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Dr. Anand Kolaktar's professional résumé
| Summary
of qualifications |
- Detailed knowledge of biological and chemical databases and
algorithms to integrate such data.
- Self-motivated with ability to develop and manage teams.
Managed documentation group responsible for all product documentation
for a data integration application.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present to
all levels of an enterprise.
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Professional experience |
2001–2003
VivoMind, LLC Palo Alto, CA
Head, Life Sciences Sector
- Developed prototype applications
for products in life sciences
- Responsible for market research and
technical due-diligence
- Advised management team regarding
competitors, trends in the field, product development, contract and
sales negotiations, and venture capital fund raising.
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1999–2001
geneticXchange, Inc. Menlo Park, CA
Program Manager
- Member of the founding team;
established the first product plan, designed and implemented initial
operations and systems; hired development team members; led a project
to fully document products (critical to sales);
- Helped the incoming CEO to develop
a business plan and define strategy (competitive analysis, partnering
plans, hiring plans, translation of product capabilities and use);
participated in and provided support, information, and materials
during venture capital fund raising and technical due diligence
- Managed client accounts; developed
client-customized bioinformatics applications, integrating biological
and clinical data; determined clients’ needs, specifications, and
satisfaction with implementation; modified the product to meet
customers' needs; oversaw product update and upgrade installations;
provided support and training to customers;
- Brought in two months worth of
working capital from overdue accounts during a cash flow crisis.
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1994–1999
Stanford University Stanford, CA
Research Fellow
- Identified and directed research
projects for 6 rotating biochemistry graduate students and summer
interns;
- Developed protein purification and
protein crystallization protocols for incoming research students and
technical staff; created and implemented training programs;
- Developed, managed and published 12
protein structures.
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| Education |
- PhD., Biochemistry & Biophysics,
Rice University, Houston, TX, 1994
- B.A., Chemistry & Biology,
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, 1987
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| Refereed
Publications
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Kenneth K.
-S. Ng, Anand R. Kolatkar,
Shaun Park-Snyder, Hadar Feinberg, Damon A. Clark, Kurt Drickamer, and
William I. Weis. Orientation of
Bound Ligands in Mannose-binding Proteins: Implications for Multivalent
Ligand Recognition.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277: 16088-16095 (2002).
Hadar Feinberg, Shaun Park-Snyder, Anand R. Kolatkar, Charles T. Heise,
Maureen E. Taylor and William I. Weis. Structure of a C-type
Carbohydrate-recognition Domain from a Macrophage Mannose Receptor.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275: 21539-21548 (2000).
Anand R. Kolatkar, Anthony K. Leung, Rainer Isecke, Reinhard
Brossmer, Kurt Drickamer and William I. Weis. Mechanism of N-acetylgalactosamine
Binding to a C-type Animal Lectin Carbohydrate-recognition Domain.
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273: 19502-19508 (1998).
Anand R. Kolatkar and William I. Weis. Structural Basis of
Galactose Recognition by C-type Animal Lectins. Journal of Biological
Chemistry, 271: 6679-6685 (1996).
Anand Kolatkar, "Diffuse Scattering Analysis of Protein and
Nucleic Acid Crystals", PhD. Thesis, Rice University, Houston, TX,
(1994).
Anand R. Kolatkar, James B. Clarage and George N. Phillips, Jr.
Analysis of Diffuse Scattering from Yeast Initiator tRNA Crystals.
Acta Crystallographica, D50: 210-218 (1994).
Anand R. Kolatkar, James B. Clarage and George N. Phillips, Jr.
Diffuse Scattering from Crystals of Yeast Initiator tRNA. Rigaku
Journal, 9: 4-8 (1992). |
| Interests
and activities |
Biophysical
Society (http://www.biophysics.org/) Collaborative Computing
Project Number 4 (CCP4) contributor (http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/main.html)
American Crystallographic Association (ACA) member (http://www.hwi.buffalo.edu/ACA/) |
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