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BRIEF BIO

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  EDUCATION  


University of Oxford, United Kingdom                                         Merit (Distinction in Dissertation) 

MSc in Integrated Immunology                                                          ​2021-2022

  

University of Calcutta, India                                                            First Class with Honours

BSc in Microbiology (Honours)                                                                          2017-2020

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  WORK EXPERIENCES 

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Liquid Biopsy Technologist

Karkinos Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., India                                                                  2017 - 2020

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Involved in the Liquid Biopsy division of India’s first comprehensive cancer diagnostic platform - analyses specimens to isolate, enumerate CTCs and evaluate drug responses on metastatic dissemination of cancer cells.

Skills: Indirect immunofluorescence staining, cell culture techniques (seeding, passaging, thawing, cryopreservation), CTC isolation, enumeration and microscopy techniques.

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Founder and Writer                                                                                        October 2022-Present
Immune-ET (Independent blog)

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The platform encourages a comprehensive understanding of topics in Immunology by catering the blog content to all age groups and facilitating discussions on various relevant issues in the field.

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  ACADEMIC TEST PERFORMANCES  

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IELTS Band Score: Overall 8.5 (Listening 8.5, Reading 9.0, Writing 7.5, Speaking 8.0) (2020)

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AIIMS Postgraduate Entrance Examination in M.Biotechnology: All India Rank 11 (2020)

 

BHU Postgraduate Entrance Test - Microbiology: All India Rank 22 (2020)

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SAU MSc Entrance Examination: All India Rank (2020)


University of Hyderabad Post Graduate Entrance Examination (Molecular Microbiology): All India Rank 23 (2020)

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Bonjour, French Contest (conducted by Internshala): Selected as a Top 10 Finalist (2021)

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ISC Excellence Award ( for students scoring more than 90% in 12th Standard examination) (2017)

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Finalist at "GenetiQuiz" by Birla Industrial and Technological Museum & Calcutta Consortium of Human Genetics (2019)

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DST Future Scientists' Camp Participant (for students scoring more than 95% in 10th Standard examination) (2015)

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Academic Excellence Award (2014-2015)

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Academic Excellence Award (2013)

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  CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS  

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  • Selected for the Oxford Strategy Challenge, which involved working alongside four other students from various academic backgrounds at Oxford University. Together, we collaborated on improving a socio-economic simulation model for a client from a socio-reform organization. Our hard work culminated in a presentation of our findings to a member of the House of Lords and the incorporation of the changes in the model (2022)

  • Presented poster titled  'Degradation of triphenylmethane dyes with bacterial consortium' at International Seminar on Frontiers in Biological Science sponsored by DST at St. Xavier's College, 2017

  • Presented poster titled 'Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from human skin and food samples' at National Seminar on ‘Frontiers in Biotechnology 2018” organized by Department of Biotechnology, St.Xavier’s College, Kolkata, 2018

  • Presented poster on Global water crisis and conservation theme at Scottish Church College (2018)

  • Participated in an online National Workshop on 'Next Generation Sequencing-Hand on using variant analysis'  (2020)

  • Attended AIIMS Workshop on TCGA Precision Oncology - Lymphoma (2021)

  • Attended Oxford Biomedical Imaging Festival (2022) at Worcester College Oxford

  • Attended Oxford Immunology Symposium (2022), Oxford

  • Attended Oxford Centre for Early Cancer Detection Symposium (2022) at Worcester College, Oxford

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  TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS  

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  • Undertook hands-on training sessions on standardized and endpoint ELISA at Klenerman Lab, NDM Experimental Medicine. University of Oxford (2022)

  • Attended Chemical Safety & COSHH training, University Safety Office, Oxford (2022)

  • Attended training on Biological Safety and Genetic Modification, University Safety Office, Oxford (2022)

  • Attended 'Essentials of Light microscopy' course organised by the Oxford Bioimaging network (2022)

  • Participated in online training titled 'LIMS and other information systems', CDC (2022)

  • Completed GCP course with a certificate from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (2022)

  • Attended 'Analysing biological data by model fitting using GraphPad Prism' sessions (2022)

  • Completed course on 'Learning R' and 'Intro to R for Biologists', Medical Sciences Skills Training, Oxford (2022)

  • Attended 15 days' course on 'Immunoinformatics and reverse vaccinology, SHRM Pvt. Ltd. (2021)​

  • Completed 'Clinical Sequencing for Rare Disease' course by Precision Medicine Advisors (2021)

  • Shadowed flow cytometry specialist, Sally-Ann Clark at Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and had the opportunity of doing basic hands-on flow cytometry set-up on the BD FACS Aria Fusion Cell Sorter.

     

        Key learnings from the session include general principles of flow cytometry and instrument setup, 4-way and 2-way             sorting and gating different heterogeneous populations of cells, analyzing Flow Cytometry Data, understanding                     acquisition dashboard and its functionalities (controlling the flow rate, observing event rates, etc.), recognizing when             compensating is necessary, using fluorescence spectral viewer to check for compatibility of fluorophores, etc. 

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  •  Shadowed Consultant Immunologist, Rashmi Jain at the Immunology Day Clinic, John Radcliffe Hospital.
     

        Key learnings from the experience:

        • Observed symptoms and treatment plans for multiple patients with cyclical neutropenia, hereditary angioedema, etc.
        • Learned to carry out immunological investigations and work-ups of suspected Primary Immunodeficiency patients.
        • Gained insights into the mechanisms behind many such conditions and acquired knowledge on medical tests that                  need to be carried out on patients, based on their clinical symptoms to define the immunological defect.

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  •  Shadowed Consultant Clinical Scientist and Clinical Lead (Immunology), Ross Sadler in the Department of Immunology at the NHS Churchill Hospital.

    Key learnings from the experience:

    • Observed the workings of instruments like singleplex or multiplex ImmunoCAP (Phadia 250) platform for allergy detection including loading various agents on the machine, setting up sample controls, knowledge of the common allergens tested, etc.
    • Learnt briefly about the workings of other instruments such as piezo-driven nano dispensing technology, fluorescent microscopy (observing Purkinje cells), LUMINEX, T-SPOT.TB test and QuantiFERON-TB test.
    • Gained insights about the daily life as a clinical immunologist in a healthcare setting.

 

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