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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Principal Investigator: Vandana Gupta, PhD
• Work with Dr. Gupta to investigate mechanisms involved in genetic neuromuscular diseases.
• Perform a high-throughput small molecule screening for developing therapies in Nemaline Myopathy
• Analyze data for zebrafish models with mutations in BTB-Kelch proteins

Tokyo, Japan

• Principal Investigator: Toshio Ohshima, MD, PhD
• Worked with Dr. Toshio Ohshima and conducted analysis on the role of Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) in retinal morphogenesis of embryonic zebrafish.
• Executed genotypic and phenotypic analyses on Cdk5 zebrafish models.
• Examined the effect of Cdk5 specifically on the development of retinal layers along with their respective cell types.

Tokyo, Japan

• Supervisor: Toshio Ohshima, MD, PhD
• Assisted Dr. Toshio Ohshima in laboratory courses by working closely with third and fourth year students.
• Trained students to conduct various laboratory protocols and routine tests for their experiments.
• Maintained zebrafish lines and helped prepare laboratory reagents and solutions.

Master Of Science - Ms, Medical Sciences

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Life Science & Medical Bioscience