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RAFIKALI A. MOMIN, Ph.D.

Email: rafikmom@hotmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seek a challenging position in Research and Development with emphasis on toxicology, pharmaceutical, phytoceuticals, nutraceuticals, chemical or biochemical.

EDUCATION

2000 Ph. D. Horticulture/Natural Products Chemistry, Michigan State Univ. (MSU), USA
1997 M. Sc. Agriculture/Biochemistry, Gujarat Agril. Univ. (GAU), India
1994 B. Sc. Agriculture, GAU, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2002 – 2001 Scientist, Labstat International Inc.,Kitchener, Canada.

·Ames Assay.

·Neutral Red Cytotoxicity Assay.

Feb 2002 – March 2002 Research Assistant, Labstat International Inc.,Kitchener, Canada.

·Riview Literature Search

·Report prepared for Health Canada.

2000 – 2001 Research Associate, Dept. of Hort. and National Food Safety & Toxicology Center, MSU.

·Evaluating anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antidiabetic compounds from plant materials.

·Safety Officer for Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory.

1997 – 2000 Dissertation Research, Dept. of Horticulture, MSU.

·Title: “Phytoceutical and other bioactive natural products from Apium graveolens L. seeds.”
1999 – 2000 Laboratory Associate, Cherry-Project, MSU Cancer Research Center, MSU.
·Scaled up the production of Anthocyanins for in vivo studies, HPLC profiling, separation and purification of Anthocyanins from tart cherries (BalatonTM and Montmorency), proved antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of anthocyanins.

1999 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Horticulture, MSU.

·Undergraduate course in ‘Principles of Horticulture.’

1998 - 1999 Laboratory Associate, Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, MSU.
·Prepared and maintained microorganism and nematode cultures.
·Evaluated plant extracts and isolated pure compounds for their potential anti-microbial, mosquitocidal and nematicidal applications.
1999 Research Assistant, AMWAY Corporation sponsored project, Dept. of Horticulture, MSU.
·Extracted, purified and performed bioassay screening of anthocyanins and phenolic compounds from blueberries, blackberries, sweet cherries, cranberries and raspberries.
1997 – 1998 Laboratory Assistant, Pesticide Research Center, MSU.
·Involved in extraction, fractionation and preparation of the samples for different bioassays in DOW Chemical Company sponsored project.
1994 – 1997 M. Sc. Thesis Research, GAU, India.
·Title: "Biochemical Changes during Seed Development of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) as influenced by methods and schedules of irrigation."
TECHNICAL SKILLS

· Chemical : Chromatographic skills (HPLC, LC-20 recycling, VLC, MPLC, GC, TLC), Spectroscopic skills (NMR, IR, UV-VIS., CD-ORD).
· Microbial & Bioassays :Aseptic techniques, microbial culture, anti-microbial, In vitro cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assays, nematicidal, mosquitocidal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antidiabetic bioassays.
· Computer :Chemprint, ISIS Draw, Chemdraw, WordPerfect, Microsoft World, Excel, Power Point, Internet usage, HTML and web-page designing.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

· Member of American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy.
· Horticultural Organization of Graduate Students (HOGS), Dept. of Horticulture, MSU.
· Representative of graduate students of Horticulture Dept. in Council of Graduate Student, MSU.
· Member of University Committee for Library, MSU.

MAJOR AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

· Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship, AKF, Geneva, Switzerland
· University Graduate Fellowship, Dept. of Horticulture, MSU.
· National Scholarship, Aga Khan Education Services, India.
· Merit Scholarship, Gujarat Agricultural University, India.

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

· "Topoisomerase and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitory Compounds from Apium graveolens L. Seeds." Annual meeting of American Society of Pharmacognosy at Seattle, July 2000.
· "Comparative Levels of Bioactive Cyanidin and its glycosides in Cherries and Berries." Annual meeting of American Society of Pharmacognosy at Seattle, July 2000.
· "Bioactive Compounds and 1,3-dilinoleoyl-2-palmitin from A. graveolens L. Seeds." Joint Meeting of American Society of Pharmacognosy, Association Francaise pour I’Enseignement et la Recherche en Pharmacognosie, Gesellschaft fur Arzneipflanzenforschung and Phytochemical Society of Europe, Netherlands, July 1999.
· "Fatty acid composition during seed development in Safflower as influenced by methods and schedules of irrigation" National Symposium on Research and Education in Agricultural Biochemistry in the next century and advances in green vegetation and leaf protein research, at Dept. of Biochemistry, Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh, November, 1998.

PUBLICATIONS

· Momin, R. A. and Nair, M.G. Antioxidant, cyclooxygenase and topoisomerase inhibitory compounds from A. graveolens L. seeds., submitted to J. Nat. Prod.
· Seeram, N. P.; Momin, R. A. ; Nair, M. G. and Borquin, L. D. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Cyanidin Glycosides in Cherries and Berries, submitted to Phytomedicine.
· Momin, R.A. and Nair, M.G. Mosquitocidal, nematicidal and anti-fungal compounds from A. graveolens L. seeds. J. Ag. Food Chem., 2001, 49, 142-145.
· Momin, R.A.; Ramsewak, R.S. and Nair, M.G. Bioactive compounds and 1,3-di[(cis)-9-octadecenoyl]-2-[(cis,cis)-9,12-octadecadienoyl]glycerol from A. graveolens L. seeds. J. Ag. Food Chem., 2000, 48, 3785-3788.
· Momin, R.A.; Bhatnagar, R. and Panchal, S.C. Biochemical changes during seed development of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) as influenced by methods and schedules of irrigation. In Prints, J. Oilseed Res.
· Momin, R.A.; Bhatnagar, R. and Panchal, S.C. Yield, oil content and fatty acid composition of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) as influenced by methods and schedules of irrigation. Submitted to Indian J. Agric. Biochem.
· Momin, R.A.; Bhatnagar, R.; Panchal, S.C. and Chavda, J.R. Lipid and fatty acid changes during seed development of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). In Prints, Gujarat Agril. Univ. Res. J.