Rampriya Uthayakumar
About Rampriya Uthayakumar
Rampriya Uthayakumar is an Associate Scientist specializing in the isolation and characterization of critical impurities using Preparative HPLC. With a background in Biotechnology and extensive experience in chromatography and mass spectrometry, Uthayakumar currently works at Nektar Therapeutics in Hyderabad, India.
Current Role at Nektar Therapeutics
Rampriya Uthayakumar currently serves as an Associate Scientist at Nektar Therapeutics, a position she has held since 2021 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. In this role, she focuses on the isolation and characterization of critical impurities using Preparative HPLC. Her responsibilities include conducting HPLC-PDA, RI, CAD, UV Spectroscopy, and UPLC calibrations. She also develops methods for impurity quantification using HPLC-CAD and supports the development of qualitative and quantitative methods in LC-MS/MS.
Previous Experience at Nektar Therapeutics
Prior to her current role, Rampriya Uthayakumar worked as a Senior Research Associate at Nektar Therapeutics from 2017 to 2021. During her four years in this position, she gained extensive experience in the field of chromatography and impurity characterization. Her work contributed to various projects aimed at enhancing the understanding of critical impurities within pharmaceutical formulations.
Experience at Spinco Biotech
Before joining Nektar Therapeutics, Rampriya Uthayakumar was employed as a Senior Scientific Officer at Spinco Biotech from 2011 to 2017. In this role, she developed her skills in molecular weight identification and characterization using LCMS. Her work involved method development and analysis, which provided her with a strong foundation in analytical techniques relevant to biotechnology.
Education and Expertise
Rampriya Uthayakumar studied at GHSS and later pursued a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Biotechnology from 2009 to 2011. Her educational background has equipped her with the knowledge and skills necessary for her current research activities. She specializes in separating chiral molecules using normal phase chromatography and has expertise in handling SEC-MALLS Detector for separation processes.