Priya Kumar
EDUCATION
College / University
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Highest Degree
Master of Science
Major Subjects
Biotechnology
Country
India
Lab Experience
Gel Electrophoresis, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, CD and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Biochemical tests for microbial identification, DNA isolation, PCR amplification, Recombination reactions, Transformation, Protein expression and purification (sonication, column purification), SDS PAGE, Chemotaxis and Paralysis assays with C. elegans, DPPH assay for antioxidant activity; Introductory concepts of C-programming, Database searches, Sequence alignment (pairwise, multiple), Phylogenetics, Structure prediction methods, BLAST and HMM Profiling.
Projects / Research
- 2019 – 2020: "Identification of phosphoglycosyltransferases (PGTs) from whole-genome sequences using homology-based functional annotation", M.Sc. Project, IIT Bombay
- 2019: “To study the effect of the cyclotides on the formation of beta-amyloid through chemotaxis and paralysis assays on ts-mutants of C. elegans", Summer Research Internship, NCBS Bangalore
- 2017 – 2018: "Comparison of antioxidant activity and SDS-PAGE profiles of self-cultivated and commerical species of local mushrooms", DBT Star Scheme Project
Scholarships / Awards
| 2020 – 2021: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School. |
| 2020: | Institute Silver Medal, IIT Bombay 58th Convocation Day |
| 2019: | Mary Yoshio Translational Hexagon Award, Fujio Cup Quiz, Japan |
| 2018: | Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship by CSIR, 2018. (All India Rank 62) |
| 2018 – 2020: | DBT Scholarship for M.Sc. at IIT Bombay |
| 2018: | Academic Excellence Award in B.Sc. Biotechnology, Fergusson College |