Experience

Felis Creations

• India
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Film Editor & DIT

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Film Editor

  • Sep 2021 - Oct 2021



Inkawu Vervet Project

• South Africa
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Masters Thesis

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Learned how to uniquely identify over 100+ wild vervet monkeys using their facial and bodily features and natural markings • Worked with multiple troops of vervet monkeys in the wild and collected behavioural data • Investigated the influence of maternal rank on social integration in dispersing male vervet monkeys • Collected behavioural data via focal sampling, scan sampling, and ad libitum data collection. • Assisted graduate and postdoctoral students to perform playback experiments, fake predator experiments, and social learning experiments with several groups of wild vervet monkeys. • Assisted with capture, collaring, and habituation of new and followed vervet monkey troops. • Supervisor: Prof. Dr Erica van de Waal Show less



Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

• India
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science Film Production

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  • Attended a 4-month long course on filmmaking for effective science communication. • In-depth sessions on film production, video editing, cinematography, and sound design. • Created a 5-minute film on the science of coffee as part of the grading and was awarded an 'O' grade for outstanding in the course. • Supervisor: Anil Zanker • Attended a 4-month long course on filmmaking for effective science communication. • In-depth sessions on film production, video editing, cinematography, and sound design. • Created a 5-minute film on the science of coffee as part of the grading and was awarded an 'O' grade for outstanding in the course. • Supervisor: Anil Zanker



Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

• India
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Student

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Analysed humour behind Internet memes and studied how they propagate in a population through cultural transmission.• Presented a TEDx talk at TEDxGCEKannur on the work.• Supervisor: Prof. Pushkar Sohoni

• Research Student

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Recorded the vocalisations of sympatric wren-warblers to study acoustic signal space partitioning in the Vetal Tekdi Biodiversity Park, India.• Supervisor: Dr Anand Krishnan



Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

• India
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Student

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  • Performed In Situ Hybridization to whole mount Zebra fish (Danio rerio) embryos & localise the protein Fmn2b. • Supervisor: Dr Aurnab Ghose • Performed In Situ Hybridization to whole mount Zebra fish (Danio rerio) embryos & localise the protein Fmn2b. • Supervisor: Dr Aurnab Ghose



TEDxGCEKannur

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Speaker

  • 2018 - 2018

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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

• India
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Student

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Created Fmn2b morphants of Zebra fish (Danio rerio) using CRISPR Cas9.• Supervisor: Dr. Aurnab Ghose

• Research Student

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Worked on the evolution of dispersal behaviour in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) under conditions of stress.• Assisted graduate students in performing dispersal run assays, experiment design, and lab maintenance.• Supervisor: Prof. Dr Sutirth Dey