2021 (onwards) : Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
2017 : Master of Science (Bioinformatics). Alagappa University, Karaikudi, TN, India
2015 : Bachelor of Science (H) (Biotechnology). Institute of Genetic Engineering, Kolkata, WB, India
2012 : HSSLC (12th). Don Bosco College, Tura, ML, India
2010 : SSLC (10th). Sherwood School, Tura, ML, India
Research Experiences
Dec 2020 - Present : Early Stage Researcher. University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Project: Metabolic effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: novel testing METhods and adverse outcome pathways (EDCMET)
Sept 2017 - Sept 2020 : Junior Research Fellow. University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, UP, India
Project: Understanding and influencing pluripotency & reprogramming: A network biology approach
Worked towards identification of crucial genes involved in human pluripotency using RNA-sequencing data and network biology.
Dec - Apr 2017 : M.Sc. dissertation. Alagappa University, Karaikudi, TN, India
Thesis title: In vitro and in silico studies on Kanamycin resistance protein (TTHA1575) from Thermus thermophilus HB8
Purification of the target protein was carried out by cloning and over-expressing the gene construct through E. Coli.
Used molecular modelling approach to understand the structure and function of the target protein.
May - July 2016 : Summer Research Fellow. CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, GJ, India
Thesis title: Study of the bacterial diversity in seawater of Gujarat coast using culture independent (metagenomics) approach
Used gene targeted metagenomics approach to infer the bacterial diversity at three sites.
Jan - May 2015 : B.Sc. dissertation. Institute of Genetic Engineering, Kolkata, WB, India
Thesis title: A computational approach to study the binding of calcitonin peptide family receptors
Used molecular docking and dynamics to identify the binding modes of calcitonin to its receptors.
Fellowships/Awards
UEF Faculty of Health Sciences travel grant (May 2022)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2017 [Biotechnology]
IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship 2016
Relevant Skills
Bioinformatics: Network biology, RNA-seq data analysis, Machine learning, Molecular modelling
OS: Linux, Windows
Programming/Scripting: R, Python, Perl, HTML
Biotechnology: Nucleic acid isolation, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Protein purification