CURRENT WORK:

a)Presently, I am working as a PhD scholar under the supervision of Dr. Atharva Poundarik at IIT Ropar, Punjab.

Background of my research work:

There are a variety of clinical conditions which require necessary reconstructive and regenerative therapies in bone tissue. In certain cases, the bone becomes weak and it becomes impossible to hold the bone pieces with help of metal implants and screws. To overcome the challenge of holding the bone pieces together, this project aims to develop an artificial bone adhesive which will be mechanically competent to provide strength at the defect site. I have an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Sandeep Patel (Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh) who will give his clinical expertise for the in-vivo studies.

The aim of this project is:

• To develop osteo-adhesive glue which can fill the gaps at the fracture sites

• To develop 3-D printed grafts which can have versatile reconstructive applications.

Under my PMRF research project, I am trying to extrude high-strength structural scaffolds that could be superior alternatives to currently used grafts and can be used in various orthopedic defects. 

PREVIOUS WORK:

a) One year lab experience during masters with Dr. Naveen Kaushal (2018-2019) 

Skills sets acquired during lab experience are as follow:- 

• Handling, dissection, sample and tissue processing of rats.  

• Different techniques such as RT-PCR, gel electrophoresis, ELISA, microscopy, Histological processing and staining.  

• Different enzymatic and non-enzymatic assays, lipid profiling of serum, NMR for the metabolites found in urine. 

b) Two months summer internship at CSIR- IMTECH with Dr. VK Bhalla (June-July, 2018) 

Skills sets acquired during lab experience are as follow:-  

• Different techniques such as spectrophotometry, Gel electrophoresis, PCR etc.  

• Chromatography techniques, Aptamer generation and binding.  

• Synthesis  and characterization of nanoparticles.