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Hire Meera B.

India

USD 12 /hr

Biotechnologist - Expert in Molecular Biology & Plant Biotechnology, Certified in Clinical Research

Profile Summary

I have 5 years of experience in the Biotech Research including molecular biology, microbiology, plant tissue culture, HPLC, Metabolomics, data analysis, etc. I worked as a Researcher in the Plant Disease Biology laboratory at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology to unravel the defense mechanisms of Piper nigrum against Phytophthora capsici. I also have experience in CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing as well as agri-microbiology and plant tissue culture.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Molecular Biology
• ★ PCR
• ★ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ☆ Plant Biotechnology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum

February 2019 - December 2023

Biotechnologist

Aeka Biochemicals

August 2017 - February 2019

Research trainee

AgriGenome Labs Pvt Ltd

October 2016 - April 2017

Education

Master of Technology in Biotechnology

VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VELLORE

September 2013 - July 2015

Certifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical research

  CLRI

  January 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

M. Indu, B. Meera, KC. Sivakumar, Chidambareswaren Mahadevan, K Mohammed Shafi, B. Nagarathnam, Ramanathan Sowdhamini, Manjula Sakuntala (2022). ‘Priming’ protects Piper nigrum L. from Phytophthora capsici through reinforcement of phenylpropanoid pathway and possible enhancement of Piperine biosynthesis . Frontiers in Plant Science.