1. SHWETA HEGDE
#885,2nd floor, 8th
Cross, 13th
Main, Srinivas Nagar, BSK 1st
Stage, Bangalore-560050
Phone: +91-8762172844 Email:shwetu158@gmail.com
Summary:
 Hold M.Sc. Degree in Bio-Chemistry from Kuvempu University Shimoga.
 Working as senior Research Fellow at Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bangalore since July
2015.
 Have worked as Intern Research Associate on Quality Control for 6 months at Prakruthi Products,
Ankola.
 Have a Career Objective to learn and implement new things and to work in a challenging and
growth oriented environment where analytical, logical and leadership qualities are required while
helping me achieve personal as well as organizational goal.
 About Clinical Research : Have Basic idea about clinical trials, different phases of clinical trials,
About Drug Discovery and Development , ICH guidelines, project Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs)etc.
Educational Qualification:
 2014 - Master Of Science specializing in Bio-Chemistry from Kuvempu University, Shimoga
with an aggregate of 68%.
 2012 – Bachelor Of Science in Chemistry, Botany and Zoology from JSS College, Dharwad
with aggregate of 86%.
Professional Experience:
Employer: Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Position: Senior Research Fellow
Duration: July 2015-Present (9 months)
Project: “Epidemiological Studies on Foot and Mouth Disease”
Objective of the project: Sero - monitoring and sero – surveillance on foot and mouth disease.
Methods used:
• Liquid phase blocking ELISA.
• Differentiation of Infected, from vaccinated animals- DIVA ELISA.
• Serotyping of FMD virus.
• Virus isolation using mammalian cell culture (BHK-21).
• Plasmid DNA isolation, Extraction of DNA from Agarose Gel Electrophoresis.
• Preparation of Competent Cells Bacterial Transformation-Heat Shock Method.
• Fluorescent microscopy – immunofluorescence techniques.
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2. • Preparation of X-gal/IPTG LB agar plates for Blue /White colony Screening.
• Estimation of protein concentration Using Spectrophotometer.
• Restriction Digestion of DNA and its Analysis.
• Cloning and Recombinant DNA Technology.
Employer: Prukruthi Products Pvt. Ltd. Ankola.
Position: Quality Analyst.
Duration: 6 months.
Methods used:
• Testing of LOD, moisture content percentage, bulk density, tap density.
• Testing of friability, DT test.
• Knowledge of LAF, autoclave.
• Sterility testing.
• Microbial limits testing.
• Bio burden determination, water analysis.
• Heavy metal testing.
M.sc Project:
 M.Isolation of novel starch hydrolyzing enzymes by screening mRNA libraries. Objective of
the project was to isolate and partial purification of isolated novel hydrolase enzymes.
Certification Programs Attended:
 Participated in one day National Seminar on ‘Current Progress and Future prospects in Cancer
Research’ on 22nd February, 2013, at Department of PG studies and research in Bio-chemistry,
Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shivamogga.
Seminar delivered:
 Delivered a seminar on the research paper entitled “Acute hyperglycemia does not alter nitric
oxide-mediated micro vascular function in the skin of adolescents with type 1 diabetes” at
Department of PG studies and research in Bio-chemistry, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta,
Shivamogga.
Computer Skills:
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3. • Basics MS word, MS Excel, MS powerpoint, Internet Access.
Personal Details:
Date Of Birth : 24-July-1991
Languages : Kannada, English, Hindi.
Interests : Reading, Singing, Cooking.
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