Achani Yatawara PhD, NRCC
Technical Director at Progressive Diagnostics- Claim this Profile
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NRCC
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED CHEMISTSOct, 2020- Nov, 2024
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Progressive Diagnostics
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United States
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Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Director
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Technical Supervisor
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Oct 2016 - Oct 2021
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Elite Diagnostics Llc
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United States
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Insurance
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Medical Scientist
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2014 - Sep 2016
Perform High complexity CLIA certified Analytical laboratory functions; Instrument operation (QC, Samples), Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Method development/Validation, Process improvements/Developments for LC-MS/MS (Toxicology), Molecular Genetics (RT-PCR assays for Breast Cancer, Infectious diseases, Pharmacogenetics) Beckman AU480 (General Chemistry), Medonic (Hematology), and Tosoh (Endocrine assays). Making SOPs, Sample preparation. Prepare Lab protocols and policies for CAP (College of American Pathology) Regulations. Quality Assessment of Analytical lab process. Safety regulations. Show less
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Dartmouth College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoctoral Research Associate C
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2008 - 2014
Perform computational investigations, R&D in structure- based drug discovery with virtual high throughput screening and docking with Auto Dock-fully flexible ligand, semi flexible/rigid receptor, biomolecular modeling for protein, protein-protein, ligand-protein interactions eg: Human Cannabinoid receptor, Parathyroid hormone receptor- Parathyroid hormone (PTH-PTHR), Endothelin receptors, JCVPs and G-protein coupled receptors, Homology modeling of proteins with Modeller, Swiss model software programs and Molecular dynamics simulations with programs such as NAMD, CHARMM, Desmond. Experience with UNIX/LINUX and windows operating systems and scripting experience with Tcl, CHARMM, and shell related to MD, and docking studies. R&D in target based peptide design and synthesis (microwave assisted solid-phase-peptide-synthesis), HPLC purification, Mass analysis with MALDI-TOF, LC-MS, and NMR structure (peptides/proteins) refinement (NOE) with Distance Geometry and Stimulated annealing. Show less
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Wayne State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2003 - 2008
SFG spectroscopic studies based on both frequency domain and time domain investigations on surfaces/interfaces important in development of biomedical device, bio-chips and sensors. Teaching experience: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry SFG spectroscopic studies based on both frequency domain and time domain investigations on surfaces/interfaces important in development of biomedical device, bio-chips and sensors. Teaching experience: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
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University of Peradeniya
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Sri Lanka
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Lecturer
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Apr 2002 - 2003
Delivered hetero-cyclic Chemistry lectures; Lead Undergraduate Physical/Analytical Chemistry labs Delivered hetero-cyclic Chemistry lectures; Lead Undergraduate Physical/Analytical Chemistry labs
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