Abirami Ramalingam
About Abirami Ramalingam
Abirami Ramalingam is an Associate Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Devens, Massachusetts, with extensive experience in pre-clinical studies, quality control, and biologics.
Professional Experience at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Abirami Ramalingam currently holds the position of Associate Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Devens, Massachusetts. Previously, she served as a QC Specialist at the same company from 2017 to 2019. Her responsibilities include leading continuous improvement efforts, providing technical leadership, and supporting data trending and analysis. She also represents QC on various site or network project teams.
Previous Employment at AbbVie
From 2015 to 2017, Abirami Ramalingam worked as a Biologist III at AbbVie in Worcester, Massachusetts. During her tenure, she performed in vitro and in vivo screening for biologics using MSD assays. She also developed superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle-based bioassay products for cell labeling and tracking experiments.
Early Career and Research Roles
Abirami Ramalingam has a rich early career background in research, having worked at BioPAL Inc. as a Research Scientist from 2013 to 2015 and at UTHSCSA as a Research Associate from 2007 to 2011. She focused on pre-clinical studies involving pain receptor signaling mechanisms and developed various bioassay products.
Educational Background
Abirami Ramalingam holds a Master's degree in Applied Microbiology from the University of Madras, completed between 1998 and 2000. She also earned a Bachelor's degree in General Microbiology from the same university, studying from 1995 to 1998. Her educational background laid a strong foundation for her extensive research and professional experience in the field of microbiology and biotechnology.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Abirami Ramalingam possesses extensive technical skills including proficiency in antibody screening assays, in vivo pharmacokinetic profiling for biologics, and various laboratory techniques such as ELISA, DNA & RNA purification, protein purification, Western blot, and PCR. She is adept in experimental design, statistical data analysis, and reporting, and has a strong operational knowledge of QC site operations and regulatory requirements.