Experience

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  ITBT Department, Karnataka

  • Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Dept. of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, Bengaluru

  • Senior Consultant

    • Nov 2017 - Present
    • Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Dept. of Electronics, IT, Bt and S&T, Bengaluru

    Promotion and advancement of Biotechnology sector in Karnataka State, planning, coordination and implementation of the biotechnology projects.

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  Karnataka Biodiversity Board - India

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Field Botanist

    • Feb 2015 - Oct 2017
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Assessment and documentation of flora in the forests of Karnataka state including Western Ghats to assess the availability of these bio-resources.

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  University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

  • Institute of Agri-Biotechnology (IABT), College of Agriculture, UAS Dharwad, Karnataka.

  • Project Assistant

    • Aug 2008 - Jun 2010
    • Institute of Agri-Biotechnology (IABT), College of Agriculture, UAS Dharwad, Karnataka.

    Analysis of soybean transcriptome to find out differentially regulated genes under drought stress condition using RATE high-throughput data for potential drought responsive candidate genes and genetic transformation in crops.

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  Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Research Assistant

    • Jun 2007 - Jul 2008
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka

    Mapping high-throughput gene expression studies of various human cancers to identify candidate cancer genes.