Experience

EQi Bio

• Australia
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Discovery Lead

  • May 2022 - Present

• Laboratory Technician

  • Feb 2022 - May 2022



Children's Medical Research Institute

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Feb 2022



Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

• Australia
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Mar 2020 - Nov 2020

  Continuing with the skills acquired in my summer internship at MCRI, I worked on a research project that was investigating the role of a new promising gene that could cause a neurodevelopmental disorder. The project had two aspects, functional assays, and in-silico analysis to determine the gene pathogenicity. In functional assays, I identified and analyzed single-gene mutations in patient cells, followed by the protein analysis and gene expression analysis. I used Confocal and Fluorescence Microscopy to determine the subcellular localization of the protein. Lastly, I conducted in-silico analysis using various bioinformatic tools that conclude and determine the possible gene pathogenicity. Skills Acquired:DNA extractionPCR, Sequencing and Primer DesignWestern BlotsTransient Transfection of Cell linesCulturing Bacteria Cloning Plasmid DNADual-Luciferase Reporter AssayImmunostaining Bioinformatic tools - Gene Variant analysis Show less

• Summer Research Intern

  • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  The Brain and Mitochondrial division, Genetics-theme lab at MCRI investigates the genetic causes of neurological diseases along with mitochondrial diseases. As a research intern, I was trained in handling and maintaining a tissue culture lab. This included cell culturing and preservation of cell lines (HEK293 and Fibroblasts). Along with this, I was trained to isolate patient DNA extraction from the harvested cell lines for sequencing and analysis.Skills Acquired:Cell Culture - HEK293, FibroblastsDNA extraction, SequencingBasic laboratory maintenance Show less



Sienna Cancer Diagnostics - A BARD1 Life Sciences company

• Australia
• Medical Device

• Industry Project - Student Consultant

  • Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

  A collaborative project between the University of Melbourne and BARD1 Life Sciences Ltd. that primarily focused on market research. The aim of the project was to research the competitive landscape and evaluate effectively the prospects of a new product. During the project, extensive market research was conducted via various resources and surveys that helped in the decision-making of the new product development for the firm. Skills Acquired: Market research & analysis Competitive Analysis Communication skills Decision-making Reporting and Presentation skills Show less



Central Institute of Fisheries Education

• India
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

  Working in the genetics-based laboratory in ICAR-CIFE, I worked on a project that focused on generating DNA barcodes of selected shellfish and fish from the Indian coast. Our group standardized the DNA isolation procedures for Barnacles and native fish species and optimized the PCR conditions for the COI gene from the isolated DNA. The COI gene sequence was then analyzed using Bioinformatics tools for developing the barcodes, which were successfully uploaded to Barcode of Life Data System, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Canada. Skills Acquired: DNA isolation and Extraction (Genomic & Mitochondrial) DNA purification PCR amplification Bioinformatic tools Scientific Paper Writing skills Show less