
Director
A protocol that only works when its author is in the room is not a protocol yet.
Agraja Dharmarao leads client engagement and research strategy at ChemEngg Research, covering proposals, research collaborations, and the technical direction of both industrial and academic projects. She is a microbiologist by training and came to the company from laboratory operations management, where she oversaw analytical and microbiological testing and wrote the SOPs and quality protocols behind it. Three years in clinical research operations before that is where the documentation discipline comes from.
Areas of expertise
Career history
Manages client interactions, proposals, and research collaborations. Leads research and technical strategy across industrial and academic chemical and microbiological projects.
Oversaw analytical and microbiological testing. Developed and validated laboratory SOPs and quality protocols. Trained and managed laboratory staff.
Taught biology, chemistry, and microbiology. Mentored students for academic and entrance examinations.
Site coordination and clinical trial operations across three clinical research organisations. Regulatory documentation and clinical record management.
Education
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
M.Sc. in Microbiology (2010), following a B.Sc. in Chemistry, Botany and Microbiology (2008).
Certifications
Published work
Selected publications
Functional Nanoparticles from Cellulose
Nano Digest
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