Molecular Biology (MSc/PhD)

Subhro Basu

EDUCATION

College / University

Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Membrane Biology, Genetics
Basu

Country

India

Lab Experience

Spectrophotometric analysis, enzymatic assays, protein purification techniques, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), electrophoresis (SDS PAGE, agarose), RNA, DNA, and plasmid isolation, microbiology techniques, cell biology techniques (microscopy, subcellular fractionation, and Drosophila larval dissection), basic immunological techniques (ELISA, DID, SRID), basic bioinformatics tools.

Projects / Research

  • 2020 – 2021: “Probing of regulatory pathways for immune response in macrophages”, Supervisor: Dr. Kushagra Bansal, Immunology Lab, JNCASR, Bengaluru
  • 2020: “Computational screening of the selected ligands against Dengue Virus (DENV) non-structural proteins as drug targets”, Supervisor: Dr. Nimisha Sinha, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

Scholarships / Awards

2021 – 2022: Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2020 – 2021: Rank three, B.Sc. (H) Biochemistry, Year 3, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
2019: Stipend by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru
2018 – 2021: Awardee of the Inspire Scholarship offered by the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

The signaling pathways and their regulation has been a focal point of research in biology, yet most of the mechanisms have not been fully understood and many diseases arise from the dysregulation of such pathways. One regulatory phenomenon in signaling pathways that I find interesting is the phosphorylation of the participating proteins involved whose dysregulation primarily leads to different forms of cancer. I aim to study the different processes of protein modifications involved within the cells and their role in regulating cell signaling in greater detail.