Mohith Chandra Prakash

About

Genomics professional completing the Advanced Certification in Genomics (ACG) at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, in partnership with Apollo Knowledge and benchmarked to the UK NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP). Experienced in clinical genomic diagnostics, including NGS/WES variant interpretation, MLPA, QF-PCR, and chromosomal microarray (CMA) analysis using ACMG/ACGS guidelines. Brings a strong quality-management foundation from a prior UK quality control role, combining rigorous QA/QC discipline with hands-on clinical bioinformatics and retrospective trio-exome carrier screening analysis.

Experience

• Quality Control Assistant Manager
  Liquidsun Ltd · Stamford, UK
  Aug 2023 – Oct 2024

  • Managed raw material sampling and coordinated analytical testing with accredited external testing facilities. • Led monthly internal audit initiatives to ensure strict adherence to SOPs, GMP/GLP standards, and regulatory frameworks. • Investigated quality deviations by facilitating root cause analyses (RCA) and implementing Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA). • Maintained equipment calibration schedules and validation protocols for analytical instruments, including HPLC and pH meters.

• Quality Control Technician
  Liquidsun Ltd · Stamford, UK
  Jan 2023 – Aug 2023

  • Executed routine quality assessments of raw materials, intermediate samples, and finished products against strict quality benchmarks. • Collaborated with production and quality assurance teams to resolve operational deviations and optimise testing workflows.

• Intern
  Biozone institute of Life Sciences · Chennai
  Dec 2019 – Dec 2019

  • Characterised organic compounds from botanical sources using biopharmaceutical separation and analytical techniques.

• Intern
  Centre for Medical Genetics · Chennai
  May 2019 – Jun 2019

  • Trained in primary animal cell culture, cell line preservation techniques, and optimised media formulation for cell viability. • Used fluorescent microscopy for contamination monitoring and quality assessment of cell cultures

Education

• M.Sc
  University of Glasgow · University of Glasgow
  Infection Biology · Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
• B.Sc
  Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai · Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
  Biomedical Sciences · Jul 2017 – Aug 2021

Skills

• Team Management
• Cell Culture
• DNA Extraction
• Microsoft Office
• Timeline Management
• Corrective and Preventive Actions
• Variant Interpretation
• Cancer genetics
• Genomic data analysis
• Bioinformatics tools
• Molecular genetics
• PCR techniques
• Root cause failure analysis

Projects

• Development of a BSL-2 safe SARS-CoV-2 system to study viral molecular biology
• Establishment of primary differentiated myocardial cells derived from embryonic avian heart cells

Courses & certifications

• Advanced Certification in Genomics · Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · 2026