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Responsible for providing theoretical solutions to high school and undergrad level questions in Biological Sciences

Unravelling the origin of the lymph gland posterior lobes in Drosophila melanogaster.Supervisor: Dr. Lolitika Mandal, Developmental Genetics Lab, IISER Mohali

Teaching assistant for the course 'Genetics and Evolution', for BS students.

Understanding genetic tools in Drosophila melanogasterGuide: Dr. Lolitika Mandal, Developmental Genetics Lab, IISER Mohali- Undertook training in handling the model system and dissection of the larval lymph gland.Got trained in embryo fixation and further processing of the sample.- Learnt to use the genetic tools in drosophila genetics such as, G-Trace, UAS-Gal4 system.- Learnt Brightfield microscopy, Fluorescence microscopy, Confocal microscopy

Integrated BS-MS Dual degree,Major in Biological Sciences (BS courses in Physics,Chemistry,Math, Biology)

Formation of polarity in the cochlea during vertebrate developmentSupervisor: Dr. Raj Ladher, Ear Lab, National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore- Reading project on formation of polarity in the vertebrate cochlea and alignment of the inner ear hair cells during development. Further, the project dwelled on to understanding regeneration of hair cells in the avian inner ear

Effect of Lithium in eye development of zebrafish embryosSupervisor: Dr. Rajesh Ramachandran, Tissue Engineering and Retina Regeneration Lab, IISER Mohali- Study focused on how various concentrations of lithium in water contributed to eye degeneration in zebrafish.Further, the effect of azacytidine (demethylation agent) in the recovery of degenerated zebrafish eye was studied, in comparison to Pachon blind cave morphs of Astyanax mexicanus

Understanding the basic developmental biology of zebrafishGuide: Dr. Rajesh Ramachandran, Tissue Engineering and Retina Regeneration Lab, IISER Mohali- Got trained in various molecular biology techniques such as RNA isolation, western blotting, immunostaining, cDNA synthesis, heart and eye dissection in zebrafish. Further, studied handling and processing of zebrafish embryo for various molecular biology experiments