CURRICULUM VITAE RASHMI JHA D/o Anil Kumar Jha, Second floor, B-56 A, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019 Email:rashu11186@yahoo.com Mobile No:- 09654665408 09997988517 Career Objective: To utilize as well as enhance the knowledge and skills as a research scientist so as to broaden my horizons and to be an asset to the organization. Professional Qualification: M.Tech in Biotechnology from AMITY UNIVERSITY, Noida ( U.P) with 8.25 CGPA (2008-2010). Academic Qualification: Year 2001 Qualification 10th 2003 12th 20032007 B.Tech Name of the Institute Laxman Public School,New Delhi. Blue Bird Senior Secondary School,Aligarh. Rai Foundation College,Faridabad. Board/University C.B.S.E Stream - Percentage 71.6% C.B.S.E PCB 70.6% Maharishi Dayanand University,Rohtak. Biotechnology 66% Trainings: March 15 to July 2, 2010 Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Evaluation of Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Fungal Properties of Indian Dietary Spices. Assessed four common Indian spices for their anti-bacterial as well as anti-fungal activity. Also studied the presence of some secondary metabolite compounds in these spices through biochemical tests for phytochemical analysis. Tools used : Microbial culture techniques, biochemical tests, TLC. June 22-July 23, 2009 Central Institute of Medicinal And Aromatic Plants, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh Tools and Techniques of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Biochemical techniques : Plant tissue culture, Protoplast culture and fusion, Plant DNA isolation, Synseed technology, Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plants, Demonstration of genome sequencer, MALDI-TOF and Microarray technology. Bioinformatics tools : Biological database and their annotations, Pairwise and multiple alignments, Genome and proteome analysis, Data mining, Phylogenetic analysis, Gene and protein structure prediction. March-May, 2007 Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (RRL), Jammu Isolation and screening of fungal endophytes. Isolated and cultured endophytic fungal strains from the bark of Cedar tree to obtain and purify an extra-cellular fungal compound. June-July, 2006 Indian Veterinary Research Institute,Izzatnagar,Uttar Pradesh Isolation and culture of ovarian follicles (buffalo). Follicles from buffalo ovaries were isolated and cultured to assess the concentration of proteins and hormones in the follicular as well as extra-cellular fluids. IVF (upto 4-cell stage) in buffalo. Tools used : Animal cell culture techniques, Lowry’s method of protein estimation, ELISA, RIA. May, 5-20th, 2005 VIMHANS, New Delhi Blood group typing, histopathological techniques. Poster Presentation : Anti-bacterial, Antifungal and Phytochemical Analysis of Indian Dietary Spices. (Poster code : 535). V. Pooja, Vandana Arora, Rashmi Jha, Upma Singh, Ashwini.K. Srivastava. Presented at International Conference On Antimicrobial Resaerch, 3-5 Nov 2010, Valladolid, Spain. Subjects proficient in : Plant and animal biotechnology, Environmental biotechnology, Microbiology. Laboratory techniques known : Microbial, plant and animal culture techniques, Immuno-techniques, Chromatographic techniques, Electrophoresis. Extra-curricular Activities: Participated in debate competitions at district level. Computer Skills: Bioinformatics tools, MS-Office, Internet. Hobbies: Reading, Travelling, listening to music. Languages Known: English, Hindi. Personal Details: Father’s name: Mr. ANIL KUMAR JHA Mother’s name: Mrs. SWARAN PRABHA JHA Date of Birth: 11th January, 1986. Permanent Address :C/o, Mr. Anil Kumar Jha 152, Avas Vikas colony, Masoodabad, Aligarh-202001 Reference: Dr. (Mrs.) G. Taru Sharma ARS, Ph.D. Head of Department Reproductive Physiology Laboratory Physiology & Climatology Division, I.V.R.I., Izatnagar-243122 (U.P). Contact No.: 9412603840 Dr. V. Pooja M.Sc., Ph.D. Senior Lecturer Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida – 201301 (U.P) Contact no.: 9650548930