Scientist
GROW Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya
Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months
• Development and operation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and Mesenchymal stem cells including methods to produce and differentiate into multiple cellular lineages in cGMP conditions and according to the best practices for clinical application of stem cell derived cells.
• Provide technical advice on experimental methods related to stem cell research
• Co-ordinate with regulatory committees and agencies pertaining to stem cell research and application
• Assist with data analysis, interpretation and project management
• Provide hands on training of the core“s instruments and related software.
• Outreach, Collaborations and MoU development with external stake holders
• Supervising and mentoring of scientific staff members
In total obtained public and private funding (US $ 400, 000) to model eye diseases (Corneal and Retinal), GNE myopathy and Duchene muscular dystrophy and develop defined medium for human iPSCs and derivatives.
Established Molecular Neuroscience Research Laboratory. Reduced timeline for setting up Laboratory by 4 months with 22% budget saving
Neurobiochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany.
* Accomplishments: Awarded (€ 750, 000) from the German federal ministry of
education & research (BMBF) Consortium grant. Established and lead an efficient team
(4 researchers) with cross-functional capabilities (Cellular/genetic reprogramming,
High-throughput invitro assays (ELISA/ RIA and promoter, qPCR, Cellomics) and
functional screening (SiRNA, Small molecules, Imaging, microarrays), Protein expression
& Proteomics, virus generation (Adeno associated virus & Lentivirus) organotypic &
primary neural culture systems
Neurobiochemistry, RUB.
* Identified and characterized a novel splice variant of the orphan nuclear receptor Nurr1
using neural stem cell models
* Introduced to induced Pluripotent Stem cells in collaboration with https://www.mpi-
muenster.mpg.de/97787/schoeler
Worked to understand the biology of obsessive compulsive disorder published two
articles in peer reviewed journals
"Summa cum laude"
Grade: 1st Class