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Hello All,
I am interested in the scientific imaging and would like to pursue training on
confocal and image analysis software. I have been working for around 16
months at Post Doctoral Fellow level the Knudsen lab, Molecular Diagnostics
Program in the Division of Public Health Sciences; Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center, Seattle.
My work is has been in the area of molecular pathology, signaling pathway and
biomarkers that are related to the prevention, treatment, and prognostication
of ovarian and prostate cancer. The research is centered on analyzing the
expression of the HGF/c-MET and activation of two downstream signaling
pathways (PI3K/AKT and MAPK) in ovarian cancer tissues and cell lines that
are complex, context dependent and include cross talks with other signaling
pathways. Apart from the ovarian cancer project, I had an opportunity to
analyze immunohistochemistry, western blot and tissue micro array of breast
cancer and tissue blocks & histopathology slides of prostate.
I received my graduation in medicine (MD) and Post Graduate Diploma in Family
Medicine from India and worked as a resident in India, Africa and the UK. My
passion for pathology and the study of molecular mechanisms underlying
pathogenesis has now intensified, in part, due to my involvement in research
at the Fred Hutch and I look forward more avenues and unique opportunities
to further enhance my research experience towards becoming a board
certified pathologist. I've put emphasis on research experience because I
believe it is one of the foremost assets, combined with other factors for a
candidate applying for pathology residency. I have forthcoming publications
and appreciable experience in presentation and manipulating sets of data
With around 1-2 years of my time until the next pathology residency match, I
hope to gain experience on confocal. I am very confident that my passion for
molecular pathology combined with research & clinical background would help
me contribute to the core. I am also currently doing freelance medical
illustration and have created models of scaffold chambers, flowcharts and
pathways using graphic software.
Can you suggest any possible options? Thank you for your consideration. I am
willing to relocate.
Best,
Radha (Sabarinath Radhakrishnan)
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