Exploring the Human Brain is what I do..
Currently working as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, US.
Previously worked as a DST-INSPIRE PhD Scholar (Senior Research Fellow) at Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Serving as a member of WHO- COVID19 Global Forum since November 2020.
Research Interests: Clinical Neurology, Neuro proteomics, Neuro genetics, Stroke, Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Evidence synthesis through Systematic Reviews & Meta-analyses and Bio-Statistics.
Work experience
- Duration: 01 February 2024 - Present
Organisation: Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Srikant Rangaraju
Project topic: Plasma proteomic biomarkers in stroke and neurodegenerative disorders.
- Duration: 16 March 2022 - 31 January 2024
Organisation: Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Position: Postdoctoral Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Nishant K. Mishra
Project topic: Characterizing the biomarkers, outcomes, and predictors of patients with post-stroke epilepsy.
- Duration: 11 November 2014 - 27 October 2016 (1 year and 11 months)
Organisation: Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Position: Junior Research Fellow
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kameshwar Prasad
Project topic: Biomarkers to enhance the accuracy and precision of prediction of short-term and long-term outcome after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a prospective cohort study.
Teaching experience
- Proteomics data analysis in R for intermediate users: November 2022
2 hours workshop, Bioinformatics Support Hub, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale School of Medicine.
https://guides.library.yale.edu/proteomics_p2p
Scientific Positions
Brain Health Unit, World Health Organization: November 2020- Present
Serving as a member of “Neurology & COVID19 Global Forum” and “Acute Clinical Care & Support Working Group” at the Brain Health Unit of World Health Organization (WHO).
Responsibilities: WHO Guideline development, Scientific Briefs development, and evidence synthesis using systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Education
12 August 2016- 11 February 2022
Degree: PhD in Neurology
Organisation/Institute: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Deepti Vibha
PhD thesis topic: To determine the diagnostic performance characteristics of blood based protein biomarkers for the diagnosis of acute stroke using high-throughput proteomics approach.
July 2009- July 2014
Degree: B. Tech + M. Tech in Biotechnology (Dual Degree)
College/University: Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Grade: 8.35/10 CGPA (University topper)
May 2009
Degree: Higher Secondary
School: Ramjas International School, New Delhi, India
Grade: 77.4%
Subjects: Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biotechnology, and English
May 2007
Degree: High School
School: Ramjas International School, New Delhi, India
Grade: 84.4%
Subjects: Maths, Science, Social Sciences, English, and Hindi
Research Trainings
Duration: March-June 2014
Position: Project trainee (Master's thesis)
Organisation: Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Supervisor: Dr. Rachna Sahney, Co-supervisor: Dr. Arpita Bhattacharya
Thesis topic: Nano-encapsulation of urease enzyme in alginate biopolymers and study of its enzyme kinetics.
Duration: May-June 2013
Position: Project trainee
Organisation: Defence Research & Development Organisation- Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DRDO- DIPAS), New Delhi, India
Supervisor: Dr. R.C. Meena
Project topic: Yeast transformation- To study the upregulation and downregulation of DNA repair mechanism under CoCl2 (Hypoxia mimicking agent).
Duration: May-June 2012
Position: Project trainee
Organisation: Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Supervisor: Dr. Malini R. Capoor
Project topic: Use of fluorescence microscope versus light microscope in direct diagnosis of fungal infections.
Duration: May-June 2011
Position: Project trainee
Organisation: National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi, India
Supervisor: Dr. Arvind Rai, Co-supervisor: Dr. D.S. Rawat
Project topic: Molecular biology techniques related to important disease pathogens.
Skills
Programming Languages: C, C++, VB.NET, JAVA, Bio-PERL, SQL
Office tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access)
Statistical tools: Review Manager 5.3, STATA 14, SPSS 22, StatsDirect, R programming (version 3.6.2), MATLAB
High-throughput data analysis: Skyline for proteomics data analysis, Protein Pilot, Peak View, Marker View, MetaboAnalyst 5
Wet lab techniques: SWATH-MS based discovery proteomics, MRM-MS based targeted proteomics, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Fluorescence Microscopy, UV-Visible Spectrophotometry, PCR/qRT-PCR, RFLP, SNaPshot, ELISA, Western Blotting, Gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Flowcytometry, and Light microscopy
Bioinformatic tools: Cytoscape, DAVID, gProfiler, STRING, Primer3, Primer Blast, UCSC in-silico PCR, UCSC genome browser, NEB Cutter, Q-site finder, Repeat Masker, Swiss PDB-viewer, and Mega 5
Certified courses
2022- Training Course on Blood Borne Pathogens for Laboratory Research Personnel organized by Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
2018- EMBO practical course on Targeted Proteomics: Experimental design and data analysis, organized by European Molecular Biology Organization in Barcelona, Spain.
2017- Health Research Fundamentals (NIE-ICMR e-Certificate course), NPTEL Online Certification course organized by ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (Score: 87%, Rank: Elite).
2009-2014- Certification course in Behavioral Science, Communications Skills in English, and Foreign Language (French) from Amity University, Noida, India.
International Conferences attended
2023- 9th European Stroke Organisation Conference in Munich, Germany.
2023- 75th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Boston, USA.
2022- 8th European Stroke Organisation Conference in Lyon, France.
2021- 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (Virtual SfN 2021).
2020- European Stroke Organisation- World Stroke Organisation (ESO-WSO) Virtual Conference.
2019- 24th World Congress of Neurology in Dubai, UAE.
2019- 5th European Stroke Organisation Conference in Milan, Italy.
2018- 11th World Stroke Congress in Montreal, Canada.
2017- 23rd World Congress of Neurology in Kyoto, Japan.
2017- 3rd European Stroke Organisation Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
2016- 10th World Stroke Congress in Hyderabad, India.
2016- 15th Asian & Oceanian Congress of Neurology in Kuala Lumpur.
2016- 2nd European Stroke Organisation Conference in Barcelona, Spain.
2014- International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology in New Delhi, India.
National Conferences attended
2021- 28th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology 2021 in Bengaluru, India (Hybrid Conference).
2019- 27th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology 2019 in Hyderabad, India.
2019- 13th Indian National Stroke Conference 2019 in Ahmedabad, India.
2018- 26th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology 2018 in Raipur, India.
2018- 20th Annual Conference of Delhi Neurological Association in New Delhi, India.
2017- 25th Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology 2017 in Chennai, India.
Workshops attended
2019- Workshop on Academic Publishing by Karger, Enago Academy in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
2019- SYS- National Workshop on Research Methodology and MATLAB in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
2018- Training of trainers for Stroke Care Management under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.