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General Information
| Full Name | Namrata |
| Contact | namrata [dot] 7838 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Address | Lyon, France |
Education
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2024-2027 -
2022-2024 Master of Bioinformatics
KU Leuven - Result: 74.29% (Cum Laude)
- Thesis: Exploring The Dark Proteome: Microprotein
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2015-2017 Master of Science, Zoology
Kirorimal College, University of Delhi - Result: First Division, 79.8% (awarded Gold Medal for best academic record)
- Thesis: Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic regulation in cancer
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2012-15 Bachelor of Science (Honours), Zoology
Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi - Result: First Division, 90.02% (awarded Gold Medal for best academic record)
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2010 AISSCE 12th Board, (Higher Secondary School Exam)
D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Siwan, Bihar - Result: 78.8%
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2008 AISSE 10th Board, (Secondary School Exam)
D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Siwan, Bihar - Result: 92.2% (secured 2nd position among more than 300 students in school)
Work Experience
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Oct - Dec, 2023 Integrated Bioinformatics Project
Team memberKU Leuven - Projects: Analysis of matrix deformation from cortical laser ablation images
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2020-21 Bio Lab Manager
Center for Sustainable Agriculture - Projects:
- Building resilient farm livelihoods of 20,000 farmers to adapt to climate change.(Funding by Azim Premji Philanthropy Initiative), 2020-21.
- Establishment of CSA Biolab for production and maintenance of bio-fertilizer mother-cultures and quality testing of bio-fertilizers.
- Microbial profiling of Jeevamrutham and SMJ (Simple Microbial preparation using Jeevamrutham as Inoculum) by Shotgun metagenome sequencing.
- COVID Livelihood Grant (Funding from Azim Premji Philanthropy Initiative), June 2020 - March 2021.
- Training farmers to become bio-entrepreneurs by self-producing and marketing of biofertilizers across 3 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Building resilient farm livelihoods of 20,000 farmers to adapt to climate change.(Funding by Azim Premji Philanthropy Initiative), 2020-21.
- Projects:
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2017-2019 Project Assistant
CSIR - IGIB (Institute for Genomics and Integrative Biology) - Project: Sickle Cell Anemia Mission
- Advisor: Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty
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2017-2019 Project Student
Department of Zoology, Deshbandhu College - Project: Influence of plant extracts on reproductive physiology and behavior of Aedes aegypti
- Advisors: Dr. Ranjana Seth, Dr. Varsha Baweja
Conferences and Workshops
- Organized CRISPR-Cas9 based precision genome editing workshop, CSIR-IGIB, 2018
- Participated in INSCR International Conference on Role of Microbe-Plant-Animal Interactions in Human Health, University of Delhi, 2017
- Attended workshop on Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics, Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, 2016
- Attended National Symposium on Vector Biology and Vector Management, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, 2015
- Attended National Symposium on Vector Biology and Vector Management, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, 2013
- Attended National Seminar on Natural Products: Application in Human Welfare, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, 2013
- Participated in the INSPIRE Internship Program organized by Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, 2012
Awards, Fellowships, and Honours
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Fellowhips
- Secured All India Rank 66 in CSIR-UGC NET (Life Sciences) exam and qualified for Junior Research Fellowship, 2017
- Received merit grant from Faculty of Science, University of Delhi for securing 3rd rank in University in M.Sc. Zoology, 1st year, 2016
- Received merit grant from Faculty of Science, University of Delhi for securing 3rd rank in University in B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, 2015
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Awards and
Honours- Received certificate of appreciation from Telangana Social Impact Group, Government of Telangana for my volunteer work during Covid-19 pandemic
- Secured 3rd rank in University and 1st rank (Gold Medal) in Kirorimal College in M.Sc. Zoology, University of Delhi, 2017
- Secured 3rd rank in University and 1st rank (Gold Medal) in Deshbandhu College in B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, University of Delhi, 2015
- Received Shri P.M. Kaul Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Performance in B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, 2015
Student Advised
- Katharina Kirchhof (co-advised by Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty, CSIR-IGIB)
Project: Purification and quantity estimation of Cas9 proteins. - Abhinav Pujar (co-advised by Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty, CSIR-IGIB)
Project: Purification and characterization of CRISPR-Cas9 components and demonstration of In Vitro Cleavage assay.
Skills and Techniques
- Electrophoretic Techniques (Agarose, SDS-PAGE, etc.)
- Protein Purification (Cas9 variants) by Affinity and Size-Exclusion Chromatography
- Genomic DNA and Plasmid Isolation from bacterial cells
- PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) and Cloning
- Bacterial cells Transformation by Heat shock Method and Electroporation
- CRISPR based In Vitro techniques like In Vitro Transcription (IVT) and In Vitro Cleavage Assay (IVC)
- Protein Estimation by BCA (Bicinchoninic Acid Assay) and Bradford assay
- Mammalian Cell Culture (Passaging, Transfection, Genomic DNA Isolation)
- Primer designing and sgRNA (single guide RNA) designing
- Quality testing of bio-fertilizers using colony count method
- R, Python, SQL, Bash, High performance computing, Git, Machine Learning
- Next-generation sequencing data analysis (Bulk RNA seq, TF-ChIP seq, sc-ATAC seq, etc.)
- Cortical Laser ablation image analysis using optical flow technique
Extra Curricular Activities
- Trained in Kathak Dance (Indian Classical Dance form) for 4 years
- Trained in Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) for 2 years
- Trained in Hip Hop (Western Dance) for 4 months
- Member of NGO Umeed - A Drop of Hope