Jivan Shakya
Head of Mycobacterial Research Laboratories at The Leprosy Mission Nepal- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Leprosy Mission Nepal
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Nepal
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Mycobacterial Research Laboratories
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Aug 2023 - Present
Nepal
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Research Associate
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Jul 2021 - Jul 2022
Nepal
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Research Coordinator
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2020
Dhulikhel
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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Israel
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PHD Candidate
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Mar 2014 - Mar 2018
Haifa Area, Israel
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Lecturer
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Sep 2011 - Mar 2014
Nepal Lectures and laboratory class on Microbial Genetics of MB511 course of MSc Microbiology program.
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Senior Research Associate
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Jul 2011 - Mar 2014
Kathmandu 1. Conduct analysis for possible infection by HIV, HCV and HBV by RT-PCR and kits. 2. Wildlife conservation genetics. Identify wildlife species from non-invasively collected samples like feces and to identify their sex and genotyping by PCR and DNA fragment analysis in ABI310 Genetic Analyzer. Some of the project I completed were of Snow Leopard and Musk deer. Ongoing project is on tigers, the Nepal Tiger Genome project (www.ntgp.org.np), funded by USAID. 3. DNA barcoding of high value… Show more 1. Conduct analysis for possible infection by HIV, HCV and HBV by RT-PCR and kits. 2. Wildlife conservation genetics. Identify wildlife species from non-invasively collected samples like feces and to identify their sex and genotyping by PCR and DNA fragment analysis in ABI310 Genetic Analyzer. Some of the project I completed were of Snow Leopard and Musk deer. Ongoing project is on tigers, the Nepal Tiger Genome project (www.ntgp.org.np), funded by USAID. 3. DNA barcoding of high value plant species of Nepal. I was responsible to optimize the standard operating protocols for DNA barcoding of plants and conduct of research and analysis of sequencing data. 4. HCV genotyping Show less
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Senior Laboratory Associate
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Jul 2011 - Mar 2014
Thapathali, Kathmandu Laboratory work associated with projects of CMDN.
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Lecturer
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Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
Lagankhel, Nepal. Have taught B.Sc. Microbiology courses
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University of Aberdeen
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Associate
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Jul 2010 - Sep 2010
Foresterhill, Aberdeen Cloning of hsCTLA-4 gene and expression of hsCTLA-4 protein in E. coli BL21 background.
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Research Student
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Sep 2008 - 2010
Study on polymorphisms at different VNTR loci of clinical M. leprae isolates performed by DNA fragment analysis.
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Teacher
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2006 - 2007
Worked as part-time science teacher. Job responsibility included teaching science to middle-school level.
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PMR
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Jul 2004 - Jan 2005
I was working as Medical Sales Representative and was based in Kathmandu.
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Education
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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cancer Immunology -
Tribhuvan University
M.Sc., Microbiology (Medical)