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Ritesh K. Aggarwal, Ph.D.
- Staff Scientist, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus 1300 Morris Park Avenue Chanin Building 302A Bronx, NY 10461
Research Profiles
Professional Interests
Team Leader and Innovative Biomedical Scientist specializing in Translational Research, CRISPR Technology, Lentiviral Delivery Systems, Clinical and pre-clinical model development, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering. Proficient in research with Primary Cancer Samples and Epigenetics. Enjoys simplifying Quantitative Data and organizing Events and People.
15+ years of diverse scientific experience. Motivated and result-driven research scientist with interdisciplinary expertise in Biochemical Engineering as well as cellular, immunological, molecular and biochemical assays. Expert at training students and co-workers.
Pre-clinical models; CRISPR-Cas9-mediated generation and validation of bi-allelic knockouts
• Lentivirus-based plasmid DNA and shRNA delivery systems and siRNA-based knockdowns.
• Proteomics (Mass spectroscopy), DNA methylation: functional and expression assays, metabolite assays, Invasion, migration studies, 3D organoids cell cultures, Colony assays, flow cytometry.
• Bacterial genetic engineering, Biochemistry, Genetic regulation, Quantitative biology, Data analysis, Systems biology, Biotechnology, Bioprocess and Fermentation technology; product characterization.
• Bioreactor design and scaling - Perfusion bioreactor, In situ product recovery, Membrane processes.
• Metabolomics and Flux -omics, Analytical instrumentation - HPLC, GC, Ion Chromatography, MS/MS.
• Team Leadership and Sports Management: Raised funding for Einstein’s Cricket team; multi-disciplinary scientific collaboration; Organizing and managing social events.
Fermentation and perfusion bioreactors, Bioprocess control, Bioprocess technology, Systems biology,
microbiome analysis, Metabolomics, Fluxomics, Mutation genetics, Biochemistry,
Chromatographic Instrumentation and Analysis - (HPLC, Ion chromatography, GC), Protein purification,
Downstream processing, Chemical reaction engineering, Transport processes (mass transfer, heat transfer), Bioreactor design, Scale-up.
Experienced in Business Analytics, Matlab, Bioinformatics, and Life Sciences in general.
Strong research professional with a Bachelor (B.Tech) and Master of Technology (M.Tech.) focused in Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.