nathan kumar

technical applications scientist ii

About

Engineer with an education in life sciences and extensive experience with standard laboratory procedures. Developed specialized skills in human stem cell culture techniques, microarray fabrication, high content imaging, and scalable expansion of progenitor cells.

Country

united states

City

san diego

Industry

biotechnology

Skill

cell culture, life sciences, biochemistry, stem cells, laboratory, flow cytometry, transfection, biomedical engineering, data analysis, cell, protein chemistry, high throughput screening, dna, microarray, molecular biology, pcr, western blotting, research, fluorescence microscopy, biotechnology, drug delivery, matlab, immunostaining, microscopy, gene expression, cell biology, microarrays, qpcr

Experience

protein transfection intern

life technologies

2009-6 - 2009-9 · 4 mos

Engineered novel tools to transfect mammalian cells by synthesizing cationic lipids and polymers and systematically evaluating their ratio-dependent effects on electroporation efficiency and gene knockdown.

research assistant

georgia institute of technology

2007-1 - 2008-12 · 2 yrs

Performed lab studies in the field of nerve regeneration for spinal cord injury. Euthanized mice, surgically extracted dorsal root ganglions, and quantified nerve growth using imunofluorescence. Developed a drug delivery vehicle for localized, sustained release of therapeutic enzymes by fabricating microtubules loaded with thermally stabilized agents and suspended in a biocompatible hydrogel, promoting 40% more nerve growth than the template.

research investigator

human embryonic stem cell core facility

2009-9 - 2015-8 · 6 yrs

* Fabricated microarrays to determine efficient and reproducible methods for endoderm and mesoderm differentiation, maintenance, and expansion. * Developed novel cell culture system for the expansion of an intermediate mesoderm-restricted cell population. * Designed custom gene expression technologies and employed flow cytometric cell sorting to isolate a purified progenitor subpopulation from human embryonic stem cells. * Performed functional analyses on engineered cell populations to determine differentiation potential.

technical applications scientist ii

thermo fisher scientific

2015-9 - Present · 11 yrs 1 mo

Education

georgia institute of technology scheller college of business

finance

2006-1 - 2009-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Activities and Societies: President of Alpha Eta Mu Beta Biomedical National Honors Society, Treasurer of Biomedical Student Advisory Board, Engineering Students without Borders, Pulse Biomedical Student Magazine, Freshman Orientation Team Leader, Swimming Club, Habitat for Humanity-Global Village, Sigma Chi

georgia institute of technology

biomedical engineering

2006-1 - 2009-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Coursework: Systems Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Bioimaging, Device Development and Regulation Activities and Societies: President of Alpha Eta Mu Beta Biomedical National Honors Society, Treasurer of Biomedical Student Advisory Board, Engineering Students without Borders, Pulse Biomedical Student Magazine, Freshman Orientation Team Leader, Swimming Club, Habitat for Humanity-Global Village, Sigma Chi

vanderbilt university

biomedical engineering

2005-1 - 2006-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Transferred to Georgia Tech after my freshman year to pursue a scholarship and, subsequently, greater value in my Biomedical Engineering education. Activities and Societies: Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science

uc san diego

bioengineering

2010-1 - 2015-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Coursework: Physiology, Bioinformatics, Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Biomechanics, Biochemistry, Tissue Engineering, Polymer Science, Bionanotechnology, Teaching Experience Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Engineers Without Borders, Habitat for Humanity