Kashish Singh

EDUCATION

College / University

Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science (Honors)

Major Subjects

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Membrane Biology, Immunology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Proteins and Enzymes, Bioenergetics

Country

India

Lab Experience

Basic molecular biology and immunology techniques, including expression of recombinant protein, protein purification, enzyme assays and inhibition studies, sub-cellular fractionation, electrophoresis, Spectrophotometry, PCR, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting and ELISA.

Projects / Research

07/2012: Screening of Indian population for possible polymorphisms in candidate genes of extracellular matrix proteins that could lead to Disc degeneration leading to herniation, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University, India
05/2012 – 07/2012: Studying the role of protein phosphorylation in signaling network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi, India

Scholarships / Awards

2013 – 2014:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2012 – 2013:	Delhi University Innovation Project Fellowship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in studing the process of cell differentiation with respect to the involved signalling pathways and epigenetic modifications. The role of different signalling pathways in stem cell differentiation is something that fascinates me as a single stem cell has the potential of forming different cell types depending on the type of signal available. Another aspect of cell differentiation which I want to work on is the epigenetic changes that take place during this process.