Saruby Sharma

EDUCATION

College / University

Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology

Country

India

Lab Experience

Spectrophotometric analysis, enzyme assays, protein purification techniques, chromatographic techniques, DNA and RNA extraction, agarose gel electrophoresis, light microscopy, sub-cellular fractionation, ELISA, biochemical assays, bioinformatics: homology modelling tools, sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis, basics of PyMOL and ImageJ.

Projects / Research

2020: “In-silico analysis to study the effect of missense nsSNPs on modelled protein structures of seven human mitochondrial proteins”, Prof. Dr. Ravi Manjithaya, Autophagy Lab, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
2020: “Deriving a metabolic index to evaluate the metabolic status of an individual”, Prof. Dr. Nandita Narayanasamy, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, India

Scholarships / Awards

2021 – 2022:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2018 – 2021:	College Rank Holder (2nd), Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, India
2018 – 2021:	INSPIRE Scholarship, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
2020:	JNCASR Summer Research Fellowship Programme in Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

During my undergraduate programme, I enjoyed gaining insights into secretory protein sorting and became intrigued by the Endoplasmic Reticulum’s ability to distinguish between misfolded proteins and folding intermediates. I wish to better understand the molecular mechanisms involved in protein quality control processes to aid the treatment of diverse diseases associated with proteostasis imbalance. I imagine myself as a young sailor beginning her scientific quest into a vast expanse of the unknown, with openness to numerous ideas. I aspire to bring a positive difference to this world.