Education

• BSc Biotechnology from Amrita School of Biotechnology
• MSc Nanomedical science from Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine

       Research Assistant

• International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
• Guide: Dr. Amit Sharma
• Lab Group: Structural Parasitology
   

       Project Associate - I

• National Center for Biological Science
• Guide: Dr. Varadharajan Sundaramurthy
• Lab Group: Host - Pathogen Interaction

Research focus

• Role of SUMO-specific isopeptidases in striated muscle function

Expertise

• Transformation, Production, Purification and Crystallization of Proteins.
• Protein validation assays.
• Confirmed variations between tRNA synthetases between different parasites and successfully performed crystallization of the proteins.
• Protein-Protein interaction and mutation structural study using NMR.
• Experience in handling FPLC/HPLC and interpretation of MS/NMR data.
• RT-PCR, Thermal Shift Assay, Iso Thermal Calorimetry, Single Cell Imaging and Analysis
• Homology modelling, Virtual Drug/ligand screening, Protein structure prediction