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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS 

Recipient of the Dr. Meghnad Saha Scholarship under the Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search Scheme (JBNSTS), 2002-03

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The Guidance Award for Academic Excellence by a Student awarded by The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence, 2002 Among 30 participants selected for the CSIR Programme on Youth for Leadership in Science, 2000

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES  Among 40 international participants selected to be a part of the Fourth Borsellino College on Neurophysics conducted at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy from 27th September - 8th October 2004.

RESEARCH PROJECTS UNIVERSITY (May - July 2005) Project & Guide

COLLEGE

LONDON,

U.K.

A study of the association between GluR6 and KA1 gene polymorphisms and cognitive impairments in epileptic patients on topiramate  Prof. David B. Goldstein, Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, U.S.A. 

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Invited to present a seminar on study findings at Duke University, U.S.A. and coauthoring paper on the same

S.I.S.S.A, TRIESTE, ITALY (December 2004) Project & Guide

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Neuronal basis of tactile perception by whiskers in rats Prof. Mathew Diamond, Professor, S.I.S.S.A, Italy

N.C.B.S, (May - July, 2004) Project & Guide

T.I.F.R,

BANGALORE

A functional ablation approach to identify the neural circuitry underlying different aspects of larval locomotion in Drosophila melanogaster using the binary enhancer trap P [GAL4] system  Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Director, N.C.B.S, Bangalore 

B. Tech THESIS PROJECT UNDERTAKEN AT I.I.T. KHARAGPUR RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY 2005 onwards) Project & Guide

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Partial amplification, cloning and sequencing of Beta Actin and GAPDH genes in Antheraea mylitta Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Professor, Department of Biotechnology

Designed primers for Beta Actin and GAPDH (housekeeping genes) based on conservation patterns observed in human, mouse and Drosophila  Isolated total RNA from silk gland tissue of Antheraea mylitta; converted the mRNA to cDNA and then partially amplified it using the designed primers. Cloned the PCR product into a suitable vector followed by plasmid extraction, digestion and subsequent sequencing to generate the required gene probes 

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Steering Committee Member, Kshitij 2006 Head, Publicity Team, Kshitij 2005 Governor, English Technology Dramatics Society, I.I.T. Kharagpur 2004-2005 School Pupil Leader, Carmel High School, 1999-2000 Best Actress, Open I.I.T. English Dramatics Competition, 2003-04 Played lead role in the play “And then there were none” adjudged the 2nd Best Play in the Open I.I.T. English Dramatics competition, 2003-04 Winner, Open I.I.T. Debate, 2003-04 Best Speaker, Debate Competition, 2001 organized by Yuva Parishad Manch and Right Now Winner, National Debate Competition, 2000 organized by N.C.E.R.T, India and UNFPA Bronze Medal, Inter-School Regatta (Rowing Competition), 1999 organized by the Lake Club, Kolkata Conferred the Senior Diploma in Bharat Natyam by Bharatha Natya Kalalaya and Sarba Bharatiya Sangeet-O-Sanskriti Parishad, 1997-98 Silver Medal, West Bengal State Dance Talent Search Competition, 1995