Sindhuja Gowrisankaran
EDUCATION
College / University
SASTRA University, India
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Technology
Major Subjects
Biotechnology
Country
India
Lab Experience
Cell culture, basic molecular biology techniques, immunohistochemistry and imaging, Drosophila behavior studies and activity/rest behavior using DAM system and Clock lab.
Projects / Research
- Jan – July 2012: The role of miRNA-31 and -148a in Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Baachelor thesis, Dr. Anna Krichevsky, RNA Biology Lab, BWH, Boston
- May – July 2010: Study of neurodegenerative disease (Huntington chorea) using Drosophila animal model. Dr. Sheeba Vasu, JNCASR, Bangalore, India
Scholarships / Awards
2012 – 2014: | Erasmus Mundus Scholarship |
2012: | Internship at BWH, Harvard Medical School | 2011: | Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellow Award |
2010 / 2011 / 2012: | Dean’s list scholarship from SASTRA University for being in top2 percentile of the UG batch | 2010 / 2011: | J Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) summer fellowship |