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Pooja Pardesi

@poojapardesi

Assistant Editor at Springer Nature processing manuscripts from initial submission through final decision, with research experience in vascular calcification.

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At Springer Nature, I oversee the journal manuscript pipeline from initial submission marked “Ready for editorial” through final decision. I perform quality checks and support editor assignment and peer review.

I assess handling editors’ decision recommendations and send final decisions to authors. I also monitor manuscript progress, support editors and editorial staff, and contribute ideas to improve the process and reduce turnaround time.

At the University of Pittsburgh, my PhD research examined how TERT protein induced by inflammatory and mechanical stress drives osteogenic gene transcription in calcific aortic valve disease. The work involved cell culture, PCR, western blots, and Alizarin Red assays.

My research experience also includes studying the inx-20 phenotype in C. elegans at State University of New York. Earlier, as a Data Operations Researcher at ZOCDOC, I verified practitioner profiles and conducted data audits to support accuracy on the patient platform.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Assistant Editor

Current

Springer Nature

Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Oversee the editorial pipeline from initial submission to final decision, perform quality checks, assign manuscripts to editors, and manage correspondence with authors, reviewers, and editors. Mentor new team members and contribute to process improvements to reduce turnaround time.

Manuscript Handling Editorial Workflow Quality Assurance Communication Skills Mentorship Process Improvement Time Management

PhD Candidate and Graduate Student Researcher

University of Pittsburgh

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 11 months)

Conducted research on the role of TERT protein in calcific aortic valve disease, using techniques such as Alizarin Red assays, western blots, PCR, RT-PCR, cell culture, and immunohistochemistry.

Alizarin Red Assays Western Blot PCR RT PCR Cell Culture Immunohistochemistry Research

Graduate Student Researcher

State University of New York

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Investigated the rescuing mechanism of the mutated inx-20 phenotype in C. elegans by expressing the inx-20 gene in pharyngeal cells, using behavioral assays and PCR.

Behavioral Assays PCR Research

Graduate Teaching Assistant

State University of New York

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Taught theoretical and laboratory coursework for undergraduates in Evolutionary Biology, Cell Biology, and Molecular Techniques.

Teaching Evolutionary Biology Cell Biology Molecular Techniques

Data Operations Researcher

Zocdoc

Jul 2016 - Nov 2016 (4 months)

Built and verified practitioner profiles to ensure licensed practitioners were featured on the website, conducted data audits, and consistently surpassed productivity and accuracy goals.

Data Verification Data Auditing Google Search Attention To Detail Productivity