Dipanwita Paul

I recently graduated with a Master’s in Biological Sciences from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram, and hold a dual degree in B.Sc. and B.Ed. from the Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar. My research interests lie in host–pathogen interactions, molecular biology, and infectious disease biology.

• Qualified NCERT CEE 2019
• Qualified Central Teachers eligibility test 2023, Paper 1 and 2
• Qualified IIT JAM biotechnology 2023
• IISER TVM M.Sc Screening rest

• English
• Hindi
• Bengali

• Dr. Kamalakannan Vijayan, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) TVM, kamalakannan.vijayan@iisertvm.ac.in, Thesis Advisor and mentor
• Professor Nishant K.T, Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) TVM, nishantkt@iisertvm.ac.in

• Rhetor-Bio Symposium 2023, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, 08/25/23, 09/09/23
• Frontier Symposium at IISER TVM 2024, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, 02/02/24, 02/04/24
• Institute Colloquium IISER, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, 08/21/24
• Rhetor-Bio Symposium 2024, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, 08/24/24, 09/01/24

• Understanding anti malarial drug target proteins, Major thesis Project, Dr. Kamalakannan Vijayan, 08/01/24, 07/31/25, IISER TVM, Mammalian cell culture and infecting Hela cells with Toxoplasma gondii, Purification of PfCLK3 protein using Ni NTA, SEC useful as an antimalarial drug target., Cloning of ATPase4 gene in pET28a plasmid., Learnt about Kelch 13 gene and its role in Artemisinin drug treatment in malaria., Shortlisted candidate genes in Toxoplasma gondii based on their essentiality during DHA treatment.
• Cloning and characterizing of novel Long non coding RNA, Summer Internship, Dr. Arpita Konar, 05/01/24, 07/31/24, Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University, Isolated novel RNA from mouse brain for setting up qPCR and cloning in pET19 vector., Learnt about the function of Lnc RNA and their effects after knockdown with CRISPR-Cas., Characterised the novel mRNA and identified its human homologues., Learnt about Magnetic associated cell sorting and cryotomy.
• Identification of Tcell Biomarkers, Semester through internship, Dr. Karthik Chandiran, 01/01/24, 04/30/24, IISER TVM, Learnt about Tcell and its various biomarkers expressed during its lifetime., Understood the techniques of FACS, antibody staining., Learnt about expression of biomarkers in Tcell under stimulatory and non-stimulatory conditions.
• Foundational techniques in Molecular Biology, Semester through internship, Dr. N. Sadananda Singh, 08/01/23, 12/31/23, IISER TVM, Learnt Bacterial cell culture., Learnt techniques such as Transformation, Electrophoresis, Western Blotting, Nanodrop., Studied cytokinesis of Ecoli cells incorporated with CRISPR dCas9 and deactivated Ftsz gene., Learnt about primer designing and cloning techniques.
• Teaching internship in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, 09/01/22, 01/31/23, Taught basic sciences to 6-11 graders., Implemented learning activities inside and outside the classroom.
• Freelance content writer at little leap.co, 05/01/21, 10/31/21, Made activities for little kids for teaching moral and life values.