Vaccine Development & Manufacturing
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

Analytical Scientist

Email: vsharma@iavi.org

Qualifications

2012 Ph.D., Northeastern University, Analytical Chemistry

2008 M.S., University of Connecticut, Storrs, Chemistry

1998 B.Sc. (Hons. School), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India, Chemistry

Publications (Selected)

1. Detection, separation and mapping of sites of base modification in oligonucleotide adducts using ion-pair reversed-phase nano-HPLC coupled to ion trap mass spectrometry. Vaneet K Sharma; James Glick and Paul Vouros Eur. J. Mass Spectrom. 2014, 20(1), 63–72
2. The analysis of DNA adducts: the transition from 32P-postlabeling to mass spectrometry. Joshua Klaene, Vaneet K Sharma, James Glick, and Paul Vouros Cancers Letters, 2013, 334, (1), 10-19
3. Reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry for separation, sequencing and mapping of sites of base modification of isomeric oligonucleotide adducts using monolithic column.  Vaneet K Sharma, James Glick, and Paul Vouros Journal of chromatography A, 2012, 1245, 65-71
4. GenoMass software: A tool based on electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry for characterization and sequencing of oligonucleotides adduct.  Vaneet K Sharma, James Glick, Qing Liao, Chang Shen and Paul Vouros Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2012, 47(4), 490-501.(Cover Article)
5. Mass spectrometric based analysis, characterization and applications of circulating cell free DNA isolated from human body fluids.  Vaneet K. Sharma, Paul Vouros and James Glick International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2011, 304, 172–183
6. Ultra sharp and high aspect ratio carbon nanotube AFM probes for enhanced surface potential imaging. Minhua Zhao, Vaneet Sharma, Haoyan Wei, Robert Birge, Jeffrey Stuart, FotiosPapadimitrakopoulos and B D Huey Nanotechnology, 2008, 19, 235704.
7. Fourth derivative spectrophotometric determination of fungicide thiram (tetramethyldithiocarbamate) using sodium molybdate and its application.  Vaneet Kumar Sharma, J. S .Aulakh and Ashok kumar Malik Talanta, 2005, 65, 2, 375-379.
8. Column Preconcentration and Spectrophotometric Determination of Ziram and Zineb in Commercial Samples and Foodstuffs Using (1,2'-Pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN)-Naphthalene as Adsorbate.  Ashok Kumar Malik, Vanita Sharma, Vaneet Kumar Sharma, and A. L. J. Rao Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2004, 52 (26), 7763 – 7767.
9. Fourth derivative spectrophotometeric determination of fungicides Ziram (zinc (II) dimethyldithiocarbamate) in commercial samples and wheat grains.  V. Kumar Sharma, J. Singh Aulakh, S. Bansal, A. K. Malik and R. kumar Mahajan Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 2004, 84, 14-15, 1105-10.
10. Thiram: degradation , applications and Analytical methods. Vaneet Kumar Sharma, J. S. Aulakh, Ashok kumar Malik J. Environ. Monit., 2003, 5 (5), 717- 723