Expertise in computational biology, genomic data analysis, molecular biology, and cell culture techniques with multiple peer-reviewed publications. Passionate about gene therapy, precision medicine, and drug discovery.
Mammalian & Microbial Cell Culture, Cell assays, RNA Isolation & cDNA Synthesis, PCR & RT-qPCR, Gel Electrophoresis, ELISA, Western Blot, and Enzymatic Assays.
Drug Discovery
Protein structure modelling and validation, QASAR, Molecular Docking, pathway & network analysis, and data visualization using ggplot2.
Proficient in R, Python, Bioconductor, and numerous bioinformatics tools including Auto Dock Vina, NCBI Genome Workbench, UCSC genome browser, BLAST, Clustal Omega, STRING, Cytoscape, and many more specialized applications.
Academic Background
Education
PhD, Biotechnology – Vellore Institute of Technology, India (July 2022- ongoing)
Masters in Microbiology – Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, India (2019-2021)
Bachelor's in Microbiology – Calcutta University, India (2016-2019)
Teaching & Mentoring
Currently serving as Assistant Professor Junior (2024-ongoing). Previously mentored 3 postgraduates in their thesis projects and assisted in lab classes in the biotech department (2022-2024).
Recognized with the Raman Research Award from the Office of Academic Research for publication in a Scopus-indexed journal (October 2024, June 2025).
Research Publications
Published multiple peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, including three as first author:
First Author Publications
Identification of PPREs and PPRE-associated genes in the human genome: insights into related kinases and disease implications. Frontiers in Immunology (2024)
A multi-omics exploration of PPARG activation in colon cancer: kinases featuring a PPRE sequence within regulatory regions. Biology Direct (2025)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): disease pathophysiology, targets, and potential therapeutic interventions. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2024)
Co-Author Publications
Genome-wide screening and identification of potential kinases involved in endoplasmic reticulum stress responses. Life Sciences (2023)
SNP Analysis of the SOD1 gene involved in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Journal of Taibah University for Science (2025)
Drug Delivery to the Brain Using Endocytic Receptors as Carriers. The Receptors, Humana, Cham (2025)
Professional Development
Workshops & Training
One-month International Workshop on AI in Genomics with Healthcare with Python (2025)
One-month International Workshop on AI & Machine learning for Drug Discovery (2025)
Hands-on Workshop on Human Cell Culture Techniques (6 days, October 2022)
One-month International Workshop on Cancer Genomics (2023)
One-month International Workshop on Genomes, Networks & Pathways (2023)
10-Day International Workshop on Molecular Dynamics Simulation Analysis (Advanced) (2024)
Additional certifications in cancer biology from Johns Hopkins University through Coursera.
Conference Presentations
Presented research on "Genome-wide identification of PPREs and associated genes: insights into related kinases and disease implications" at the Two-Day International Symposium on Aging and Age-Related Disorders, Bharathiar University, February 2025.
Project Experience
PhD thesis project entitled "Study of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Response Elements in Cellular Processes", focusing on identification of PPRE-associated genes and involvement of PPARƳ in colon cancer and adipogenesis (August 2022-Ongoing)
Conducted research on "Studies on the different bioactive phytochemicals against Vibrio cholerae pathogenesis" at ICMR National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata (March-April 2021).