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Hire Dr. Ayyappan N.

India

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Molecular & Cellular Biologist. 25+ years of experience (Industry & Academia). Written grants, articles & book.

Profile Summary

Molecular and cellular biologist. Leadership and research experience in target discovery and validation, cancer biology, stem cell research, protein expression, and purification, RNA interference, gene therapy, cell line development, and biologics Director and Principal scientist in industry. Written several grants. Developed enabling platform technologies for internal and collaborative drug discovery programs. Led pre-clinical projects in different therapeutic indications including oncology, neurodegenerative diseases, immunology, and infectious diseases. I am consulting for and managing preclinical R&D and manufacturing programs for biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Published a Children’s novel in 2018 to introduce concepts in the life sciences and medicine titled – ‘To the sacred valley with Koko’. I am in the process of writing a travelogue and a science fiction novel. I am promoting and conducting science workshops in schools.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Oligonucleotide Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Kinases
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ Large Scale Cell Culture
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ Fiction
• ☆ Novels
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ High Throughput Screening (HTS)
• ☆ Drug Target Identification
• ☆ Hit-to-Lead & Lead Optimization
• ☆ Phenotypic Assays
• ☆ Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ Oncology
• ☆ Cancer Research
• ☆ Cancer Biology
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Management

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Technology Scouting

Work Experience

Head of Discovery Biology

DavosPharma

July 2013 - December 2021

Associate Professor

Amrita School of Biotechnology

January 2011 - June 2013

Director

Anthem Biosciences (India)

March 2009 - December 2010

Principal Scientist

Bayer Healthcare, USA

March 2005 - March 2009

Senior Scientist

Tranzyme Inc., USA

January 2002 - January 2005

Consulting Scientist

Ingenuity Inc, USA

January 2000 - January 2001

Postdoctoral position

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

January 1999 - January 2000

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia

January 1997 - January 1999

Education

Ph.D. Molecular & Cellular Biology

Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

January 1992 - January 1997

M.Sc.Biotechnology

Madurai Kamaraj University, India

January 1990 - January 1992

Certifications

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