Avika ChopraEDUCATIONCollege / UniversitySri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, IndiaHighest DegreeBachelor of ScienceMajor SubjectsCell Biology, proteins, enzymes, metabolism of: carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides, bioenergetics, hormone biochemistry, human physiology, molecular biology, concepts in genetics, gene exptression and regulation, genetic engineering and biotechnology, immunology |
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Lab Experience
Qualitative analysis assays of metabolites using spectrophotometry, thin layer chromatography, protein purification techniques, sub-cellular fractionation, visualization of biological samples under microscope, preparation of polytene chromosome slides, ion-exchange chromatography, SDS-page, estimation of enzyme activity, estimation of blood glucose, glucose tolerance test, hematological tests, isolation of chromosomal DNA, total RNA and plasmid DNA, UV absorption spectra of DNA & RNA, culturing Drosophila melanogaster mutant species to study genetic variations, PCR, ELISA, Western Blot, transformation & blue-white-selection, Ouchterlony double diffusion, Mancini radial immunodiffusion, active and passive agglutination reactions, Widal Test, bioinformatics toolks and techniques; sequence retrieval, alignment and protein structure predictionProjects / Research
- 2018: Internship at AIIMS, New Delhi: “Role of hyperglycemia on macrophage effectors function in tubercolosis”
- Bioinformatics project at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi: “Immunoinformatic studies of Par h1 Parthenium allergen for epitope identification and mapping”
- Project at Sir Venkateswara College, University of Delhi: “To assess the effects of smoking on respiratory and cardiovascular system in young adult population”
- Poster presentation at Jaypee Institute, Noida: “Immunotherapy the new generation cancer treatment”
- Participated in Mindspar at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi: “Using mycobacterial fingerprint as a rapid, non-invasive diagnostic test for tubercolosis”
Scholarships / Awards
2019 – 2020: | Stipend by International Max Planck Research School |