Animan Tripathi

EDUCATION

College / University

Delhi Technological University

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subjects

Biotechnology

Country

India

Lab Experience

Chromatography (ion-exchange, gel filtration, affinity), DNA/RNA/Plasmid isolation and purification, Bacterial transformation, Gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE, Native PAGE, Agarose), PCR and RT-PCR, ELISA, Western Blot, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, Enzymatic assays, Drosophila breeding and handling, Differential and Gradient centrifugation, Homology modelling, Sequence alignment, Phylogenetic analysis, PyMOL, AutoDock

Projects / Research

05/2021 – 05/2022: MNFG Lab, DTU (Master’s Thesis) – Identification of putative inhibitors of mutant LRRK2 involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease: An in-silico drug re-purposing approach
07/2021 – 08/2021: Summer research internship at Suraj Shree Chemicals Ltd
07/2018 – 05/2019: Institute of Home Economics (Student Researcher) –
- Effect of common divalent cations (Zn²⁺, Pb²⁺, Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺) found as pollutants in air and soil on the activity of hibiscus acid phosphatase
- Stability studies on hydrogel-encapsulated hibiscus acid phosphatase
- Spectral study of 7-iodo-8-hydroxy quinoline-5-sulfonic acid (ferron) and its potential use as an indicator for hemoglobin estimation

Scholarships / Awards

2022 – 2023:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2020 – 2022:	University Rank 3, MSc Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University
2022:	CSIR-UGC-NET June 2021, All India Rank 57 (LS)
2021:	DTU Travel Grant for paper presentation at the IEEE ISCON’21 Conference
2021:	GATE 2021 Biotechnology, All India Rank 79
2019:	Best Poster Award – National Conference on Urban Environmental Sustainability, Kalindi College, University of Delhi
2019:	Third Prize in Poster Presentation – DBT Biotechnology Popularization Program, Miranda House, University of Delhi

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I believe that the humble cell is one of the most beautifully complex systems known to man with multiple reactions occurring at the same time. It has always fascinated me how the cell processes signals received and how the proteins involved in these signaling pathways perform their functions unprovoked. I am interested in studying the various complex processes associated with cell signaling and the effect of mutations on these signaling pathways. Recently, I have also been interested in synthetic biology and how it uses a bottom-up approach to simplify and model complex processes in-vivo, making them easier to study. Thus, I would like to combine my fascination with cellular signaling and interest in synthetic biology to model these signaling pathways, particularly those involved in the development of cancer. Through my research, I hope to better understand tumorigenesis and develop therapeutic strategies to prevent the same.