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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru Area, India

Manages the India Biodiversity Portal, on which Strand Life Sciences is the technology partner. The portal seeks to provide a collaborative platform to unify expertise and aggregate biodiversity information in a manner that can be openly and easily accessed by all. It aims to build effective collaborative tools for experts to interact and the means to aggregate large scale data from different databases, serve the data out effectively based on user interest and requirements and to further build upon it through citizen science and crowd sourcing campaigns. My role involves proposal writing and fund raising; conceptualizing, designing and overseeing development of the portal features and functionality, coordinating participation from users and data contributors; scoping and curation of data and data upload; data analysis and academic publishing; and liaising with stakeholders and partner organizations.

Bangalore

Coordinates the India biodiversity Portal, on which Strand Life Sciences is the technology partner. The portal seeks to provide a collaborative platform to unify expertise and aggregate biodiversity information in a manner that can be openly and easily accessed by all. It aims to build effective collaborative tools for experts to interact and the means to aggregate large scale data from different databases, serve the data out effectively based on user interest and requirements and to further build upon it through citizen science and crowd sourcing campaigns. My role involves coordinating participation from users and data contributors; scoping and curation of data and data upload; data analysis and academic publishing; overseeing design of features and functionality; coordinating with software developers and overseeing portal development; proposal and grant writing; and conducting outreach and liaising with stakeholders and partner organizations.

Bangalore

Coordinates the India biodiversity Portal, on which Strand Life Sciences is the technology partner. The portal seeks to provide a collaborative platform to unify expertise and aggregate biodiversity information in a manner that can be openly and easily accessed by all. It aims to build effective collaborative tools for experts to interact and compile validated species lists and informative species pages. It seeks to offer the means to aggregate large scale data from different databases, serve the data out effectively based on user interest and requirements and to further build upon it through citizen science and crowd sourcing campaigns.

Bengaluru Area, India

Worked on the Western Ghats Portal to engage with research projects funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in ensuring that data generated is aggregated and output in an open and freely accessible manner on the online portal. Data curation, aggregation and validation. Public outreach and communication. Engaged with general public in recruitment through offline and online mediums towards participation in citizen science activities on the portal.

Troubleshooting specialist for molecular probes and cellular analysis with fluorescence based product. Analysis and interpretation of assay and application related issues to resolve problems in a timely manner.

Development of probes to detect viable but non-culturable bacteria in seawater using fluorescent in-situ hybridization.

Dona Paula, Goa, India

Isolation, growth and purification of marine bacteria for preparation of cell extracts for bioactivity tests. Maintained a pre-sourced collection of marine bacteria. Extraction and preparation of bacterial crude samples for bioactivity tests as a part of an extended network of premier scientific institutes across the country. Lyophilization. Culture preservation. Co-ordination and collation of results.

Phd, Biomedical Science (Microbiology)

Activities and Societies: Bristol Microbiology Forum Investigation of the probiotic effects of Escerichia coli Nissle using bioluminescent.

Master Of Research, Molecular And Cellular Marine Biology; Science And Technology; Marine Biology

Master'S Degree, Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography

Activities and Societies: Society of Marine Biologists

Bachelors Degree, Microbiology, Zoology And Chemistry (Triple Major)

Activities and Societies: Biosciences Association

High School, Science, Social Science, English, Maths, Malayalam

Activities and Societies: Apiculture, Sculpture, Art and Painting, Athletics, Football, Badminton, Hockey, Cross-country.