Anurag Agrawal
Scientist 2 at Illumina
Scientist 2 at Illumina
Experienced Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology industry. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently working at Illumina in the RTD division focused at surface modifications for improving DNA sequencing
Illumina
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Scientist 2
San Diego, California, United States
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Illumina
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Scientist
Greater San Diego Area
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Doctor of Philosphy (PhD)
Thesis Advisor: Prof. James C Weisshaar

Thesis work: Understanding Spatiotemporal Aspects of Antimicrobial Peptide Attack on Single, Live Bacteria Using Time-Lapse Fluorescence Microscopy https://search.proquest.com/openview/427377c963dfab3365dc17872e8b7e2c/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

1.) Effect of Lipopolysaccharide layer on the antimicrobial action of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
See: Agrawal A, Weisshaar JC (2018) Effects of alterations of the E. coli lipopolysaccharide layer on membrane permeabilization events induced by Cecropin A. Biochimica et Biophysica acta https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.04.009
2.) Resistance of early stationary phase E. coli to membrane permeabilization by the antimicrobial peptide Cecropin A
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.05.012
3.) Diverse Impacts on Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Membrane Activities from Hydrophobic Subunit Variation Among Nylon-3 Copolymers
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acschembio.0c00855
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Roche
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Summer Intern
Worked with CDx Pharma Services Assay Development team: 
- Developed a novel detection assay for fully automated mRNA detection for use in cancer diagnosis 
- Optimized an existing assay to increase the signal/background ratio
- Worked on Benchmark ULTRA instrument for development and optimization studies
Tucson, Arizona Area
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WiSolve
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Director of Finance
WiSolve is a not-for- profit organization with a binary target of providing practical training of consulting and business to graduate students and postdocs, and providing business recommendations to local startups, technology institutions, and established biotech/pharma companies through the unique problem-solving skills of researchers. Through 8 projects and 20 professional development workshops, WiSolve has achieved significant success towards the aim. We have around 50 committed members as part of our team along with several strategic partners such as  Academic Consortium for Entrepreneurs (ACE), BioForward, the Center for Technology Commercialization, University Research Park, the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, UW Business & Entrepreneurship Clinic, and others to help us with this goal.

As a founding member and Director of Finance, my duties include:
1.) Guiding financial decisions by establishing, monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures and internal controls
2.) Fundraising through strategic partners, university resources and networking
3.) Assist in forming new strategic relationships and executing marketing and organizational initiatives
4.) Outreach and organizational growth 

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Madison, Wisconsin Area
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WiSolve
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Co-Founder, Senior Consultant
• Co-founded WiSolve, a non-profit organization aiming to provide research-based business consulting services to companies in Wisconsin
• Created a branding plan involving name, logo, social media and mission statement. 
• Consulted a local biotech company to help them clarify market position and raise capital from potential investors
Madison, Wisconsin Area
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
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Undergraduate Student
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Mitacs Inc.
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Globalink Research Intern (GRI)
Internship under Prof. Derek Wilson at York University, Canada. Research work on " “Measuring Kinetic Isotope Effects in the Enzymatic Pre-steady State Using Time-Resolved Electrospray Mass Spectrometry”
Canada
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York University
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Research Intern
Canada
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Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Research Intern
Research internship under Prof. Ulf Diederichsen on project titled " Synthesis of Peptide Nucleic Acid Monomers"
Germany
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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), TIFR
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National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS) Scholarship
"Base catalyzed condensation of aldehyde and aromatic ketones"

Guided by: Prof. Savita Ladage and Dr. Laxshmy Ravishankar
Mumbai Area, India
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Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Thesis Advisor: Prof. James C Weisshaar


1.) Effect of Lipopolysaccharide layer on the antimicrobial action of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
2.) Effect of anionic phospholipids on spatiotemporal action of various AMPs
3.) Nylon-3 copolymers and their effect on live, single E. coli cells
4.) Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) action on stationary phase bacterial cells
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Chemistry
Integrated BS-MS
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
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Chemistry Major-

Undergrad thesis: Synthesis, Incorporation and Photophysical Characterization of Base-Modified Fluorescent Peptide Nucleic Acid Analogues

Undergrad supervisor: Prof. S. G. Srivatsan
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Mitacs Globalink
Graduate Research Intern (GRI)
Internship under Prof. Derek Wilson at York University, Canada. Research work on " “Measuring Kinetic Isotope Effects in the Enzymatic Pre-steady State Using Time-Resolved Electrospray Mass Spectrometry”
Working Internships in Science and Engineering (WISE) Scholarship
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Academic Excellence Prize
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), India
For Academic Excellence - a perfect SGPA of 10
Member of the Indian contingent, Medal for Best Poster Presentation
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), South Korea
5th Asian Science Camp 2011
CNR Rao Education Foundation Prize
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Pune), India
For Academic Excellence - a perfect SGPA of 10
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Scholarship
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
National Fellowship in Basic Sciences
Synthesis, Incorporation and Photophysical Characterization of Base-Modified Fluorescent Peptide Nucleic Acid Analogues
“Measuring Kinetic Isotope Effects in the Enzymatic Pre-steady State Using Time-Resolved Electrospray Mass Spectrometry”
Summer Internship as a part of MITACS Globalink program
" Synthesis of Peptide Nucleic Acid Monomers"
Health
Indian Leprosy Foundation
Fundraising
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Mathieu Viger
Staff Scientist - Research and Technology Development at Illumina
San Diego, CA
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Justin Fullerton
Scientist at Illumina
San Diego, CA
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Tanvi Shah
Associate at Eversheds Sutherland | CIPP/US
San Diego, CA
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Bo Lu
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina
San Diego, CA
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Tyler Dill
PhD, Nanotechnologist
San Diego, CA
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Ludovic Vincent
Associative thinker | Biotech Engineer | Surface Scientist | Passion for life sciences | Team Motivator | Data science wannabe
San Diego, CA
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Obi Onyeacholem
Development Engineer at Illumina
San Diego, CA
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Katerina Rokhlenko
Polymer and Materials Scientist, PhD
San Diego, CA
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Amit Sharma
Enabling disruptive products | Technology enthusiast |  Lets Learn and Share
San Diego County, CA
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Shreshtha Mishra
Associate Scientist at Illumina
San Diego, CA
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Jichuan Zhang
Scientist II at Illumina
Greater Philadelphia
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Jiawen (Annie) Li
Scientist at Illumina
San Diego, CA
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Rohan Kumbhare
Scientist II at NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
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Shizu Watanabe
Scientist at Cepheid
San Francisco Bay Area
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Halei Zhai
Scientist at Nektar Therapeutics
San Francisco Bay Area
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Vera C. Lattier, PhD
Molecular & Cell Scientist | Research & Development
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
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Eden K. Michael
Sr. Scientist NPI at Cepheid
San Francisco Bay Area
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Reza Mohammadi, Ph.D.
Scientist at AbbVie
Irvine, CA
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Alaleh Golkar Narenji, PhD
Bioengineer/Scientist
San Diego County, CA
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Joice Thomas
Scientist at Arcus Biosciences
San Francisco Bay Area
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Bengaluru
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Manager- Domestic Delivery at Xapads Media Private Limited
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