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DEPARTMENT OF
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY MOLECULAR
MODELLING AND SIMULATION LABORATORY |
Education
Ph. D (Computational Biotechnology) in 2010 from Indian Institute
of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam.
M. Tech. (Polymer Sc. & Engg.) in 1999 from College of Engineering, Main Campus,
Anna University, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Positions Held
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular
Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur
University, Tezpur, Assam (June 2013 - Till date).
Senior Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, Sastra
University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu
(June 2012 - May 2013).
Research Associate, Centre for
Condensed Matter Theory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(April 2010 - May 2012).
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical
Engineering, Vignan University, Guntur, Andhra
Pradesh (May 1999 - July 2006).
Quality Control Officer, Cheminor Drugs Ltd.
(unit of Dr. Reddys Lab), Hyderabad (June 1996 - May
1997).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
We are trying to understand the functioning of intrinsically disordered
proteins (IDPs), Protein aggregation mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases
like Alzheimer, Parkinson, etc., cancer biology (breast cancer), thermostable
and antifreeze proteins and the DNA repairing mechanism using computational
techniques.
COURSES CURRENTLY TEACHING/TAUGHT
S. No. |
Course
Number and Title |
Level |
Number of
Times Taught |
1 |
BT405
Biostatistics and Computer Applications |
M.Sc./M.Tech./Ph.D. |
8 |
2 |
BI 308
Biological Database Management Systems |
Int. M.Sc. |
7 |
3 |
BT 710
Research Methodology |
Ph.D. |
7 |
4 |
BI 312 Laboratory VI |
Int. M.Sc. |
3 |
5 |
BI 410
Bioinformatics Software and Algorithms |
Int. M.Sc. |
6 |
6 |
BI 304 Biophysics |
Int. M.Sc. |
1 |
7 |
BT 751
Introduction to Biostatistics and Bioinformatics |
Ph.D. |
6 |