Shafeeque Mohammed Ali

Experience

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  University of Calcutta, Rajabazar Campus

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

  Research Intern

  Hands-on training to make spinal cord and brain injury Zebrafish models. This study aims for the understanding of molecular events, during central nervous system damage and repair.

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  Freelance

  Nov 2012 - Jan 2013

  Teaching Aide

  Freelance teacher involved in educating basic genetics and molecular biology skills to secondary and senior secondary students at various tuition centers.

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  Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Research Assistant

  We were using several biochemical approaches that were able to report the presence of regulatory RNAs like small RNAs in the avian spermatozoa. This was the first time report in establishing an avian based potential biomarker system that could impart a trans-generational effect.

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  Indian Veterinary Research Institute

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Research Assistant

  We could establish both in-vivo and in-vitro experiments to discern the effect of Bisphenol-A, an estrogenic endocrine disruptors' role in compromising chicken fertility with its reduced mitochondrial function and associated sperm motility.

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  BRIC-RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2020

  My research extends epigenomic approaches to improve the understanding of complexity associated with Intracranial Aneurysmal phenotypes. This was employed by targeted and untargeted assessment of metabolites from patient plasma samples using high resolution Mass Spectometry. Along with this we generate a gene-environment risk score (GERS) prediction as a prognosis marker for aneurysm detection.During this time, I also contributed and worked with my colleagues in other variants of cerebrovascular diseases like moya moya disease. Show less

  • Senior Researcher

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Junior Researcher

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
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  National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Karimanal, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2021

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  I have given classes on Basic Genetics and Genetics of Communication Disorders (Course Code: B. ASLP_1.2.5; Paediatrics and Genetics) to Bachelor of Audiology Speech and Language Pathology (B. ASLP) undergraduate students for two consecutive years ( this include both regular and online classes due to COVID-19). Actively involved in assessment and evaluation of undergraduates during this tenure.

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  RGCB - Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

  Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Research Assistant

  Understanding the genetic and epigenetic background of methylome in Schizophrenia and treatment response

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  Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (DBT-inStem)

  Feb 2021 - May 2022

  Research Associate -I

  Research on the regulation of chromatin remodellers in the developing neocortex.

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  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)

  Aug 2022 - now

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Postdoc at Neurosurgery department, McGovern Medical School. My research focuses on establishing an ex-vivo human vessel model for assessing the vascular leakage.