptors (MAPR) and cytochromeB5 (CB5) - www.oocities.org/shrutisubramaniam/Homology.htm

· Completed projects in PERL scripts for Viterbi algorithm – evaluating most probable sequences, Needleman-Wuncsh – sequence alignment, and Gibbs Sampling – multiple sequence alignment

· Relevant Courses: Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics, Drug Design & Discovery, Macromolecular Structures, Bioinformatics (Genomic Sequence Analysis), Special Topics – Genomics, Special Problems – Homology or Comparative Modeling, Calculus II, Probability & Statistics, Differential Equations and PERL For Bioinformatics

Master’s in Molecular & Cellular Biology 09/2002 – 12/2002

Eastern Michigan University, USA

· Completed a research study on H. Influenza, finding various strains by verifying growth on chocolate agar plates for samples obtained from a client. Activities included verification of the capsulated influenza, evaluating the mobility of the organisms, preparing sterile skimmed milk tubes for preservation of organisms and developing a database in MS-Access to track the samples with results

· Relevant Courses: Mechanics, Sound & Heat, Molecular Genetics And Independent Study In H.Influenza

Master’s in Computer Management (61.2%) 07/1998 – 04/2000

University of Pune, India

· Project: Developed a hospital management system for Enron Power to handle functionality related to hospital operations using Visual Basic & Microsoft Access

· Relevant Courses: Elements of Information Technology, FoxPro, ‘C’ Programming, Software Engineering, Database Management Systems, Oracle-SQL, Management Information Systems, Software Project Management and EDP Management, Client Server Technology and Networking, Object Oriented Programming and C++

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology (61.4%) 06/1995 – 04/1998

University of Pune, India

· Project: Analyzed and studied various sampling, testing and packaging techniques through a series of workshops for milk and milk products, soil and blood

· Completed a certification in biological methods for soil improvement

· Relevant Courses: Introduction to Microbial World, Handling Microorganisms, Growth and Physiology of Microorganisms, Taxonomy, Bacterial Genetics and Environmental Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Microbial Metabolism, Clinical Pathology and Immunology, Genetics, Applied Microbiology, Chemistry I, II, III, & IV, Botany I, &II, Zoology I, II, III, & IV

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COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages C, C++, Java (XML, JSP Multithreading, Beans, RMI, Servlets, CORBA, JDBC, SOAP) & PERL Version 5.7

Databases Packages Access 97, Oracle SQL & Visual Basic

Applications Crystal Reports, Front Page, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project,

MS PowerPoint

Operating Systems MS-DOS, Windows 1995-2000/NT, Unix