Ankita Das
London,United Kingdom
Summary
An engineer by training, developed tissue engineered products and therapies for cardiovascular applications in doctoral work. Currently employed as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, a self-motivated and independent researcher with 8 years of experience in tissue engineering, biomaterials science, cardiovascular biology, cell culture and in vivo rodent models. Excellent organizational and management skills, along with strong communication skills, developed through publishing research articles, patents and presenting at various national and international conferences. Eagerly looking forward to join an organization where relevant skills and expertise can be added to the outcome.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Queen Mary University of London
London, United Kingdom
01.2025 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive literature reviews for project groundwork.
- Documented all procedures meticulously to ensure repeatability of experiments.
- Prepared detailed reports summarising research findings to facilitate decision-making.
- Managed lab inventory effectively, reduced unnecessary expenditure on supplies.
Research Associate
Newcastle University
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Planned, coordinated and executed research projects to gain insight into plaque erosion leading to heart attacks.
- Conducted comprehensive literature reviews to enhance knowledge base in research field.
- Created detailed experimental protocols which were later adopted as standard procedures within lab.
- Conducted regular progress meetings with students and project staff for improved communication and coordination.
- Led team of junior researchers, improving overall productivity.
- Supervised work undertaken on key projects related to students' advanced degrees.
- Directed high level research by collaborating with post graduate students and colleagues.
- Generated and presented research reports to internal and external stakeholders.
- Actively participated in departmental seminars and workshops to stay updated on latest trends in academic research field.
- Wrote scholarly articles, papers and books related to field of expertise.
- Monitored project timelines and budgetary adherence to help meet benchmarks and milestones.
- Maintained safety standards at all time whilst handling potentially hazardous lab materials ensuring risk reduction during experimentation.
Intern
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Durgapur, India
06.2016 - 08.2016
- Worked as Summer Intern for 3 months and was part of Master's thesis project aimed at purifying carotenoid compounds from in-house isolated bacterial cultures
Intern
East India Pharmaceutical Works Ltd
Kolkata, India, India
07.2015 - 07.2015
- Worked as Summer intern for 15 days in R&D lab of pharmaceutical company
Intern
Fortis Hospitals
Kolkata, India, India
12.2014 - 01.2015
- Worked as Intern for 2 months in pathology department of hospital and trained in different disciplines of microbiology, biochemistry, haematology, and histopathology
Education
Ph.D. - Biological Sciences And Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, India 07.2017 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology
Heritage Institute of Technology
Kolkata 08.2013 - 06.2017
Skills
- Cardiovascular biology
- Mammalian and bacterial cell culture
- Microscopy
- Molecular biology techniques (qPCR, FACS, WB, RNA/DNA extraction, IHC, ICC)
- Transfection/transduction of cells for lentivirus production
- In vivo rodent models
- In vivo imaging
- Statistical analysis
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management mastery
- Technical report writing
- Problem-solving
- Project and budget management
- Proofreading and editing
- Critical-thinking
Conferences and Workshops attended
- Elastomeric antioxidant cardioprotective patches loaded with bioactive factors treat myocardial infarction, Society for Biomaterials Drug Delivery SIG Early-Career Presentation Competition, 04/17/24
- European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU 2023), 03/28/23 - 03/31/23, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Advanced in Designing and Manufacturing Technologies for Orthopedic Biomaterials (ADMTOB 2023), 03/13/23 - 03/14/23, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
- Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine and Research (ACMR 2023), 02/16/23 - 02/18/23, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
Certification
- Coursera Certified Course on Basics of Extracellular Vesicles by University of California, Irvine, Issued Oct 2020
- BioTecNika Certified Course on Clinical Data Management, Issued Oct 2020
- Coursera Certified Course on Myocardial Infarction by University of Zurich, Issued Oct 2020
Accomplishments
- Awarded “Best oral presentation award in the N S Dhallaand S C Tyagi basic research category” at ACMR 2023, organized by Indian chapter of International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) and Indian Chapter of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS) held from 16th February to 18th February 2023 at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
- Awarded "Outstanding PhD Thesis Award" from Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering at 54th Convocation held on 29th June, 2024 at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
- Awarded International Travel Scheme (ITS) from Science and Engineering Research Board for attending European Chapter Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU 2023), held from 28th March to 31st March 2023 at Manchester, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Fluent
Affiliations
- Cooking
- Swimming
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Queen Mary University of London
01.2025 - Current
Research Associate
Newcastle University
01.2024 - 12.2024
Ph.D. - Biological Sciences And Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
07.2017 - 09.2023
Intern
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
06.2016 - 08.2016
Intern
East India Pharmaceutical Works Ltd
07.2015 - 07.2015
Intern
Fortis Hospitals
12.2014 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology
Heritage Institute of Technology
08.2013 - 06.2017
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