Sushant Pal

Experience

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  IIT Bombay Sports

  Aug 2019 - May 2023

  Weightlifting Team Member

  • Represented IIT Bombay at the 54th and 55th Inter IIT Sports Meet held at IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee• Inter IIT Weightlifting | Contingent member selected after extensive training

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  University of Miami

  May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Research Intern

  Deep Learning applied in Biomedical-Informatics.• Skin Cancer diagnosis through image input deploying Deep Learning techniques• Developed DL models using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for the prediction of Melanoma and nine other skin cancer classes• Research in utilizing AI to expedite medical imaging and diagnosis

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  May 2021 - May 2023

  Structure-guided investigation of Phenol entry pathway in MopR, • Applied genetic engineering and molecular biology techniques (Cloning, protein expression in E.Coli & protein purification) in order to observe the mutational effect of proposed residues• Utilized biophysical techniques to discern the thermodynamics of ligand bindingMolecular Dynamics Analysis of MopR,• Identification of the structural basis of protein biosensors which are scaffold selective• Exploiting computational techniques for gaining insights about the protein structure & detection of allostery Show less

  • Master Thesis

    Jun 2022 - May 2023

  • Bachelor Thesis

    Jul 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Institute Student Mentor

    Jun 2021 - May 2022

  • Department Academic Mentor

    May 2021 - May 2022
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  CCNY Department of Biology

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Research Intern

  Molecular Dynamics study of bacterial replicative helicases,• Generation of Molecular Dynamics simulations and trajectory of DnaB Helicase• Analysis in order to unravel the opening and closing of the helicase-loader complex

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  PSI Paul Scherrer Institut

  Sept 2023 - now

  Doctoral Student

  Researcher at the Laboratory of Biomolecular Research within the Biology & Chemistry division at PSI.Discerning the structural basis of Clostridial neurotoxins & human SV2 neuro-receptors interactions and toxin translocation