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Adam Yasgar
Adam Yasgar
Research Associate, Biology
NIH Chemical Genomics Center
Education
B.S. in Chemistry; George Washington University, 2001
Contact
E-mailyasgara@mail.nih.gov

Selected Publications:

  • Yasgar A, et al. Compound Management for Quantitative High-Throughput Screening. JALA. In press.
  • Simeonov A, et al. Dual-fluorophore quantitative high-throughput screen for inhibitors of BRCT-phosphoprotein interaction. Anal Biochem. In Press
  • Simeonov A, et al. Evaluation of micro-parallel liquid chromatography as a method for HTS-coupled actives verification. Assay Drug Dev Technol. 2007 Dec;5(6):815-24.
  • Auld, et al. Fluorescent protein-based cellular assays analyzed by laser-scanning microplate cytometry in 1536-well plate format. Methods Enzymol. 2006;414:566-89.
  • Inglese, et al. Quantitative high-throughput screening: a titration-based approach that efficiently identifies biological activities in large chemical libraries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Aug 1;103(31):11473-8. Epub 2006 Jul 24.
  • Foss AA, et al. Electrical alternans and hemodynamics in the anesthetized guinea pig can discriminate the cardiac safety of antidepressants. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2007 Jan-Feb;55(1):78-85. Epub 2006 Apr 25.

2005-Present:Research Associate, National Institutes of Health, NIH Chemical Genomics Center, Washington, DC

  • Evaluate new technologies resulting in proposal for innovative screening processes and novel assay formats
  • Develop and optimize cell-based assays for fully automated robotic screening
  • Operate liquid dispensing systems and multimodal detectors/plate readers
  • Write technical reports and prepare manuscripts in collaboration with investigators
2001-2005:Senior Associate Scientist, Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Global Research and Development, Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, and Metabolism, Groton, CT
  • In vivo animal pharmacokinetic studies including animal handling, dosing, sampling, collecting, bioanalysis and draft reports
  • In vitro studies which include protein binding using equilibrium dialysis, cell permeability/transporter studies, and microsomal incubations to determine drug metabolism properties
  • Method development with LC/MS/MS and extraction techniques for the quantitation of drug in biological fluids
2000-2001:Undergraduate Research Student, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Washington, DC
  • Developing analytical methods including extraction, cleanup and detection for the existence of aristolochic acids and Aconitum Napellus alkaloids in dietary supplements
1997-2001:Undergraduate Student, George Washington University, Columbian School of Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (ACS Certified) with a minor in Marketing