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PhD Diagnostics Consultant | ELISA & LFA Development | Antibody Validation & Development with 10 years of experience

Profile Summary

PhD-qualified diagnostics scientist and scientific consultant with strong expertise in immunoassay development (ELISA, lateral flow assays), antibody engineering and validation, and biosensor-based affinity analysis (BLI/Octet). I support biotech startups, diagnostics companies, CROs, and academic groups with end-to-end assay development as well as scientific writing and editing, including manuscripts, grant proposals, SOPs, and technical reports. My work is outcome-driven and publication-ready, helping clients translate complex experimental data into clear, rigorous, and actionable scientific outputs.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ In vitro Diagnostics
• ★ Point-of-Care Devices
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Adjuvant & Antigen Research
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biosensors
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Antibody Engineering
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Validation
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Design

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Principle Scientist

Advinogen Innovations

November 2025 - Present

Principle Scientist

Advinogen Innovations

October 2025 - Present

Project Research Scientist-II

Translational Health Science and Technology Institute

March 2024 - October 2025

Project Research Scientist-II

THSTI

March 2024 - October 2025

Senior project associate

Translational Health Science and Technology Institute

April 2022 - March 2023

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Translational Health Science and Technology Institute

July 2016 - March 2022

M.Sc (Master of Science)

Banasthali University

July 2012 - July 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Farha Mehdi, Oinam Ningthemmani Singh, Umang Berry, Garima Joshi, Tejeswara Rao Asuru, Kannan Chandrasekar, Sriram Narayanan, Puneet Srivastava, Mahima Tiwari, Souvick Chattopadhyay, et al. (2025). Comparison of immunogenicity and protection efficacy of self-amplifying and circular mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 . iScience.

• F. Mehdi, S.R. Chowdhury, S. Yadav, J.S. Kansana, S.K. Sinha, S.J. Das, R. Lodha, J.A.J. Prakash, U. Lamminimäki, G. Batra, Generation of a Large Repertoire of Monoclonal Antibodies against Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen and the Development of a Novel NS1 Detection Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, The Journal of Immunology 209(10) (2022) 2054-2067. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2200251 .

Farha Mehdi, Guruprasad R Medigeshi, Gaurav Batra, Deepika Rathna Murugesan, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Souvick Chattopadhyay, Bhabatosh Das, Mudita Gosain, Ayushi, Janmejay Singh, et al. (2022). Sub-optimal neutralisation of omicron (B.1.1.529) variant by antibodies induced by vaccine alone or SARS-CoV-2 Infection plus vaccine (hybrid immunity) post 6-months . eBioMedicine.

S. Yadav, F. Mehdi, S.K. Sinha, N. Kaushik, G. Batra (2022). Development of dengue virus complex-specific IgG immunoassay, with high sensitivity, using envelope domain III variants . International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

F. Mehdi, S. Roy Chowdhury, S. Yadav, J. Kansana, G. Batra (2022). Development of highly sensitive DENV NS1 antigen detection Immunoassay . International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Farha Mehdi, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Souvick Chattopadhyay, Bapu Koundinya Desiraju, Susmita Chaudhuri, Savita Singh, Vandita Bhartia, Pallavi Kshetrapal, Uma Chandra Mouli Natchu, Nitya Wadhwa, et al. (2021). Longitudinal Serology of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Individuals in India: A Prospective Cohort Study . The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Farha Mehdi, Souvick Chattopadhyay, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Sarla Yadav, Manjit Kumar, Sangita Kumari Sinha, Sandeep Goswami, Pallavi Kshetrapal, Nitya Wadhwa, Uma Chandramouli Natchu, et al. (2021). Development of a Fast SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISA, Based on Receptor-Binding Domain, and Its Comparative Evaluation Using Temporally Segregated Samples From RT-PCR Positive Individuals . Frontiers in Microbiology.

Farha Mehdi, Teppo Salminen, Deepak Rohila, Manjit Kumar, Sheikh M. Talha, John Antony Jude Prakash, Navin Khanna, Kim Pettersson, Gaurav Batra (2020). Ultrasensitive and Robust Point-of-Care Immunoassay for the Detection of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Malaria . Analytical Chemistry.

Farha Mehdi, Susmita Chaudhuri, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Souvick Chattopadhyay, Pallavi Kshetrapal, Tripti Shrivastava, Bapu Koundinya Desiraju, Gaurav Batra, Gagandeep Kang, Shinjini Bhatnagar (2020). Comparative evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays in India . Journal of Clinical Virology.

PREPRINT

Farha Mehdi, Animesh Ray, Komal Singh, Souvick Chattopadhyay, Gaurav Batra, Aakansha Gupta, Ayush Agarwal, M Bhavesh, Shubham Sahni, R Chaithra, et al. (2020). Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in hospitalized patients at a tertiary referral center in North India .