EDUCATION
- Ph.D.- University of Freiburg, Biology (expertise in single-molecule biophysics) (2019-2022; grade-Cum Laude)
- M.Tech.- Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Mandi, Biotechnology (specialization: medical & nanobiotechnology) (2016-2018; grade-9.44)
- B.Tech.- Heritage Institute of Technology, Biotechnology (2012-2016; grade-8.64)
CERTIFICATES, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND BADGES
- Deep Learning Specialization certificate by DeepLearning.AI on Coursera (2024)
- Deep Learning Specialization badge by Coursera (2024)
- RTG 2202 autumn school on 'Statistics, Data Analysis, and Data Visualization' by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (2019)
- Animal handling certificate: Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) function A, formerly category B (2019)
- MHRD scholarship (for M.Tech) on qualifying GATE-2016 (ranked within top 5% of all exam participants in the field of biotechnology) (2016-2018)
- Science Academies’ (IAS-INSA-NASI) Summer Research Fellowship (2015)
- Govt. of India's Higher Education Merit Scholarship (for securing more than 80% marks in the higher secondary examination) (2012-2013)
- State Bank of India Merit Scholarship (2003-2016)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Teaching assistant, subject: nano-biotechnology (IIT, Mandi; 2017-2018)
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
- Member of Atomic Academia (2024-)
- Summer research intern (Galaxy Educare Concepts Private Limited; June 2014-July 2014)
SELECTED SKILLS
- Fluorescence microscopy (TIRF, confocal, widefield)
- Electron microscopy
- Biolayer interferometry
- Photon correlation spectroscopy
- Solid-state fluorescence
- UV/Vis spectrophotometry
- Statistical analysis
- Molecular modeling and simulation
- Molecular biology techniques (cloning, PCR, gel elctrophoresis, DNA miniprep, etc.)
- Cell culture and animal handling
- Programming languages (Python, Mathematica, HTML, etc.)
LANGUAGES
- Bengali (native)
- English, Hindi (full professional proficiency)
- Deutsch (limited working proficiency)
- Sanskrit, Marathi (elementary proficiency)