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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San Diego, California, United States
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Scientist 2
Illumina
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Greater San Diego Area
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Scientist
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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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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Doctor of Philosphy (PhD)
Roche
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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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Summer Intern
WiSolve
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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 

http://www.wisolve.org/
Madison, Wisconsin Area
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Director of Finance
WiSolve
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• 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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Co-Founder, Senior Consultant
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
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Undergraduate Student
Mitacs Inc.
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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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Globalink Research Intern (GRI)
York University
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Canada
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Research Intern
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Research internship under Prof. Ulf Diederichsen on project titled " Synthesis of Peptide Nucleic Acid Monomers"
Germany
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Research Intern
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), TIFR
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"Base catalyzed condensation of aldehyde and aromatic ketones"

Guided by: Prof. Savita Ladage and Dr. Laxshmy Ravishankar
Mumbai Area, India
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National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS) Scholarship
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
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
Chemistry
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Integrated BS-MS
Chemistry Major-

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

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