Anuj Kumar

Enthusiastic and adaptive professional with experience in R&D focused on protein physicochemical analytical method development and characterization. Proficient in instruments related to protein analytics, with a strong interest in mastering applications related to protein purification and characterization.

*A Study on High Calorie Diet Induced Type   2 Diabetes in the fly genetic model - Drosophila Melanogaster

Cancer Biology Lab (Advisor: Prof. Pradeep Sinha), BSBE, IIT Kanpur (2018-20)

• Studied phenotypes such as larval size, survival, developmental delay, and adult organ size
• Investigated High calorie diet in inducing diabetes in genetically weakened Drosophila
• Explored insulin resistance by knockout/knockdown of insulin signaling molecules
• Studied phenotypes such as larval size, survival, developmental delay, and adult organs size

*Design and Fabrication of Cantilever Based   Immunological Biosensors (2018)

Department of Space, Government of India (Advisor: Manoj Kandpal) Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali (2018)

• Researched fabrication of micro-cantilever based biosensors for detecting bio-markers, focusing on proteins
• Explored antibody immobilization techniques to achieve precise immobilization with minimal antibody usage

*Comparative Study on Readout Techniques for Cantilever   based Bio-MEMS  (2017)

Department of Space, Government of India (Advisor: Manoj Kandpal) Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali (2017)

• Conducted a one-month study on micro-cantilever sensors and their readout techniques
• Explored various methods for enhancing the efficiency of cantilever-based biosensors

*In silico Drug Designing against Vascular   Endothelial Growth factor for Arthritis

Computational Biology Lab, ADI Biosolution, Mohali (2016)

• Applied in-silico drug designing to target Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) for arthritis
• Utilized homology modeling to create a 3D structure of VEGF and identified potential binding molecules through docking tools

Lab Management role, Biocon Ltd. (2023)

· Helped in organizing and maintaining lab consumables

Organizer - BSBE, IIT Kanpur (2019)

· Contributed   to BSBE Day event organization (Oct 2019)

· Assisted in   coordinating an international conference – InSDB (Dec 2019)

· Facilitated   Counseling Service activities (July-Aug 2019)

Science Teacher, Shiksha Sopan - IIT Kanpur (2019 -20)

· Volunteered   in educating underprivileged children.

Creative Team Member (Board) , Society for   Biological Engineering (SBE), UIET, Panjab University (2016-17)

· Contributed to organizing various cultural and academic activities

• Received the "Go Getter" award from Biocon Biologics Limited in 2017 for successful completion of NR-CE-SBS Method Qualification(Jul 24, 2023)
• Won the "Innovative Design Contest" organized by the Design Innovation Centre of UIET, Panjab University, securing funding of INR 1 lac for the project titled "Label-Free Detection of Cantilever-Based Biosensors" (Sep 18-19, 2017)
• Secured All India Rank of 91 in GATE BT 2020 exam
• Qualified GATE-BT 2018 with AIR 130 and got into the competitive M.Tech program in BSBE at IIT Kanpur
• Cleared Biotechnology Eligibility Test (BET) 2018 under Category I

Reading, Scientific Discussions, Martial-arts, Dancing, Sketching

· Mr. Praveen Kumar N, Scientific Manager   - ADL, Biocon Biologics Ltd.

Contact:   +91 9080485136

· Dr. Priyanka Singh, Senior Research   Scientist - ADL, Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Contact: +91 8851092571