Nitin Gupta @ UCSD

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Education

Bachelors of Technology, Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

[July 2000- May 2004]

Coursework:

  • Computer Science: In addition to the regular computer science courses required for the program, I took optional classes on Machine learning, Data Mining, Multi-Objective Optimizations, Genetic Algorithms
  • Mathematics: Several mathematics courses
  • Biological Sciences: Bioinformatics, Mol Cell Biology, Functional Genomics
  • Humanities: Organizational Psychology, Logic (philosophy), Intro to Economics,
  • Others: Some courses related to physics, chemistry



PhD, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
University of California San Diego

[Sep. 2004 - Sep. 2009]

Coursework:

  • Bioinformatics: Mol Bio, Genomics, Proteomics, Genetics, Systems Biology, Statistics.
  • Wet lab: PCR, cell culture, gels
  • Neuro/Cognitive Sciences (mostly audited): Computational neurobiology, Intro to Cog Sci, fMRI Data analysis, Computational Models of Cognition, Quantitative methods in psychology, Social Cognition, Seminar on Neuroeconomics
  • Computer Science
  • Business/Management: At some point, I got interested in entrepreneurship and took several business oriented courses. I received an "Advanced Certificate in Technology Business Creation" from UCSD Extension upon completion of a series of 8 courses.