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Pavithra Umashankar

Pavithra Umashankar

Summer Research Fellowship (IAS, INSA, NASI)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology

  • Education

    • DTU - Technical University of Denmark

      2019 - 2021
      Master's degree Biotechnology

      Tuition fee waiver student- complete scholarship granted by DTU for studying towards the MSc Eng in Biotechnology.

    • Chalmers tekniska h��gskola

      2023 - 2027
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Industrial Biotechnology

      Joined Yvonne Nygård’s group as a PhD student at the Division of Industrial Biotechnology. The main focus of my research is to develop fungal platform strains using metabolic engineering and high-throughput screening tools. The overall goal is to develop fungal cell factories as an alternative sustainable approach for aromatic compound production.

    • Ramaiah Institute Of Technology

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Engineering Biotechnology

      -First Rank Holder & Gold Medal for securing Highest Marks in B.E, Biotechnology. -Outstanding Graduating Student of MSRIT- 2019 for Distinguished performance in academics, sports, co-curricular, extra-curricular, and service community during 2015-2019.-First place- Pradarshana-2019 for Dept. of Biotechnology, MSRIT.

  • Experience

    • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
      Summer Research Fellowship (IAS, INSA, NASI)

      Received "Summer Research Fellowship-2017" by IAS, INSA & NASI. Participated in a research project with Dr. Mayurika Lahiri to classify breast fibroadenoma samples of Indian patients based on estrogen receptors.

    • National Center for Cell Science

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
      Summer Research Fellowship (IAS, INSA, NASI)

      Awarded the 'Summer Research Fellowship-2018' by IAS, INSA & NASI. In Dr. Gaurav Das' Neurobiology lab, investigated the emetic response to toxic food ingestion in Drosophila.

    • Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

      Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
      Student Researcher

      Studied endophytic diversity and cytotoxic activities of lichens at Prof. Jayabaskaran's lab.

    • DTU - Technical University of Denmark

      Sept 2019 - Dec 2019
      Student Consultant

      As a part of DTU Consulting Program (DCP), worked and investigated on a case provided by Arla Foods amba to provide sustainable solution for cheese packaging.

    • DTU - Technical University of Denmark

      Sept 2020 - Dec 2021

      Genome driven identification of a novel mode of drug resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus. Worked to achieve heterologous expression of an exciting BGC from a basidiomycete in Aspergillus nidulans.

      • Msc Thesis

        Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

      • Project Student

        Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

    • Srinidhi College of Education for Women

      Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
      Guest Lecturer

      Teaching science lessons to emerging school teachers.

    • Chalmers tekniska h��gskola

      Jan 2023 - now
      PHD Student

      Developing fungal platform strains using metabolic engineering and high-throughput screening tools. Designing and employing biosensors for strain selection and monitoring of pathway fluxes. The overall goal is to develop fungal cell factories for production of aromatic compounds.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Technical workshop on ‘Protein Applications in Biotechnology’

      Aristogene Biosciences Pvt Ltd - India and Proteomics Society of India
      Jan 2017

    • Best Female Player (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

      2nd South Asian ITF Taekwon-Do Championship
      Jan 2011

    • National camp: ‘Annular Solar Eclipse Observation’

      Vigyan Prasar and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
      Jan 2010

    • Child Scientist- 2008

      Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
      Jan 2008

    • Training workshop: ‘LEAD-er educator capacity building in organizing lead awareness’

      National Referral Center for Lead Projects in India
      Jan 2008

    • Winner of Case Competition: Attention Myeloma 2020

      Bristol Myers Squibb
      Oct 2020

    • Technical Workshop on 'Novel Drug Discovery'

      Bristol Myers Squibb
      Jan 2018

    • Mini-MBA Diploma

      International Business Management Institute (IBMI)
      Jun 2020
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    • Human Molecular Genetics

      NPTEL
      Mar 2018

    • I Dan Black Belt

      International Taekwon-Do Federation
      Jan 2015

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Foodsharing Copenhagen on Jul 2020
      Foodsharing CopenhagenAssociated with Pavithra Umashankar

    • Coordinator

      Issued by National Service Scheme on Jul 2017
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Pavithra Umashankar

    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology on Jan 2016
      M S Ramaiah Institute of TechnologyAssociated with Pavithra Umashankar

    • Core member and volunteer

      Issued by M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology on Nov 2016
      M S Ramaiah Institute of TechnologyAssociated with Pavithra Umashankar

    • Team Leader

      Issued by National Service Scheme on Aug 2016
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Pavithra Umashankar

    • Incharge

      Issued by National Service Scheme on Aug 2016
      National Service SchemeAssociated with Pavithra Umashankar