Undergraduate Researcher
Current
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Prof. Aloke Kumar (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering) and Prof. Varsha Singh (Dept. of Developmental Biology and Genetics) [July 2021 – Present]Completed my BS (Research) on Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) of Proteus mirabilis, resulting via urease activity. Currently completing my MS (Research) on the application of MICP on bacteria isolated from river water as a means of Lead sequestration.Prof. Deepshikha Chakraborty (Dept. of Microbiology and Cell Biology) [March 2020 - May 2020]-Worked on basic molecular microbiology, such as DNA and plasmid extraction and quantification, SDS PAGE, ELISA and basic microbiological techniques, as well as animal handling (mice).Prof. Ramray Bhat (Dept. of Developmental Biology and Genetics) [May 2020 – July 2021]- Computational analysis of the evolution of the multicellularity of cancer cells, Investigating the development of chemo resistant cells, tracing back cell lineages showing chemoresistance, and studying the dynamics of chemo resistant cells using Avida.Prof. Utpal Nath (Dept. of Microbiology and Cell Biology) [August 2018 – August 2019]-Development of dynamic optogenetic co-culture of bacterial species, namely E. coli and B. subtilis, worked in culturing, purifying, and transforming E. coli with vectors for the same purpose. The team received a gold medal for this project.