Adesh Baral

Experience

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  Kathmandu University (KU)

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  Student Researcher

  #Production and characterization of L-asparaginase enzyme from Streptomyces sp.#Completed a project (2020) titled as "In-silico development of method for the selection of optimal enzymes using L-asparaginase II against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia as an example", under the supervision of Assistant Professor Hitesh K. Bhattarai (PhD). Worked in two months long mini project (2019) at Bioprocess Laboratory. I was involved in the isolation and biochemical characterization of yeast, Acetobacter sp. and Lactobacillus sp. under the supervision of Assistant Professor Parash Mani Timilsina. Department of Biotechnology Kathmandu University. Worked on studying phytochemical properties of some medicinal plants (2018) with M.tech seniors at Department of Biotechnology, Kathmandu University. I was mainly involved in solvent extraction. Worked on screening and isolation of plastic degrading Microorganisms (2018) under the supervision of Associate Professor Sangita Shakya (PhD). Department of Biotechnology Kathmandu University. Pokaż mniej

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  Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2019

  Internship

  1. PCR-Based Diagnosis of Citrus Huanglongbing Disease in Nepal.3. DNA Barcoding of higher medicinal plants.2. Characterization and purification of thermophilus microorganisms enzymes, namely, amylase, cellulase, beta-glucosidase.

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  Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS)

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  1. Characterisation of anti-HIV antibodies for their role immune effector (neutralizing and Fc mediated) functionsA. Isolation of PBMC and Plasma from HIV patients and Cryopreservation.B. Optimization of Bacterial transformation and gene expression using PUC18 plasmid.C. Co-supervised five undergrad students: Project- Characterization of T-cell adaptive immunity in HIV infected patientsD.Molecular characterization of tick-borne pathogens in acute febrile patients (Orientia tsutsugamushi, Anaplasma sp., and Leptospira sp.,). Gene sequences (34) published in NCBI GenBank under accession number (OL770323 to OL770356) Pokaż mniej

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Research Intern

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
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  The University of British Columbia

  Jan 2023 - now

  Graduate Research Assistant