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Background:
Dr. Richa Attre received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology in 1993 from the University of Cambridge, U.K. (Thesis:
Protein Targeting in Peroxisomes). Dr. Attre was a post-doctoral
fellow during 1993-95 at Stanford University School of Medicine
in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology (Research:
Protein Transport in Plasmodium falciparum).
Awards and Scholarships:
Dean’s fellowship for postdoctoral research, Stanford
Medical School (1994)
MacArthur Foundation grant for postdoctoral research, Stanford
Medical School (1993)
Katherine McCormick grant for travel, Stanford Medical School
(1993)
J. Watumull grant for research support, Stanford Medical School
(1993)
Lundgren Research grant, Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Cambridge,
UK (1993)
Cambridge Philosophical Society fellowship, Univ. of Cambridge,
UK (1993)
Fred Sanger grant, Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Cambridge,
UK (1993)
Rotary Foundation Scholarship for M Phil., Univ. of Cambridge,
UK (1988-1989)
Chancellors Gold Medal (B. Ed), Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, India (1985)
Work Experience:
| Perkin Elmer Corporation, Wilton,
CT |
1996-1999 |
Headed applied R&D lab for PCR/UV florescence
based technologies and applications.
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| PE Biosystems, Foster City, CA |
1995-1996 |
| Scientist, Food/ Environmental group |
Collaborated with Stanford Hospital Clinical
Laboratories on analyses of E. coli 0157:H7 and
Legionella strains using Amplified Fragment Length
Polymorphism (AFLP) technique.
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Led development of Listeria monocytogenes
and Salmonella detection and sample preparation
kits to test for food and water contamination.
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Developed research projects with US Dept
of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and
Chevron Corporation.
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