Editorial Assistant
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Dedicated life science professional with research and academic experience, currently working as Editorial Assistant and pursuing a PhD in Biotechnology. Demonstrates strong scientific writing, peer-review handling, and editorial management skills. Seeking to contribute to the publishing field bringing academic rigor, publication ethics understanding, and collaborative efficiency to support scientific communication.
1. Editorial Assistant
Cancer Research, Statistics and Treatment (CRST) journal, Wolters Kluwer, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
May 13, 2025 – Present
Managing manuscript submissions, peer-review coordination and editorial correspondence.
Ensuring timely communication with authors, reviewers and editors.
Formatting manuscripts as per journal guidelines, proofreading and assisting in production workflows.
2. Junior Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana, India
June 10, 2019 – December 08, 2020
Conducted nanoparticle synthesis and antimicrobial research under funded project.
Handled microbial screening and biophysical characterization experiments.
Assisted in laboratory management and procurement.
3. Assistant Professor (Life Sciences)
Starex University, Gurugram, India
January 08, 2018 – June 08, 2019
Taught microbiology and biotechnology courses to postgraduate and undergraduate students.
Mentored student research projects and organized academic seminars.
Coordinated departmental activities and evaluations.
1. PhD, Biotechnology
Durban University of Technology, South Africa July 28, 2021 – Present
Research focus: Identification, purification, and characterization of novel antimicrobial peptides from microorganisms
Hands-on experience in HPLC, LC-MS/MS, genome mining (antiSMASH, BAGEL, etc.), and antimicrobial assays.
2. Master of Science (M.Sc.), Microbiology
Department of Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, India 2014 – 2016 | Marks: 72.10% Dissertation: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Fusarium oxysporum by RNAi construct of PBS2 gene
3. Bachelor of Science (Hons.), Botany
Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, India 2011 – 2014 | Marks: 74.29%
