Avani Shukla
EDUCATION
College / University
University of Delhi
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science (Honors)
Major Subjects
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Immunology, Membrane Biology, and Bioenergetics
Country
India
Lab Experience
Spectrophotometry, chromatographic separations, enzyme assays, microbiology. Basic molecular biology techniques including gel electrophoresis, western blotting, autoradiography, protein purification, and recombinant DNA technology. Radioactive (tritium-based) and antibody-based assays of methylation and acetylation. Add-on courses in 'Nanotechnology' as well as 'Bioinformatics and Computational Biology'.
Projects / Research
- 2009 – 2010: Identification of the site of acetylation and methylation on Transition Protein 2 (TP2), a testis-specific protein involved in mammalian spermiogenesis. POBE project, Chromatin Biology Lab (Prof. M.R.S. Rao), JNCASR
- 2007: Study of human hair topology and plotting of force-distance curve using Atomic Force Microscopy. Nanotechnology project. School of Physical Sciences (Prof. Prasenjit Sen), JNU
- 2008 – 2009: 'Unsaturation and peroxidation of bacterial membrane lipids' and 'In silico modeling and docking studies of human Catechol-O-Methyltransferase'. Biochemistry projects, Sri Venkateswara College
Scholarships / Awards
| 2010 – 2011: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2010: | Awarded a diploma in biology by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore upon successful completion of Project Oriented Biological Education (POBE) |
| 2008: | 3rd rank holder in the University of Delhi for Biochemistry Honors |
| 2006: | Gold Medal for achieving 93.99 percentile in 8th National Science Olympiad, All India Rank 72 |