Sushant Pal Email & Phone Number

Villigen, Aargau, Switzerland

Researcher at the Laboratory of Biomolecular Research within the Biology & Chemistry division at PSI.Discerning the structural basis of Clostridial neurotoxins & human SV2 neuro-receptors interactions and toxin translocation

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Worked on understanding the kinetics of Phenol binding in MopR ATPase, utilizing biosensing techniques.Contributed to ascertain the mechanism of signal transduction from the sensor domain to the ATPase domain of MopR utilizing fluorescent & colorimetric assays.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Structure-guided investigation of Phenol entry pathway in MopR,
• Applied genetic engineering and molecular biology techniques (Cloning, protein expression in E.Coli & protein purification) in order to observe the mutational effect of proposed residues
• Utilized biophysical techniques to discern the thermodynamics of ligand bindingMolecular Dynamics Analysis of MopR,
• Identification of the structural basis of protein biosensors which are scaffold selective
• Exploiting computational techniques for gaining insights about the protein structure & detection of allostery

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Part of the Student Mentor team selected from a batch of 1100+ after a rigorous interview process based on stringent peer reviews and strong interpersonal skills aiming to play a facilitative, supportive &.
• Responsible for mentoring incoming freshmen to ensure a smooth transition to institute life and provide them with the necessary support in academics and other co-curricular pursuits

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Part of a team of 11 mentors, mentoring students of the department and providing academic guidance & general counsel. Responsible for counseling six department sophomores to assist them with their educational needs and future goals

• Represented IIT Bombay at the 54th and 55th Inter IIT Sports Meet held at IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee
• Inter IIT Weightlifting | Contingent member selected after extensive training

New York, United States

• Molecular Dynamics study of bacterial replicative helicases,
• Generation of Molecular Dynamics simulations and trajectory of DnaB Helicase
• Analysis in order to unravel the opening and closing of the helicase-loader complex

Florida, United States

• Deep Learning applied in Biomedical-Informatics.
• Skin Cancer diagnosis through image input deploying Deep Learning techniques
• Developed DL models using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for the prediction of Melanoma and nine other skin cancer classes
• Research in utilizing AI to expedite medical imaging and diagnosis

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biomolecular Structure & Mechanism

Life Science Zurich Graduate School

B.S. + M.Sc., Chemistry

Minor in Biosciences & Bioengineering

Central Board Of Secondary Education, Science, 94% (Class Xii)

(Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) + Economics