Tauseef Shah

Veterinarian

PetVet Care Centers

Present

Scientist Ii, in Vivo Oncology

Crown Bioscience · San Diego, California, United States

Iacuc Scientist

Crown Bioscience

• Provide guidance to IACUC in relation to animal welfare and regulatory guidelines • Act as Principal Investigator on the internal immuno-oncology and toxicology animal care and use protocols • Provide guidance and support to other Study Directors requesting protocol amendments whenever necessary

Study Director in Vivo Oncology, Scientific Operations

Crown Bioscience · San Diego, California, United States

• Act as a liaison between Crown Bioscience and its clients across the globe and manage all the communication from project kick-off to completion • Lead planning and execution of pre-clinical in vivo oncology studies in a CRO setting for multiple clients • Provide scientific expertise for study design and protocol development for toxicology, oncology, PK/PD studies • Manage client studies across cross functional teams • Experience using PDX, CDX, syngeneic, humanized, GEMM models • Analyze study data, generated study reports, and presented data to clients • Provide guidance to scientific operations and support for business development • Collaborate with Quality Assurance team to address non-compliance and create CAPA plans to drive improvement • Provided technical expertise, authored, and reviewed various SOPs • Developed novel models for clients through internal and external collaborations • Streamlined and updated training procedures for Study Directors

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Independently established multiple techniques, to study neuroinflammation and intestinal immune function in animal models of systemic disease and toxicant exposure • Independently lead project on neuroinflammation in a mouse model of endometriosis • Designed experiments for 10 projects, troubleshot problems, analyzed data, and presented research at conferences and seminars • Collaborated with other researchers on validating 3D culture model for primary microglia and mixed-glia cultures • Supervised 13 undergraduates by organizing responsibilities, designing and coordinating experiments, and training them in laboratory techniques, instrumentation, animal care and handling procedures, and daily tasks • Identified problems to solve, designed experiments, and solved research questions in neuroimmunology, neurotoxicology, neuroendocrinology, reproductive physiology, and gastrointestinal toxicology • Optimized protocols for immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, immunoassays, cytokine a…

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Taught human anatomy and physiology laboratory classes I & II to 1 – 2 classes with roughly 30 students per laboratory class for 9 semesters • Developed additional material to enhance student learning • Delivered several lectures in epidemics and infectious diseases • Oversaw student progress and graded student assignments, quizzes, and exams

Consultant

Illinois Business Consulting

• Conducted primary and secondary research for the in vitro diagnostics market • Created a go-to-market strategy with a team of 6 consultants for a Global 100 company interested in entering the in vitro diagnostics market and presented a concise report to the clients • Presented deliverables to the executives in a weekly meeting, which included PowerPoint presentations, go-to-market strategy, a comprehensive final report, and an estimated market value model

Research and Development Intern

Epivara

• Participated in designing and performing toxicological studies of a pharmaceutical alternative to pet sterilization • Handled rodents, did subcutaneous injections, repeated blood collections, terminal blood and tissue collections, and in situ perfusion fixation • Prepared scRNA-Seq samples from neonatal rat hypothalami and performed evaluation of protein expression using floating section immunofluorescence and unbiased stereology • Conducted market research on surgical sterilization and their alternatives in companion and agricultural animals and helped in troubleshooting and problem-solving for the start-up company

Graduate Research Assistant

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale · Carbondale, Illinois, United States

• Lead and conducted research on the physiology and endocrinology of folliculogenesis in mares and women • Developed and mastered technique of transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicle wall biopsy • Conducted RIA and ELISA hormone assays, such as FSH, LH, P4, E2, NO, VEGF, PGE2, and PGFM

Graduate Assistant

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

• Collected, transported, handled, and disposed radioactive, chemical, and biological waste from research labs throughout the university • Managed hazardous chemical spills

Research Fellow

University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Steered and conducted research on the physiology and endocrinology of folliculogenesis and corpus luteum regression in large animals, including cattle and horse • Learned and mastered techniques in transrectal and transabdominal ultrasonography, color doppler, transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicle ablation, intraovarian injections, and sampling micro-aliquots of follicular fluid • Conducted RIA and ELISA hormone assays, such as FSH, LH, P4, E2, and PGFM

Junior Research Fellow - Veterinary Medicine

Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

• Safely restrained animals for procedures • Diagnosed and treated diseases in agricultural animals and pets through physical examination and analysis of bodily fluids (i.e., urine and blood) using biological, chemical, hematological, and pathological tools • Raised hyperimmune serum against antigen expressed protein in lab animals • Isolated and characterized bacterial pathogens from various clinical and necropsy samples

Veterinary Medicine Intern

Faculty of veterinary Medicine - SKUAST Kashmir

• Diagnosed and treated animal diseases and infertility and pregnancy complications in farm animals using tools in chemistry, radiography, ultrasonography, surgery, microbiology, hematology and pathology • Extensive experience with small animal surgery involving gastrointestinal and urogenital systems (i.e., Canine, Ovine, Caprine) • Raised hyperimmune serum against antigen/expressed protein in lab animals and produced vaccine • Isolated and characterized bacterial pathogens from different clinical and post-mortem samples Semen evaluation, packaging and freezing. • Experienced with laboratory animal breeding and management