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Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)

Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)

Summer Internship (PI: Dr. Anil. K. Mishra)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Postdoctoral Associate (Molecular med. & Neuroscience)-Lipton lab, TSRI (2023~) USA | Ph.D. (Neurogenetics)- Iwasato lab, NIG' 22, JP. | B.Sc.- SNU' 2017, IN.

  • Education

    • National Institute of Genetics

      2017 - 2022
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Developmental Neurogenetics

      * Dean's Award recipient for outstanding doctoral research in the School of Life Sciences- 2022* Morishima Award recipient for excellent doctoral thesis at the National Institute of Genetics- 2022* Monbukogakusho (MEXT) scholarship awardee by the Japanese govt. for Ph.D. study- 2017-2022

    • SR DAV Public School (Dayanand Vihar-New Delhi)

      2011 - 2013
      CBSE (A-levels) 91.75%

    • Bal Bharti Public School

      1998 - 2011
      CBSE (O-Levels) 10/10

    • Shiv Nadar University

      2013 - 2017
      B.Sc. (Research) [Major: Biotechnology, Minor: English] 8.85/10

      * Rank #1 in Dept. of Biotechnology four years in a row- 2014, 15, 16, 17.* Minor in English.

  • Experience

    • INMAS, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

      May 2016 - Jul 2016
      Summer Internship (PI: Dr. Anil. K. Mishra)

      Title: Basic research methodologies for Alzheimer's disease biology

    • National Institute of Genetics, Japan

      Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

      Responsibilities - Studying the process of neurodevelopment using the mouse whisker-barrel system as the model.- Generating transgenic animal models by different approaches like BAC subcloning, CRISPR/Cas9, Cre-LoxP system, etc.- Extensive experience working with neonatal murine models and performing various assays: histological studies, ex vivo calcium imaging studies, confocal microscopy, immunofluorescence assays, and molecular biology techniques.

      • Postdoctoral Fellow (PI: Dr. Takuji Iwasato)

        Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

      • Research Assistant (PI: Dr. Takuji Iwasato)

        Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

    • Scripps Research

      Jun 2023 - now
      Postdoctoral Associate (PI: Dr. Stuart Lipton)

      Responsibilities: - Testing potential drug therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases on cell lines and animal models.- Researching proteins having the potential to be important drug targets for varying neurodegenerative disorders and conducting extensive translational studies on them.- Studying the post-translational modification- S-nitrosylation on shortlisted potential protein targets to study their role in neurodegenerative disorders.- Generating genetically modified cell lines with desired point mutations. - Working with stem cells (iPSCs) and human microglia (hiMGs).- Conducting extensive translational studies. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Conflicts of Interest

      CITI Program
      Jun 2023
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    • Basic/ Refresher Course- Human Subjects Research (Biomedical Research)

      CITI Program
      Jun 2023
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    • GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)

      CITI Program
      Jun 2023
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Deans' Award School of Life Sciences, SOKENDAI, Japan Mar 2023 An esteemed honor for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis.
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Morishima Award National Institute of Genetics, Japan Mar 2023 An esteemed honor for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis.
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Department of Genetics Travel Grant National Institute of Genetics, Japan May 2022
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Idengaku-Fukyukai Travel Grant National Institute of Genetics, Japan May 2022
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Hiroko Morishima Award National Instituteof Genetics Feb 2019 Best Poster Presentation Award
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Rank #1 in Dept. of Biotechnology (All four years of undergraduation) Shiv Nadar University May 2017 Top Ranker in Dept. of Biotechnology for Four Consecutive Years of undergraduate studies.
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      100% merit scholarship during all four years of undergraduate education. Shiv Nadar University. Awarded to students with academic excellence
    • Awarded to Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)
      Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholar 2017-2022 Japanese Government

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Teaching Volunteer

      Issued by Aura on Aug 2016
      AuraAssociated with Dr. Piu Banerjee (Ph.D.)