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Bhavana Verma

7919 Cross Creek Circle * Breinigsville, PA 18031 * 484-788-9207 * bvb99ec2@wes


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Work Experience
Scientist: Bachem Bioscience, Inc. * King of Prussia, PA, Aug 2006-July 2010
* Worked in a team of three under direct supervision of a PhD chemist to complet
e projects in a timely manner
* Prepared custom synthesis molecules consisting of amino acids and amino acid d
erivatives in the Organic Laboratory
* Prepared small peptides via solid phase synthesis and solution phase synthesis
* Purified products via HPLC and silica gel columns
* Characterized products via LC/MS, MALDI, HPLC, and TLC
* Collaborated with the QC, purification, and high throughput groups regularly
Customer Service Working Supervisor: Telerx/Pfizer Group * Allentown, PA
July 2003-Aug 2006
* Assisted in the management of program systems and activities
* Aided in training/developing, scheduling, monitoring, motivating, coaching, an
d counseling staff
* Responded to inbound consumer contacts, including, but not limited to, phone c
alls, letters, and emails
* Processed all work in compliance with SOP's
* Ensured high level of call quality and data accuracy on reports of adverse eve
nts and product quality issues
Chemist: Lab Support, Inc. * Minneapolis, MN
Retail: JC Penney and Casual Corner * Allentown, PA, June 2000-July 2003
* Conducted several short-term assignments
Research Assistant: R&D Systems, Inc. * Minneapolis, MN, April 1998-Feb 2000
* Prepared antibody to enzyme conjugates via HPLC purification/UV-Vis characteri
zation, and antibody to fluorophore conjugates for immunoassays used for researc
h and development
* Reviewed and approved documented procedures and protocols used by chemists and
laboratory technicians

Education
University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology: Minneapolis, MN
M.S. in Chemistry, July 2000
* GPA 3.00/4.00
* Completed a Plan B (literature research) Masters emphasizing in biological che
mistry
* Completed database searches and used chemical drawing programs to do illustrat
ions for the research papers
* Worked as a graduate teaching assistant in Organic Chemistry laboratory
Carleton College: Northfield, MN
B.A. in Chemistry, June 1996
* Graduated with cum laude latin honors
* Participated in a rigorous curriculum of liberal arts and sciences
* Participated in a summer research project which involved solution-phase peptid
e synthesis
* Took part in a spring research project which involved industrial analytical an
alysis
* Taught and tutored for undergraduate organic chemistry and introductory chemis
try courses
Publications/Presentations
* Chauhan, S.S.; Varshney, A.; Verma, B.; Pennington, M.W. "Efficient Synthesis
of Protected L-phosphonophenylalanine (Ppa) Derivatives suitable for Solid Phase
Peptide Synthesis." Tetrahedron Letters 2007, 48, 4051-4054.
* Biography publication in The National Dean's List 2001
* Presented Chemistry Plan B Master's Research Papers to U of MN faculty, using
Graphics and Text on overhead slides
Professional Affiliations
* Nominated for membership into the Sigma Xi research society
* Nominated for membership into the American Chemical Society

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