Summary
Work History
Education
Publications
Leadership and Services
Skills
Honors and Awards
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SWATI MUMMIDIVARPU

Doctoral Candidate
Scarborough,ON

Summary

Student of Biomedical engineering passionate about advancing knowledge in genomics and proteomics through high-quality research. Self-motivated professional with excellent communication, planning and problem solving abilities. Currently pursuing research in fibrotic pathology of duchenne's muscular dystrophy

Work History

Graduate Research Assistant

School of Pharmacy, Binghamton University
08.2019 - Current

Working on understanding fibrotic pathology of duchenne's muscular dystrophy using tools of genomics and proteomics

  • Maintained and organized samples and data of an in-house tissue bank.
  • Planned, organized and executed routine experiments.
  • Conducted, researched and drafted memos and summaries various research topics.



Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Engineering Design Divison
Binghamton, New York
08.2016 - 06.2019
  • Conducted lectures and laboratory activities focused on engineering problem based learning and design for two 2-hour lab sections per week.
  • Developed a problem-based learning setting for undergraduate students on MS Office, Gnatt Charts, Circuits, Arduino programming, Functional decomposition, Reverse engineering, Simio, and MATLAB.
  • Developed a project-based learning environment for students on various topics of applied engineering.


Teaching Assistant

Department of biomedical engineering
Binghamton, New York
08.2015 - 05.2016
  • Assisted teachers with lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.
  • Assessed student assignments to check quality and completeness before submission for grading.
  • Planning, execution, and teaching of biomedical experiments


Project Assistant

LaCONES
, India
12.2014 - 05.2015

Conducting research towards Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) in the Fragmented Landscape of Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats, India

  • Performed work according to project schedules and established quality standards.
  • Compiled reports and recorded activities for projects as part of comprehensive, compliance-driven recordkeeping strategies.
  • Conducted research to assist with routine tasks, on-site sample collection and special projects.

Internship Student

United Breweries limited
Srikakulam, India
12.2013 - 01.2014

Primarily tasked to monitor the everyday changes in pH and fermentation during the malt brewing process.

  • Reported back to instructor to receive day-to-day tasks and responsibilities.
  • Assisted with projects by applying researched and reviewed information.
  • Completed research, compiled data and assisted in timely reporting.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Bio-Medical Engineering

SUNY Binghamton University
08.2015 - Current

Masters of Sciences (Integrated) - Biotechnology

VIT University
Tamil Nadu, India
07.2010 - 05.2015

Diploma - Fine Arts & Crafts

Fines Art School of Jamshedpur
07.2002 - 05.2008

Publications

  • Uaesoontrachoon, K., Srinivassane, S., Warford, J., Mekhssian, K., Montpetit, H., Beauvois, R., Mummidivarpu, S., ... & Hoffman, E. P. (2019). Orthogonal analysis of dystrophin protein and mRNA as a surrogate outcome for drug development. Biomarkers in Medicine, 13(14), 1209-1225.
  • Cauley, E. S., Pittman, A., Mummidivarpu, S., Karimiani, E. G., Martinez, S., Moroni, I., ... & Manzini, M. C. (2020). Novel mutation identification and copy number variant detection via exome sequencing in congenital muscular dystrophy. Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 8(11), e1387.
  • Doss, C. G. P., Rajith, B., Chakraboty, C., Balaji, V., Magesh, R., Gowthami, B., Swati, M., ... & Das, M. (2014). In silico profiling and structural insights of missense mutations in RET protein kinase domain by molecular dynamics and docking approach. Molecular BioSystems, 10(3), 421-436.

Leadership and Services

General Secretary

The Fine Arts Club 2013-2014, VIT University

• Organized and coordinated monthly events every semester

• Event Coordinator for ‘PAROPKAR Scheme- to help the needy people’ 2011-2012, Health

Manager

Design and Web Graphics committee, RIVIERA’14 & GRAVITAS’13, VIT University, Vellore, India

• Designed and approved creative ideas relative to the theme of the fest

• Planned and laid out budget for the approved ideas

• Volunteer recruitment and management

• Planned, organized and distributed the design work based on the skill sets of the team

Coordinator

PAROPKAR program, Health Club 2012-2014, VIT University

  • Planned and coordinated multiple departments for donations
  • Volunteer recruitments and scheduling
  • Distributed donations to 20 odd villages and other centres in need of basic essentials.


Skills

Computer Technical: MS Office, Latex, R/Bioconductor, MATLAB, SQL serve management studio, ImageJ, GraphPad Data analysis.

Lab Skills: Immunostaining, Western Blotting, DNA/RNA/Protein extraction, PCR techniques, Confocal Microscopy, Gel Electrophoresis, Basic animal lab skills,

Honors and Awards

  • Provost Doctoral Fellowship recipient , Binghamton University, 2015-2019
  • Academic Merit Scholarship -Best Academic Performance 2010 and 2011, VIT University.
  • Diploma in Fine Arts & Crafts, 2006-2010 School of Fine Arts & Crafts.

Timeline

Graduate Research Assistant

School of Pharmacy, Binghamton University
08.2019 - Current

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Engineering Design Divison
08.2016 - 06.2019

Teaching Assistant

Department of biomedical engineering
08.2015 - 05.2016

Doctor of Philosophy - Bio-Medical Engineering

SUNY Binghamton University
08.2015 - Current

Project Assistant

LaCONES
12.2014 - 05.2015

Internship Student

United Breweries limited
12.2013 - 01.2014

Masters of Sciences (Integrated) - Biotechnology

VIT University
07.2010 - 05.2015

Diploma - Fine Arts & Crafts

Fines Art School of Jamshedpur
07.2002 - 05.2008
SWATI MUMMIDIVARPUDoctoral Candidate