Harrain Vijayakumar

A dedicated individual, respectful of everyone, and confident working with colleagues of different cultural backgrounds. Decent academic background with a completed Honours degree in Bachelor of Science specifying in Biotechnology. Knowledgeable and have a good understanding of the general rule for working safely in a PC1 and PC2 laboratory. Familiar with WHS Acts, Regulations and Code of Practices, and Risk Managements. Reliable individual with skills and experience as a Laboratory Technician. Smart and committed to job well done and offering exceptional drive. Motivated to learn, grow, and excel.

Member of Flinders Badminton Club (2017-2019).

• Biosafety Training - (2019). Learned how to manage and handle biological samples such as microbial pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi) and genetically modified organisms (plants, animal cells and microorganisms). Also, understood how they are regulated in Australia which involves risk management of these biological samples.

• Activation of P-Akt and P-Erk 1/2 by novel cone snail insulin's for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes. This project was conducted to test the potential use of insulin's extracted from a few cone snails for the treatment of Type-1 diabetes. The results achieved were promising as cone snail insulin showed to be more efficient compared to the human insulin in the uptake of glucose from bloodstream into cells.

• Isolating and Identifying Different Bacteria Species from Mixed Culture. This was achieved by using the streak plating technique of the mixed culture on different type of agar plates. Each agar plate has different type of nutrient compositions specific for each bacteria to grow. This allowed me to identify the type of bacteria present in the mixed culture.

• Development of a biorefinery for the cultivation of Gracilaria secundata and the extraction of agar.

• Investigating the Toxicity of Doxorubicin and Marine Bioproducts of HFVCE and HFBCE on human Colon Cancer Cell Line (HT 29) using assays of MTT and Alamar Blue and Transfection of HEK 293 cell line via Lipofection.

• Understanding the Synergistic Effects of Plant RIP with Omega-3 PUFAs on cancer cells in vitro. This project was done to understand and observe the potency of combined treatment of plant protein (RIP) with Omega-3 and comparing it to singular treatments of RIP and Omega-3 towards breast cancer cell lines. Results showed that the combined treatment to be slightly more potent towards the cancer cells compared to the individual treatments. This outcomes gives an idea to potentially utilize combination therapy as a possible treatment for diseases.

• Attended Horizon Leadership Summit 2017. This seminar thought me on ways to overcome fears and build confidence in order to be a good leader. Moreover, this seminar also thought me on how to communicate with others well and build network with people.