Yukta Rana
Lucknow,India
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented postgraduate Biotechnology student with a solid academic background, including gold medals in both Bachelors and Masters in Biotechnology. Experienced in molecular biology techniques, data analysis, experimental design, troubleshooting, and optimizing scientific workflows. Proven expertise in immunomodulatory research, viral therapeutics, and algal technologies for environmental applications. Eager to advance innovations in biotherapeutic production and contribute to cutting-edge research on improving the efficiency and accessibility of life-saving medicines.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Associate
CSIR-CDRI
07.2024 - Current
- Designed experiments to determine the immunomodulatory properties of potential drug candidate
- Analysis of the results generated, keeping the record of the data, data validation, and assisting senior researchers
- Performed animal experiments
- Expertise in SDS-PAGE, determination of protein expression through western blotting, neutrophil isolation from mice bone marrow and human blood
- Writing manuscripts for the project
Trainee
Central Drug Research Institute
12.2022 - 07.2023
- Designed experiments to develop Pseudo-virus particles through genetic engineering
- Analysis of the results generated, keeping the record of the data, and assisting senior researchers
- Expertise in gel electrophoresis, transformation, transduction, restriction digestion, PCR, viral transfection, production of competent cells, handling of mammalian cell cultures
Education
M. Sc. - Biotechnology
Institute of Advanced Research
India01.2023
B. Sc. - Biotechnology
Institute of Advanced Research
India01.2021
Skills
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- SDS-PAGE
- Cloning (Molecular biology techniques)
- Microbiology techniques
- Bioinformatics
- Animal handling
- Neutrophil isolation from mouse bone marrow and from human blood
- Western-blotting
- Protein estimation
- Plasmid isolation
- Transformation
- Restriction digestion
- ELISA
- Virus Plaque Assay
- Transfection
- Transduction
- Immuno-fluorescence imaging
- Handling of mammalian Cell culture
Academic and Professional Development
- Presented a poster at an International conference, MedBioTech, 2024
- Attended workshop on Experimental procedures of laboratory animals in biomedical research including histopathology, ICMR-NIOH, 2024
- Seminar presentation on Role of non-coding RNAs in NAFLD, 2022
- Basics of Bioinformatics, Fabetto Labs (online), 2020
- Actively participated in Eureka science quiz and poster presentation, Institute of Advanced Research, 2020
- Mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 managed by Harvard Medical School, online, 2020
- Awarded with 3rd rank in INNOVIZ business quiz, Institute of Advanced Research, 2020
- Attended seminar on developmental path of a Biosimilar Drug, INTAS Pharmaceuticals, 2022
- Attended workshop on Drug Discovery, Jeremy Burrows at Central Drug Research Institute, 2023
Research and Publications (In Progress)
- Review article in communication: Role of Endocrine Disrupting Hazardous Chemicals on the Prostate cancer
- Review article: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal (Ashwagandha): Current understanding of immunomodulation and molecular targets
Projects
Integration of Algae technologies into landfill leachate treatment, 2021
- Designed experiments to check the efficacy of algal technologies in the treatment of landfill leachate.
Accomplishments
- GATE-BT Qualified 2023 (AIR 994)
- IIT-JAM Qualified 2021
- GAT-B Qualified 2021
- INSPIRE Scholar 2018
- Gold Medalist B.Sc. Biotechnology 2021
- Gold Medalist M.Sc. Biotechnology 2024
- IAR Excellence award for the year 2019, 2020, 2022
- 100% Institutional Merit Scholarship 2018-2021
References
- Dr. Chetan D. Meshram, Senior Scientist, Virus Research and Therapeutics CDRI, chetan.meshram@cdri.res.in
- Dr. Anand K. Tiwari, Dean (Research and Innovation)-Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, anandk.tiwari@iar.ac.in
Timeline
Project Associate
CSIR-CDRI
07.2024 - Current
Trainee
Central Drug Research Institute
12.2022 - 07.2023
M. Sc. - Biotechnology
Institute of Advanced Research
B. Sc. - Biotechnology
Institute of Advanced Research
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