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Immunology PhD | Assay Optimization

Profile Summary

I am a PhD-trained immunologist with hands-on experience in cytokine signaling, cell-based assay development, and multi-omics data interpretation. I specialize in helping researchers and biotech teams design, troubleshoot, and optimize immunology experiments to improve data quality, reproducibility, and biological insight. During my doctoral research at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, I independently designed and executed hypothesis-driven studies focused on IL-13–mediated signaling in airway inflammation. My work involved extensive optimization of ELISA, cytokine assays, Western blotting (including phospho-protein detection), qPCR, and air–liquid interface epithelial models. In addition to wet-lab expertise, I have experience integrating RNA-seq and phosphoproteomics datasets with functional assay readouts to derive biologically meaningful conclusions. 🔧 Services I offer Immunology Assay Support ELISA and cytokine assay troubleshooting Cell-based assay design and optimization Experimental controls and reproducibility improvement PBMC-based immune assays and profiling Data Analysis & Interpretation RNA-seq and proteomics interpretation Cytokine signaling pathway analysis Experimental data review and biological insight generation Scientific Writing & Review Manuscript editing and structuring Figure review and data presentation Literature reviews and research summaries 🧠 How I can help you I work closely with clients to: identify root causes of experimental issues improve assay performance and consistency strengthen experimental design translate complex data into clear biological conclusions My approach is practical, detail-oriented, and focused on delivering actionable recommendations. 🎯 Typical problems I help solve Inconsistent or noisy ELISA results Weak or unclear signaling readouts Poor experimental controls Difficulty interpreting cytokine or omics data Challenges in designing robust immunology experiments 🤝 Let’s work together If you are working on immunology, cell-based assays, or biological data analysis and need support with troubleshooting, interpretation, or scientific writing, feel free to reach out. I am happy to discuss your project and suggest the best way forward.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Immunoassay
• ★ Allergy & Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization, Data Insights

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant/PhD Candidate

Cincinnati Children Hospital/ University of Cincinnati

July 2019 - December 2025

Graduate Teaching and Research Assitant

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

August 2017 - June 2019

Education

Ph.D. in Immunology

University of Cincinnati

July 2019 - December 2025

Masters (Medical biotechnology)

University of Illinois at Chicago

August 2017 - June 2019

B.Tech Biotechnology

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering

August 2012 - May 2016

Certifications

• CITI Certification Human Subjects Research HSR

  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital / CITI Program

  https://www.citiprogram.org/verify/?w3874a936-5bab-4cc5-a66f-7213f55b6e4d-70676494

  August 2022 - August 2025

• CITI Certification GCP - Good Clinical Practice

  Cincinnati Children Hospital/ CITI program

  https://www.citiprogram.org/verify/?w1e43457a-dd1b-418a-80d4-778432b29eab-70676495

  June 2022 - June 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Shankar A, McAlees JW, Wyder MA, Hargis JM, Ediga HH, Cannata A, Latayan J, Greis KD, Madala SK, Lewkowich IP (2025). Phospho-Proteomic Analysis of Interleukin-13 Signaling in Airway Cells Reveals SRC Family Kinase Involvement in Interleukin-13-Induced Inflammatory Responses . International archives of allergy and immunology.

et al., Guoxing Zheng, Yajun Geng, Zhaoqi Yan, Soo Min Shin, Kanak Joshi, Anjali Panicker, Archana Shankar, Ramya Elangovan, Jason Koehler, Varun Gnanasekar(2023). Complete Tolerogenic Adjuvant Stimulates Regulatory T Cell Response to Immunization . The Journal of Immunology. 210. (5). p. 609--617. The American Association of Immunologists

Archana Shankar, Jaclyn W. McAlees, Ian P. Lewkowich(2022). Modulation of IL-4/IL-13 cytokine signaling in the context of allergic disease . Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 150. (2). p. 266--276. Elsevier {BV}