Navin Dixit

Aspiring Biopharma Scientist

Passionate biopharmaceutical enthusiast currently pursuing a master's in biopharm engineering at UCD. Eager to enhance my skills and utilize them in the Irish biopharm sector to upcale myself .

Dublin

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Work Experience

Research Intern

CSIR-NEERINagpur, Maharashtra

Jan 2025 — May 2025

Identified Methanosarcina barkeri as an efficient methane producer with high substrate utilization, biomass growth, enzyme activity, and coenzyme F420 fluorescence for bioenergy applications
Proved cow dung rich in methanogenic and anaerobic pathways; organic soil showed potential in lignocellulosic and plastic degradation through metagenomic studies

Intern

Superb Farms Fresh India Private LimitedNagpur, Maharashtra

Jun 2023 — Jul 2023

Studied workflow, design, and processing of egg manufacturing, packaging, and marketing methods in large-scale food production
Analyzed distribution channels including retail, wholesale, supermarkets, online stores, and value-added products like liquid, boiled, powdered, and fortified eggs

Projects

Bacterial quorum sensing regulation of aesthetic skin colouring dyes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Investigated antimicrobial sensing potential of cosmetic dyes against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa; quantified seven virulence factors at MIC and sub-MIC levels; Lawson dye suppressed pyocyanin by 97.73%, rhamnolipids by 93.99%, and biofilm by 78.86%, outperforming other dyes.

Skills

qPCRRT-PCRHPLCSDS-PAGEELISAReal-time polymerase chain reactionPythonData analysisProtein estimationCell-Based AssaysGenomic DNA analysisGenomic DNA isolationPlasmid DNA analysisRNA IsolationTotal RNA analysisInterpersonal communicationNetworkingTeamworkPublic SpeakingCommunicationManagement

Education

Master of Engineering Science, Bio-pharmaceutical Engineering

University College Dublin

Aug 2026 — Aug 2027

Bachelor of Technology, Biotechnology

SRM University

8.04/10

Higher Secondary Certification (HSSC), Physics, Chemistry, Biology

TIP TOP CONVENT

94.17%

Certifications

Python programming language

Drug Discovery and Project Management Specialization

Introduction to Industrial Bioprocess Biotechnology

Languages

English

Fluent

Marathi

Native

Hindi

Fluent

Accomplishments

Participated in 'International Conference on Recent Advances in Biosciences and Bioengineering' (ICRABB 2022)

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Presented research on 'Bacterial quorum sensing regulation of aesthetic skin coloring dyes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa'

Conference on Structural Biology and Drug Discovery (CSBDD-2024)

Got 91 percentile in MHT-CET PCB during class 12th

Participated in senior-junior interaction conference and meeting during B.Tech in Biotechnology as a senior and guided juniors regarding the scope in Biotech and Biopharma