prashant wani

global product manager ii

About

Biochemist with background in protein biochemistry, molecular biology and microbiology: * Expertise in - Protein expression- bacterial and yeast expression systems. - Small proteins as well as large protein complexes purification (large scale) using affinity purifications techniques. - Protein purification tools like HPLC and FPLC. * Protein-protein interaction studies - Pull-down assays, - in-vitro reconstitution assay, - interaction kinetic analysis * Other protein chemistry tools - SDS-PAGE and Western blot analyses. - Isoelectric focusing, - 2D gel system, - chromatography, - spectroscopy, - fluorescent microscopy, etc. * Molecular Biology techniques like molecular cloning and mutagenesis. * Yeast genetics. * Microbiology: maintenance of large scale microbial cultures. * Hands on experience for mammalian cell culture.

Country

united states

City

san francisco

Industry

biotechnology

Skill

molecular biology, protein purification, biochemistry, protein chemistry, protein expression, western blotting, molecular cloning, sds page, organic chemistry, pcr, microbiology, protein protein interactions, fluorescence microscopy, hplc, characterization, life sciences, gel electrophoresis, cell biology, assay development, research, biophysics, tissue culture, mutagenesis, purification, high performance liquid chromatography, protein production, yeast, immunoprecipitation, polymerase chain reaction, agarose gel electrophoresis, electrophoresis, lifesciences, bacterial culture, isoelectric focusing, fplc, elisa, proteomics, biotechnology, proteasome assembly, protein degradation, protein chromatography, biochemical assay development, liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, microarray, genomics, sequencing, real time polymerase chain reaction, marketing, product management, social media marketing

Experience

product manager

takara bio usa, inc.

2018-5 - 2019-7 · 1 yr 3 mos

* Product portfolio: Automation and single cell NGS chemistries * Single cell automation - ICELL8 and ICELL8 cx single cell systems * Automated liquid handling system and Library prep Chemistries - Apollo NGS library prep system * Single cell and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) automation chemistries: * 3' and 5' differential gene expression (3' DE and 5'DE) RNA-seq, * TCR immuno-profiling, SMART-seq Full length, ATAC-seq, etc

senior scientist

lifesensors, inc

2015-10 - 2016-9 · 1 yr

graduate research assistant

kansas state university

2010-8 - 2015-9 · 5 yrs 2 mos

* Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University * graduation: September 2015). * Research project includes a biochemical and molecular biology approach towards understanding mechanism of assembly of the 2.5MDa large protease complex called proteasome. * Main focus of research: * 1. Understand the function of chaperone proteins for proteasome complex formation and proteasome quality control. * 2. Study proteasome interacting proteins (PIPs) for regulation of defective proteasome.

graduate teaching assistant

kansas state university

2010-8 - 2011-7 · 1 yr

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. Subject taught : 1. Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (Lab).

senior research fellow

central institute for research on cotton technology

2007-8 - 2008-12 · 1 yr 5 mos

Chemical and Bio-chemical Processing Division (CBPD). 1. Main Project: "Commercial Technology Development for Value Addition to Cotton Plant By-produce." Process development for production of absorbent cotton from non-spinnable cotton using anaerobic microbial consortium. (Published Patent) 2. Other Project: “Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles of Cellulose (CIRCOT)." Enzymatic preparation of cellulose nanoparticles by using cellulase from T.ressei.

quality chemist trainee

united breweries ltd.

2007-5 - 2007-8 · 4 mos

* Chemical assessment of the raw material. * Process optimization. * Plant operation. * Quality maintenance of the product.

field application scientist

wafergen

2016-10 - 2017-6 · 9 mos

WaferGen is now a member of Takara Bio group

field application scientist iii - single cell

takara bio usa, inc.

2017-6 - 2018-5 · 1 yr

The ICELL8 Single-Cell System for single cell isolation and analysis. The Apollo 324™ Next Generation Sample Preparation System

global product manager ii

bio-rad laboratories

2019-7 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

Education

kces's mooljee jaitha college, jalgaon

biochemistry

2002-1 - 2005-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

moolji jaitha college, jalgaon, india

biochemistry

2002-1 - 2005-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Ranked 1st position in Biochemistry at the university merit list. Graduated with Distinction. Activities and Societies: Member of College Debate Team.Attended and received several prizes in Debate Competitions at District and State levels.Delivered couple of Seminars in Science seminar competitions.Participated and won prizes in several Science Quiz competitions and Science essay writing competitions.

kansas state university

biochemistry

2010-1 - 2015-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

university institute of chemical technology (formerly udct)

biochemistry

2005-1 - 2007-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Ranked 2nd position in Biochemistry at the university merit list. Brief dissertation title: "Study of Cyclotides (Cyclic Proteins) for its Pesticidal Activities."