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Amit Fenn

Amit Fenn

Junior Research Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Bioinformatician with experience in Medical, Ecological and Crop Research. Tinkerer and a Linux Geek.

  • Education

    • St. Joseph's College, Bangalore

      2008 - 2011
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Microbiology Chemistry & Zoology

      Activities and Societies: Jan 2011 – Participated in a workshop, “Cancer and other Infectious Diseases”; Aug 2011 – Participated in a debate, “Use of Embryological Stem Cells”; Aug 2010 – Attended a lecture series, “Science for all”; Feb 2011 Oct 2010 – Participated in a workshop on Bio-informatics by Biogen; Sep 2009 Mar 2010 – Took a certificate course on Genetic Engineering; 3 years of equal dedication to all the 3 papers. An internal systems of credits were used to qualify for the final exams. Credits were achieved by taking part in extra-curricular like science fairs, seminars and conferences.An extra-curricular course: Principles of genetic Engineering was strongly recommended. The 3rd year had a Term Paper, which the college promoted and made mandatory over the university's curriculum. My Term Paper was on Genetically inherited… Show more 3 years of equal dedication to all the 3 papers. An internal systems of credits were used to qualify for the final exams. Credits were achieved by taking part in extra-curricular like science fairs, seminars and conferences.An extra-curricular course: Principles of genetic Engineering was strongly recommended. The 3rd year had a Term Paper, which the college promoted and made mandatory over the university's curriculum. My Term Paper was on Genetically inherited diseases and required me to visit, stay and learn as an observer a few labs.Aug- Sept – Observer – College internship 2010 Narayana Hrudayala Hospital; Bangalore, India; Molecular Biology, Cytology, Metabolism, Microbiology and Serology Laboratories and the Genetic Clinic Show less

    • Christ College - Bangalore

      2006 - 2008
      K-12 Physics Chemistry Math Biology 11 and 12

      Activities and Societies: 2006 – 2007 Certificate Course on Computer Hardware and Trouble Shooting hosted by Christ Junior College – conducted by CMS

    • Bangalore University

      2013 - 2015
      Master of Science (MSc) Molecular Biology

      Activities and Societies: 15th – 16th April, 2015 – Attended Bangalore University Golden Julbilee Lecture Series on Biology in the Genomics Era. 17th-19th Nov, 2014 – Attended a conference, “NextGen Genomics &bioinformatics Technologies (NGBT) Conference, Nimhans Bangalore. Sept 25 2013 – Bio-rujivith, National seminar on tissue engineering and regenerative Medicine. 4 semester exam based masters.

    • Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München

      2017 - 2019
      Master's degree Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 1.7

      Thesis on Alternative Splicing in Mitochondrial Biogenesis.

    • Technical University of Munich

      2019 - 2023
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioinformatics

      Transcriptomics of dilated cardiomyopathy, alternative splicing.

  • Experience

    • IIT Gandhinagar

      Aug 2011 - Jun 2012
      Junior Research Assistant

      We were working on how bacteria gained antibiotic resistance at concentrations lower than minimum inhibitor concentration.A second project was on how flagellar genes contribute to virulence of pseudomonas.

    • Brainwave Magazine

      Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
      Science Writer/Business team

      In a start up, everyone works within and outside their domain. At Brainwave I had the opportunities to work with the editorial team by contributing content and on events, social media marketing and operations.My work with Brainwave was short and intense for having picked up so many things to do. It's been a pleasure working within education and working for children.

    • Freelance

      Jan 2016 - Feb 2016
      Copy Editor

      Copy edited a fiction book:Take my heart... For DinnerBy Maxwell Kofman; Valery KofmanISBN: 978-1-50498-221-4

    • Dr Fenns

      Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
      CEO

      At Dr Fenn's, we produce the purest spice oils from the malabar coast; our spices are both organically sourced and certified. The oils come in softgel capsules with no preservatives or impurities, for use in your kitchen.

    • Naandi Foundation

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Freelance Consultant

      Helped set up an early detection system for acidification on a 300-ton anaerobic biodigester.

    • Omegametrix GmbH

      Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
      Work Student

      Omegametrix is a start-up company in the IZB, where patients can be tested for their Omega 3 Fatty acid content in blood. I worked in the lab to measure fatty acid content in blood and I also worked in logistics

    • Technical University of Munich

      Mar 2019 - Oct 2019
      Research Assistant

      Analysis of Whole Genome Bisulfite Seq in Multiple sclerosis. Identifying epigenetic methylation biomarkers for various lesion types in multiple sclerosis.

    • TUM Graduate School

      Oct 2019 - Feb 2023
      PHD Candidate

      Universities: Technical University of Munich, University of Hamburg,Research Groups: Big data in Biomedicine, Computational Systems Medicine, Computational Genomics and Transcriptomics.Methlation Analysis, Splicing Analysis,Diseases: Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimers, Dialated Cardio Myopathy, Nephrosclerotic Hypertension,Teaching: 2 semesters as tutor for Introduction to Bioinformatics,Supervising: 2 master theses, 1 bachelor thesisDocker-space manager,System Administrator for a cluster with 7 nodes 720 cores, Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Principles of Genetic Engineering

      University Grants Commission (ugc)
      Mar 2010

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founding Member and First Steering Committee Member

      Issued by Youth Development Program Bangalore on Jul 2014
      Youth Development Program BangaloreAssociated with Amit Fenn