Aashni Parikh Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Middletown, Connecticut, Usa

• Conduct research exploring fish toxicology and habitat fragmentation in Connecticut freshwater systems • Analyze and manage data using Peak Scanner software, curated from experiments with Black Nose fish DNA • Facilitate weekly discussions with the entire team to evaluate results and review project progress

Middletown, Ct

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

• Led the bioinformatics team pioneering a project on sequencing the first ever genome of Long Nose Dace fish using Nanopore Technologies’ MinION device • Installed and applied software such as MinKNOW, Flye, Guppy, and Medaka to construct the genetic sequence • Extracted and conducted experiments on DNA from specimens to prepare the product for sequencing • Compiled and presented research highlighting the molecular and computational methods of sequencing a genome in a department-wide, university conference

Connecticut, United States

• Supported editing for 10 chapters of Prof. Machado and Chernoff’s book on Caura River fish in Venezuela and provided quality control• Participated in weekly meetings over a 3 month period to assess the progress of the book and assign responsibility for reviewing literature, conducting research, and modifying the manuscript• Attended weekly lectures in the fields of Biology and Environmental Science, held by various Wesleyan faculty members

Connecticut, United States

Mumbai Area, India

• Co-authored a 22-page research paper published in the Environment, Development and Sustainability journal on coastal regulation zones along the coast of Maharashtra, India • Conducted theoretical research by reviewing literature and condensing relevant information used to further understand and develop data from primary research • Self-learnt the Quantum Geographic Information Systems software to analyze and graphically display the data on violations to coastal rules

Mumbai Area, India

• Conducted primary research on the evolution of brains in marine organisms, specific to the sense of smell in bony and cartilaginous fish• Learnt to dissect fish brains and used the observational data to create a model exhibiting the anatomy, used as a teaching aid in the college• Wrote a 9 page research paper by conducting literature reviews and using anatomical data from the dissections as evidence for evolution

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology And Earth And Environmental Science, Data Analysis Minor

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate research assistant, Varsity Women's Squash, Women's Club Soccer, Women in Science Steering.

Baccalaureate Diploma And Igcse Certification