Rajesh Ramakrishnan
Associate Professor @University Of St. Thomas Tx
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Professor @University Of St. Thomas Tx
US
At the University of St. Thomas (TX), I teach Microbiology and Anatomy & Physiology, guiding BSN and ABSN students through their academic journey. My role extends beyond the classroom as I mentor undergraduate STEM students, helping them navigate their educational paths. I focus on creating an interactive learning environment that promotes student engagement and success.
EDUCATION
Bhavan's College
Junior College, Science
University of Mumbai
B.Sc., Microbiology
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Ph.D., Microbiology&Immunology
University of Mumbai
M.Sc., Microbiology
Bhavan's A.H.Wadia High School
High school, Biological and Physical Sciences, chemistry, math, social sciences
SKILLS
ABOUT RAJESH RAMAKRISHNAN
Educator and Manager with experience in teaching, academic research, lab management, and pharmaceutical industry sectors like manufacturing and quality assurance. Previously, as Manager of the Nursing Student Success Center, my remit was to coach, mentor and assist graduate Nursing students in completing their degrees and staying on track with their career goals. As Associate Professor, I teach Microbiology to students applying to ABSN as well as BSN at the University of St Thomas (UST). My other Microbiology is an upper division course for Biology majors. I also teach the following courses: Behavioral Neuroscience (MSN). I have taught Pathophysiology (ABSN & BSN), Advanced Pathophysiology (MSN) at UST and Microbiology at Houston Community College. As an Assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas, I taught Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology, and General Biology. My Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology classes are prerequisites for students applying for nursing or allied health programs. I proactively utilize my experience to meet goals that are in sync with the institutional policy. Specialties: Tissue culture techniques (primary cell culture and cell lines), isolation of rare cell types, transcriptional regulation of HIV-1, Mother to child transmission of HIV-1, molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 infection in cord and adult blood mononuclear cells, Biochemistry, Western blotting, Immunoprecipitation, reporter assays, RNAi techniques to study eukaryotic transcriptional elongation, quantitative real-time PCR, supervision of pharmaceutical capsule production process, quality assurance of parenteral production, gene regulation in cancer (lymphomas) by microRNAs (miRNAs). Isolation & identification of bacterial etiological agents from clinical samples. Obstetric complications (Placenta accreta). Drug delivery systems to biofilm in a bioreactor setup. Industrial effluent treatment with biofilm bioreactor.
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