Aditya Sankar Email & Phone Number

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heidelberg

Scientific Visitor Programme (SVP)- Designed and launched new incoming visitor fellowships at EMBL in collaboration with multiple stakeholders( EMBL UNESCO Residency in Infection Biology, EMBL Sabbatical Visitor Fellowships)- Optimised framework of existing incoming visitor fellowship schemes at EMBL such as EMBL CPP fellowships for external PhDs and postdocs- Supervise and align internal procedures for registration and logistic support of incoming visits in collaboration with the SVP ManagerTraining- Successfully supported scientific organisers in the EMBL Course and Conference Programme to submit funding applications (EMBO) (Supported 2 courses and 1 conference application so far)- Shadow the Head of External Training in Course and Conference committee meetings for progressive design of the EMBL Course and Conference Programme

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

- Led a team of two scientific training officers and manage their collaboration with EMBL's Course and Conference officers- Led course feedback and guide course content meetings between course organisers (group leaders) in association with scientific training officer and course officer- Responsible for ensuribg smooth delivery of planned scientific courses at EMBL during Q4 2023 - Q3 2024- Responsible for planning and scheduling of scientific courses at EMBL during 2025 and engagement with relevant stakeholders (course organizers, course and scientific training officers)- Driving planning submission of all applications to EMBO seeking practical course funding for 2025.- Completed yearly analysis of course performance and present KPIs to Head of External Training and EMBL's Course and Conference committee

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

- Consultant to Dr. Eileen Furlong on scientific grant applications (Strategy, work packages, resource allocation and scheduling)- Grant writing ( 3 applications filed - 2 successful, 1 pending results)- Grant management - periodic reporting and tracking fiscal discipline- Ethics clearance support: Supporting projects handling human material to ensure bioethics compliance in liason with EMBL's IRB (BIAC)- Recruitment support : Primary applicant screening, scientific due diligence- Point-of-contact between Genome Biology Unit and EMBL Communications

Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

- Published a peer reviewed primary author research manuscript in Nature Genetics- Collaborated as co-author on one manuscript published in Nature

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

-Affiliation(s) - Laboratory of Profs. Eva Hoffmann (Jan 2017 - April 2018) and Kristian Helin (April 2018 - June 2021)- Published two primary author manuscripts in impact factor 10+ journals (Nature Cell Biology, Genome Research)

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

- Performed doctoral research thesis under Professor Kristian Helin- Research into epigenetic factors governing embryonic development and cancer maintenance - Published a primary author manuscript in an Impact Factor 6 journal (Development)- Collaborated as co-author on three published manuscripts.- Strong training in NGS (ChIP- and RNASeq), mouse genetics, physiology, genome editing, targeted (epi)genetic screens in cancer (brain and blood cancer models)

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Coursework- Strategies & Business Models- Ideation- Analyzing Market opportunities - Sales Market distribution- Financial Planning- IPR - Partnering & Contracting - Corporate governance- Skills in CommunicationPractical workImplemented coursework concepts into drafting a practical business plan preparing an academic start up developing novel antibiotics for spin-out - literature survey of global health reports (epidemiology, socioeconomic risk factors)- market sizing- market entry strategy ( analyzing barrier to entry, competitor analysis and FTO )- delivering presentations to the start-up team and relevant stakeholders- pitching in front of VCs as part of coursework- drafting business plan content

Wien, Austria

- Implemented TALEN based genome editing in cell lines to study effects of loss-of-function mutations

Rome Area, Italy

- Co-authored research study investigating basic RNA processing mechanisms in male fertility - published in Nature magazine- Purified and validated custom made antibodies in research applications in Western blotting, immuno-precipitation and immuno-fluorecence

London, United Kingdom

- Thesis discussing dynamic epigenetic status and asymmetry in early mouse embryos

London, United Kingdom

Lincolns Inns fields laboratories- Thesis discussing early nuclear envelop formation in sea urchin embryos

Bengaluru Area, India

National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru- Prepared thesis on building genetic models using the fruit fly and studying calcium metabolism

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

EPFL- ISREC- Summer project on preparing early stage mouse embryos for pancreas isolation

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences, Other

Activities and Societies: Association of Students and Post-docs (Committee Member), Science & Society (Marie Curie FP7 Actions), Board.

Entrepreneurship Project Course Elective, Biobusiness & Innovation Platform (Bbip), 7

Worked with inventors and team members to draft a complete business plan for a potential academic startup delivering novel antibiotic.

Masters By Research (M.Res), Cancer Biology, Merit

Activities and Societies: Imperial College Mens Football Club Squad year 2009-2010Dual thesis research degree passed First Class.

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Biotechnology, Cgpa 8.9/10 - First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Mens Football team, Intra-university culturals, Inter university culturals organizing team.Key Courses.