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Jayashree Selvalatchmanan

Singapore

Summary

Post-doctoral research fellow with 8 years of experience in lipidomics with a focus on human milk, women's health and infant development. Dedicated to contributing to women's empowerment through focused research on pregnancy and lactation. Aspiring to leverage an NUS MBA to bridge scientific expertise with business strategies in order to drive change.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant/Research Fellow

NUS
06.2023 - Current
  • Hired as Research Assistant again before conferment of PhD Degree , but promptly promoted to Research Fellow in December 2023.
  • Conduct in-depth research predominantly on human milk lipids and other bioactive molecules using high-end analytical instrumentation
  • Quantitatively and qualitatively analyse and process data
  • Ensure quality controls are in place
  • Collaborate with other researchers to write up projects and papers
  • Mentor research assistants
  • Attend and present at conferences. Stay up-to-date with latest findings in the field.

Application Specialist

Agilent Technologies Inc.
09.2020 - 06.2023
  • Employed with Agilent Technologies as part of the EDB-IPP scholarship (in 3rd year of PhD).
  • Utilised high-end mass spectrometric instrumentation from Agilent to solve analytical issues that stem from analysing lipid molecules from highly complex human milk samples.
  • Mentored other PhD students in using Agilent instrumentation and developing methods for their analysis for other components in human milk samples.
  • Developed workflows on the Agilent Bravo liquid handling system for processing of cohort samples and provided training to workshop participants on the handling of the automated system.

Research Assistant

National University of Singapore
08.2015 - 12.2017
  • Lipid extraction on biological samples. Sample analyses using high-end mass spectrometers (Agilent 6490 QQQ, 6495 QQQ, QExactive etc.) Data analysis using Mass Hunter quantitative and qualitative software
  • Writing SOPs and Risk Assessments Teaching at ‘I C Lipids' workshops (Solid phase extraction techniques and use of BRAVO automated liquid handler)
  • Using automated liquid handling systems (i.e., BRAVO) Using chip-based direct infusion equipment (i..e TriVersa NanoMate)

Science Writer

Nanyang Technological University
09.2014 - 12.2014
  • Writing on latest interdisciplinary research findings, themes, developments etc
  • Interviewing scientists and researchers to convert latest scientific findings into compelling stories.
  • Writing the same information in two different styles to appeal to both the scientific and non-scientific community.

Chemist (Intern)

Dairy Technical Services Limited
11.2013 - 02.2014
  • Sample Preparation (Experience with LIMS – utilizing the Laboratory Information management system to receive samples and redistribute them to the various teams for analysis) Experience in Physical Testing – (Scorched particles, wettability, water activity, pH, density, bulk density) Wet Chemistry (Titrations – analysis of free fatty acids on butter/oil samples) Flow- injection analysis (Nitrate and Nitrite in mostly milk powder samples but includes other matrixes as well) Induced coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) – Testing for major metals in a variety of matrices
  • Induced coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) – Testing for trace metals.

Contract Writer

Monique Williams
01.2012 - 11.2013
  • Writing articles on personal development, emotional empowerment for women
  • Proof-reading and editing work to ensure a polished final product.
  • Assisting author in publishing process
  • Involved in website design: Banner Design, Administration work etc. Researched and implemented SEO strategies to increase online visibility

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Biochemistry

Yong Loo Lin, School of Medicine (NUS)
Singapore
08.2023

Bachelor of Forensic Sc in Applied Chem (Hons) -

University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
01.2011

Skills

  • Lipid Extraction (LLE and SPE techniques)
  • Automated Liquid handler (BRAVO and Hamilton)
  • Untargeted LC-MS (Direct-Infusion with TriVersa NanoMate) with QExactive
  • Targeted LC-MS (Agilent 6490, 6495A, 6495C)
  • Handling targeted and untargeted data analysis using Mass Hunter Software (Quant and Qual) and LipidXplorer
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Scientific Writing

Affiliations

  • Member of the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (2020- 2023)

Awards

Best Scientific Poster prize at the 11th International Singapore Lipid Symposium (21st-23rd March 2023) for work on human milk 

Best Scientific Poster Prize at the 12th International Singapore Lipid Symposium (8th March 2024) for work on human milk 

Key seminar presentations

1) Women's Health Conference 2023, Singapore. Presented on maternal health and human milk lipids to an international audience

2) Invited speaker for the international society for research in human milk and lactation  (ISRHML) Asia-Pacific Regional Webinar (31st August 2021). Presented on the variability of lipids in human milk

3) The International Singapore Lipid Symposium 10 (ISLS10), 2022. Presented on the topic of ethnicity and human milk lipid composition

Publications

  • Lipidomics in Clinical Diagnostics, Selvalatchmanan, J., Wenk, M., Bendt, A., 2023, Mass Spectrometry for Lipidomics: Methods and Applications: Wiley
  • Healthy breastfeeding infants consume different quantities of milk fat globule membrane lipids, George, A.D., Gay, M.C.L., Selvalatchmanan, J., Torta, F., Bendt, A.K., Wenk, M.R., Murray, K., Wlodek, M.E..Geddes, D.T., 2021, Nutrients, 13, 2951
  • Variability of lipids in human milk, Selvalatchmanan, J., Rukmini, A.V., Ji, S., Triebl, A., Gao, L., Bendt, A.K., Wenk, M.R., Gooley, J.J..Torta, F., 2021, Metabolites, 11, 104
  • Shared reference materials harmonize lipidomics across ms-based detection platforms and laboratories, Triebl, A., Burla, B., Selvalatchmanan, J., Oh, J., Tan, S.H., Chan, M.Y., Mellet, N.A., Meikle, P.J., Torta, F..Wenk, M.R., 2020, J. Lipid Res., 61, 105-115, 10.1194/jlr.D119000393
  • Mesoporous polymeric microspheres with high affinity for phosphorylated biomolecules, Shinde, S., Selvalatchmanan, J., Incel, A., Akhoundian, M., Bendt, A.K..Torta, F., 2018, New Journal of Chemistry, 42, 8603-8608, 10.1039/C8NJ01114A
  • The formation of adipocere in model aquatic environments, Stuart, B.H., Notter, S.J., Dent, B., Selvalatchmanan, J..Fu, S., 2016, Int. J. Legal Med., 130, 281-286, 10.1007/s00414-015-1277-0
  • Tailored polymer-based selective extraction of lipid mediators from biological samples, Ambaw, Y.A., Dahl, S.R., Chen, Y., Greibrokk, T., Lundanes, E., Lazraq, I., Shinde, S., Selvalatchmanan, J., Wenk, M.R., Sellergren, B..Torta, F., 2021, Metabolites, 11, 539

Timeline

Research Assistant/Research Fellow

NUS
06.2023 - Current

Application Specialist

Agilent Technologies Inc.
09.2020 - 06.2023

Research Assistant

National University of Singapore
08.2015 - 12.2017

Science Writer

Nanyang Technological University
09.2014 - 12.2014

Chemist (Intern)

Dairy Technical Services Limited
11.2013 - 02.2014

Contract Writer

Monique Williams
01.2012 - 11.2013

Doctor of Philosophy - Biochemistry

Yong Loo Lin, School of Medicine (NUS)

Bachelor of Forensic Sc in Applied Chem (Hons) -

University of Technology, Sydney
Jayashree Selvalatchmanan