Swathi Srivatsa
EDUCATION
College / University
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Chemistry, Zoology, Microbiology
Country
India
Lab Experience
Basic molecular biological techniques like restriction digestion, plasmid extraction, DNA sequencing, DNA profiling, PCR, basics on protein chemistry, Western Blotting, working with animal cell lines for transfection and gene expression, flow cytometry, immune-techniques like Latex agglutination test, Counter Current Immunoelectrophoresis, ELISA, Radial and Double Diffusion assay, chromatography, spectroscopy.
Projects / Research
- Developing novel reporter vectors for HIV-1 with stringent transactivation control, construction of a dual- reporter expression vector under modified C-LTR promoter, construction of a reporter gene expression inversely correlated to Tat protein expression
Scholarships / Awards
| 2008 – 2009: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2006 – 2008: | Project Oriented Biological Education (POBE) Fellowship, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, and Kishore Vaigyanik Prothsahan Yojna Fellowship (KVPY), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Apr 2006: | National Initiative on Undergraduate Science (NIUS) Fellowship, Homi Babha Centre of Science Education, Mumbai |
| 2005: | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Merit Scholarship based on performance in Class 12 examination |
| 2003: | National Talent Search Exam Scholarship (NTSE) |