Arjun Kolakotla

2203 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, VA-22043

Ph: (703) 302-0153
e-mail: koarjun@gmail.com, ak21c106@westpost.net

Education
Master of Science in Biotechnology (2009 - Present)
American University, Washington DC, USA.
cGPA 3.71 (30/36 credits)
(Core courses taken: Biochemistry-I, Biochemistry-II, Molecular Biology, Statist
ical methods (with SPSS 17.0), Lab applications of Biotechnology, Drug and techn
ology development)
Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology (2002-2006)
Shridevi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, India-57210
6
Passed in first class with distinction with 73.5% overall

Work Experience
1) Laboratory Associate (intern) - Bioserve Biotechnologies Ltd., Beltsville, MD
-20705
(Aug '09 - Dec'09)
Responsibilities:
* Genomic DNA extraction from a multitude of sources (saliva, blood)
* Quantification by RT-PCR (TaqmanTM), electrophoresis.
2) Technical trainee and Junior Manager - Dr.Reddy's Laboratories - Biologics, H
yderabad, A.P., India - 500043. (2007-2008)
Responsibilities:
* Management of large-scale purification and downstream processing of monoclonal
antibodies (Rituximab) in a GMP environment
* Chromatography - ion-exchange/affinity, filtration, sterile operations)
* Area and equipment validation.
* Standard operating procedure writing, implementation and documentation.
* Facility management, production planning and inventory control.
* Biologics e-Learning Tool (BeLT) development.
Skills/About me
* Chromatography, PCR, DNA extraction and most other basic laboratory activities
.
* Basic knowledge of bioinformatics (database searching, sequence alignments usi
ng BLAST, FASTA, multiple alignments, protein analysis).
* Basic knowledge of statistical analysis and SPSS 17.0
* Strong computer skills - Microsoft word, PowerPoint, Excel.
* Good analytical, oral and writing skills.
References
Dr. David Culver,
Professor, Environmental Science,
PSM Program Coordinator,
American University, Beeghly 110, CAS - Environmental Science,
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC-20016
Ph: (202) 885-2180
e-mail: dculver@american.edu
Dr. Leonard Bazar,
Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Georgetown University, Basic science building, Room # 345,
3500 Reservoir Road, NW Washington DC-20007
Ph: (202) 687-2214
e-mail: bazarl@georgetown.edu
Mike Seddon,
Director of Operations,
BioServe Biotechnologies, Ltd.
9000 Virginia Manor Road, Suite 207,
Beltsville, MD 20705
Ph: (301) 470-3362
e-mail: mseddon@bioserve.com