Affiliations

Educational background

PhD Medical Biophysics (2024 – Present)
Department of Medical Biophysics
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Univeristy of Toronto, CANADA

MSc Biotechnology (spec. in Genetic Engineering) (2021 – 23)
BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Affiliated to UNESCO-Regional Centre for Biotechnology, INDIA

BSc (hons) Microbiology (2018 – 21)
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences
University of Delhi, INDIA

Research Experiences

University Health Network, CANADA (Dec 2024 – Present)
PhD Student | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre | Supervisor: Dr. Vuk Stambolic

Description coming soon…

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, INDIA (Nov 2023 – Jul 2024)
Project Scientist | Centre for Biomedical Engineering | Supervisor: Dr. Aarat P. Kalra

Here, I worked on a computational project to study triplet-state electronic energy migration in cytoskeletal protein polymers (microtubules, actin and intermediate filaments) via short-range Dexter Energy Transfer (DET).

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, INDIA (Mar 2023 – Jul 2023)
Master’s Student | Cancer Research Program | Supervisor: Dr. Ananda Mukherjee

For my master’s dissertation thesis, I investigated the domain-specific role of PTEN tumor suppressor gene in modulating the UV-induced nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway.

Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, UNITED STATES (Jun 2021 – Aug 2021)
Research Associate | University of Maryland | Supervisor: Dr. Shiladitya DasSarma

I was selected for the Young Scientist Program of BMSIS to work on a bioinformatics project to validate the purple earth hypothesis thorugh phylogenetic analysis of the photopigment retinal, and check its emergence across other domains of life.

Internship Experiences

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, INDIA (Oct 2022)
Intern | Neurobiology Program | Supervisor: Dr. Moinak Banerjee

Throughout the course of this brief internsip, I learnt how to use definite computational tools and bioinformatics pipelines to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from next-generation sequencing (NGS) data that are involved in the onset of complex diseases like Autism Spectral Disorder (ASD).

Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, INDIA (Jun 2019 – Jul 2019)
Intern | Department of Microbiology | Supervisor: Dr. Rashmisnata Barman

As a laboratory intern, I conducted microbiological and biochemical assays to detect pathogenic microbes in patient’s urine and blood samples. I have also processed tissue sections for histological and microscopic analysis using the principles of immunohistochemistry (IHC).