Dr. Oindrila De Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Mh, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Deputy to the Attaché of Scientific, Technological, and University Cooperation in the South Zone at the French Institute - Embassy of France in India - Overseeing academic and scientific cooperation between South of India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Pondicherry) and France - Maintaining existing partnerships and building new collaborations between Indian and French educational and research ecosystems (academia, industry, incubators)- Gaining knowledge of the current state of science and technology in academic, innovation, and corporate sectors in southern India and France - Promotion and analysis of student mobility in coordination with Campus France managers - Creating awareness of IFI and CEFIPRA Indo-French collaborative funding tools in research and innovation (for researchers, corporates, and students)- Organizing Indo-French networking events and visits of French delegation

- Volunteering Role- Promoting GSA Awards across global networks- Reviewing applications for GSA awards

- Volunteering role in diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion- Developing policies and practices to make GSA's programming and events more inclusive of all scientists-Strategic planning in collaboration with GSA members and leadership teams

United States

- Volunteering Role- Proposed a new accessibility initiative, focused to design and implement accessibility and inclusion measures for GSA's early career leadership programming- Collaborated with members from ECLP subcommittees to form the Accessibility and Disability Advocacy Group in Fall 2020 - Conducted routine meetings to discuss topics surrounding disability and access, and ideated ways to make ECLP more inclusive of students and scientists with disabilities- Proposed & established the new Accessibility Subcommittee & onboarded new members in January 2021- Managed a team of 6 members and monitored project progress- Launched Accessibility in STEM (AiS) workshop series with 3 subject matter experts and over 100 participants- Implemented accessibility measures at GSA such as: incorporating closed captions at all online meetings, encouraging presenters to use accessible fonts and colorblind-friendly palette at conferences, drafted recommendations for Conferences Committee to improve access at conference programming, and including "accessibility" as a criteria for new project proposals and existing project reviews- Assisted with reviewing applications and recruiting new cohort of members in January 2023- Technical skills: writing, editing, MS Office, Google Docs, Smartsheet, Slack, Otter.ai transcription software, Zoom- Associated skills: remote team lead, teamwork, project management, communication, creative thinking, content development, such as blog articles & surveys, workshop organization, collaboration, allyship, data collection and analytics

United States

- Discussed direction of the Early Career Leadership Program with cochairs of other subcommittees, GSA Executive Director, and members of the Board of Directors- Reviewed new project ideas- Helped with recruitment and on-boarding process of new members

– Career Development Subcommittee Member at the Early Career Leadership Program (ECLP)– Successfully developed, planned and hosted regular online workshops "#WorkshopWednesday" to help early career scientists with career development– Conducted interviews for and edited the Q&A series “Decoding Life,” hosted on the GSA “Genes to Genomes,” blog, which features geneticists with diverse career paths, as a resource for early career scientists wanting to explore different career possibilities– Planned and co-hosted career exploration panels for GSA conferences, featuring a range of individuals from multiple career paths, such as academic research, industry research, biotech, science writing, science teaching and academic administration– Implemented accessibility and inclusion measures by facilitating live transcription during virtual events and encouraging the use of accessible presentations at conferences– Used virtual meeting software to host meetings, workshops and seminars, which included live captioning for accessibility and inclusion– Successfully implemented software tools for project management, virtual organization, and remote working– Technical skills: Smartsheet, Slack, Transcription through Otter.ai, Adobe, Google Sheets & Documents, Email software (Gmail Outlook), Virtual Meeting Software (Zoom, Microsoft Teams)– Associated skills: Project management, teamwork, communication, allyship, networking, event planning, marketing, remote working, virtual organization, remote team management, remote collaboration, virtual event organization, content development (blogs, infographics, flyers, newsletter articles, surveys), creative thinking, data collection and analytics

- Successfully defended PhD dissertation in the Department of Biology under Dr. Rob Ward's guidance - Led thesis project on the novel roles of junctional proteins in Drosophila embryonic development and employed a combination of cell biological and genetic tools to address critical research questions- Expertise in mutant phenotypic screening, classic genetic crossing and recombination, protein function characterization, immunofluorescence assays, and advanced confocal imaging- Developed and designed protocols for live imaging, morphometric quantification, and R programming based statistical data analysis- Discovered novel cellular functions of proteins under investigation - Mentored 10+ students (Ph.D., M.S., & undergraduate) in the lab- Helped colleagues within & outside of the lab to learn about live imaging, quantitative morphometric assessment & statistical analysis developed in my project- Presented research at departmental seminar and Annual Drosophila Research Conference- Rewarded with travel grants for conferences and recognized for excellent presentation skills- Published first author paper in high impact journal in collaboration with colleagues from Canada- Served leadership roles at the Genetics Society of America, Director of Graduate Studies Council at CWRU & DisabledInSTEM mentorship program

- Assisted my advisor & faculty Dr. Rob Ward to launch & conduct a new research based undergraduate level research-based course "SEA-PHAGES" (Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science) program for two consecutive semesters- Mentored 40+ students- Expert in in-person, remote, and hybrid scientific teaching formats- Associated skills: bacteriophage discovery & isolation from soil, phage DNA extraction & restriction digestion, electron microscopy of phage particles, phage genome annotation

- Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biology (Current GPA: 4.00)- Transferred to CWRU from the University of Kansas (KU) in Fall 2020- Successfully completed all required coursework and passed PhD Candidacy Oral Examination at KU in Summer 2019- In addition to continuing PhD Thesis project and transferring to CWRU in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic, successfully completed required additional coursework and passed PhD Candidacy Oral Examination at CWRU in Fall 2020- Experience working in collaborative team-oriented environment and extensive biology expertise as evidenced by research and leadership in 2 distinct organizational set ups and PhD programs- Published a review article in collaboration with lab colleagues- Thesis Project: Characterization of a developmental role for septate junction proteins in Drosophila embryonic morphogenesis- Research skills: fly embryo preparation and immunostaining, fly stock preparation and maintenance, RNAi knockdown, epifluorescence & confocal microscopy, live and fixed tissue imaging, image editing with Fiji, statistical analysis and data visualization with R, scientific figure preparation with Adobe creative cloud, oral and poster presentations- Associated skills: effective scientific communication, scientific writing, project management, data collection and analytics, organization, publishing, editing, community engagement

Lawrence, Kansas Area

– PhD Candidate in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology at the Department of Molecular Biosciences– Successfully completed all required coursework with a constant GPA of 4.00 - Drafted NSF style research proposal and passed PhD Candidacy Oral Examination– Completed additional certification course in Radiation Safety– Served as Teaching Assistant for 2 semesters– Transferred to CWRU in Fall 2020, under the same advisor and continued the Thesis project (described in previous section)

Lawrence, Kansas Area

- Led thesis project on identifying novel mechanisms of fruit fly morphogenesis- Co-organized several professional development & outreach opportunities for STEM trainees- Served as Executive officer at the departmental graduate student organization, Curriculum Committee Member of undergraduate STEM professional development program, Steering Committee Member & Secretary of graduate student career exploration symposium, Coordinator of outreach event "Kansas DNA Day", & Planning Committee Member of departmental symposium- Volunteered in outreach & mentoring programs

Lawrence, Kansas Area

- Successfully conducted two semesters of Undergraduate Level Laboratory Course in Physiology at the Department of Molecular Biosciences- Mentored 60+ students

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

- Responsible for quality assurance of e-development courses & communicating quality check reports to team members

Kharghar, Navi Mumbai

– Successfully conducted M.Sc. Dissertation Project, under the guidance of Dr. Sorab Dalal– Successfully defended M.Sc. Dissertation – Research skills: RNAi knockdown, genetic cloning, PCR amplification, bacterial transformation, protein detection with Western Blot, cell culture

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biology, General, A/ Gpa 4.0

Activities and Societies: Director of Graduate Studies' Council

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology, A

Activities and Societies: KS DNA Day, MB GSO, SEARCH Steering Committee

Master Of Science (Msc), Biotechnology, A

Activities and Societies: Participated at 'Paradigm' Volunteered at 'Palindrome'

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biotechnology, A

Activities and Societies: Volunteered at 'Chimera'

Hsc, Science (Biology)

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