NISHANT KUMAR, PhD
Head of Department, In vitro diagnostics at GeneStore India- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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GeneStore India
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Department, In vitro diagnostics
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Jun 2022 - Present
Experience in designing in-vitro diagnostic kits for various pathogens: qRTPCR and RTLAMP based assays.• Designing of various assays, executing and troubleshooting of experimental pipeline for the manufacturing of singleplex and multiplex qRTPCR In-vitro diagnostic kits for detection of infectious diseases such as MTB/MTB drug resistance detection, FLU-5 panel detection, STD panel detection, HBV, HCV quantitative device, etc.• Manufacturing, Quality check and documentation of molecular diagnostic devices. • Leading a team of highly motivated research personnel to maintain proper work flow in development of molecular diagnostic kits.• Ensuring good lab practices and contamination control for maintaining proper work flow. Show less
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Senior Scientific Officer
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Jun 2021 - May 2022
• Experience in designing in-vitro diagnostic kits for various pathogens: qRTPCR and RTLAMP based assays.• Leading a team of 15 highly motivated personnel managing COVID molecular diagnostic laboratory, handling government and private samples.• Processing of more than 1 Lakh COVID patient samples, followed by data analysis.• Ensuring good lab practices and contamination control for maintaining proper workflow.
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Institute of genomics and integrative biology (CSIR)
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Research Fellow
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2019
• Elucidating the role of protein kinases and proteolytic machinery in the life cycle of Bacillus anthracis. Gained expertise in important microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, etc techniques.• Worked with highly motivated team of dissertation trainees and giving them hands on training of various research techniques.
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Junior Research Fellow
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Aug 2014 - Jul 2016
• Elucidating the role of protein kinases and proteolytic machinery in the life cycle of Bacillus anthracis. Gained expertise in important microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, etc techniques.
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Education
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Institute of genomics and integrative biology (CSIR)
Doctor of Philosophy, Life science -
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Bsc Biotechnology, Biotechnology -
Department of zoology , Delhi University
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Zoology/immunology -
Jamia Millia Islamia
Msc Biosciences, Bioscience