Meerah Vijeyakumaran

Associate Scientist I at CCRM
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(386) 825-5501
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Experience

    • Biotechnology Research
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Associate Scientist I
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      • Provided scientific guidance/support for new product introduction (NPI) designs and testing • Performed optimization and automation of immunotherapy workflows using bioprocessing hardware (CliniMACS, Sepax, VIA thaw, VIA freeze, Xuri Cell Expansion Sytem, GREX Bioreactor, CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer) • Lead downstream isolation, activation, expansion of T-cells from fresh and frozen leukapheresis as well as downstream harvest, volume reduction, buffer exchange, cryopreservation processing and workflows associated with immune cell populations (B-cells and T-cells) as well as process development for CAR-T cell therapy • Evaluated the phenotype of different cell types using Flow Cytometry and STR analysis • Troubleshooted and developed Flow Cytometry panels for phenotypic readouts of PBMC, T-cells and B-cells • Experience in presenting data, reports on weekly conference calls to collaborators world-wide

    • Canada
    • Medical Practices
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Research Technician
      • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

    • Canada
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Laboratory Technician
      • Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

    • Canada
    • Medical Practices
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Clinical Research Coordinator
      • Apr 2019 - Nov 2019

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Technician
      • Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

Education

  • Western University
    Master of Science - MS, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    2016 - 2018
  • The Michener Institute of Education at UHN
    Virtual Learning Program in Laboratory Medicine Program – Anatomical Pathology
    2021 - 2021
  • Western University
    Diploma in Clinical Trial Management, Clinical Trial Management
    2018 - 2019
  • University of Toronto
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Double Major in Human Biology and Health Studies
    2011 - 2015

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