Babykumari Chitramuthu

Biography

 Very determined, highly motivated and multi-skilled recent doctoral degree recipient from the department of Medicine, McGill and scientist of Neurodyn biotechnology company. By working both in industry and academia executing many leadership roles as science communicator, demonstrator, coordinator, presenter, investigator, team player, negotiator and collaborator. Positive and enthusiastic person with 12 peer reviewed articles and 18 awards for leadership and scientific excellence including CIHR, NSERC and FRSQ.  Key Skills  • Leadership and networking with scientific & medical communities • Possessing track record of scientific publications, presentations and achievement • Involved in interviewing, hiring, mentoring, teaching and training students and science coordinators • Writing and editing scientific reports, research articles, reviews, book chapters and monographs. • Delivering award-winning oral presentations at local and international conferences • Molecular cloning, gene expression profiling, Northern and Western blotting • Gene Knockdown technology and Microinjection • In vivo and in vitro models design and validation • Fluorescence microscopy and live cell imaging • Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Adobe illustrator, bioinformatics and statistical tools

Research Interest

 • Multi-skilled medical scientist • Organisational and management skills • Autonomous, dynamic and professional • Establish strong relationships/teamwork  • significant experience in industry and academia • Strong analytical skills and detail oriented  • Strong communication skills • Proficient in English, Tamil and basic French  (reading, written and spoken)