HIYA KOUL
Project Technical Support III
New Delhi
Summary
Knowledgeable virology postgraduate with practical experience in advanced techniques and research. Specializes in analyzing viral mechanisms for healthcare applications, addressing real-world challenges through scientific inquiry. Focused on leveraging theoretical insights and emerging trends to contribute to impactful advancements in virology.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Project Technical Support III
ICMR National Institute of Virology
08.2025 - Current
Worked at Maximum Containment facility, BSL-4, ensuring compliance with safety protocols.
Involved in the serological testing of clinical samples for high-risk pathogens. In the research and development of ELISA kits for the same. Inventory and data management. Molecular biology techniques, including RT-PCR. Animal handling. Well-equipped with BSL-2 working. Also trained in tissue culture.
On job training, Hepatitis department
ICMR-NIV
05.2024 - 06.2024
- Worked on outbreak investigation of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E virus from water samples. Learnt various techniques like testing of water samples with calcium chloride method,nucleic acid extraction, PCR,Post PCR purification, Sanger sequencing,Agarose gel electrophoresis.
SURP Trainee 2022
ACBR, NORTH CAMPUS, DELHI UNIVERSITY
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Studied the role of WNT/beta Signalling in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) under the supervision of Dr.Aparna Dixit,ACBR as a trainee under Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP-2022) organized by ACBR, University of Delhi
Education
MSc - Virology
ICMR National Institute of Virology(ICMR-NIV)
Pune07-2025
BSc - Life Science
Sri Venkateswara College, South Campus, Delhi University
Delhi04-2023
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Birla Vidya Niketan
Delhi06-2020
Skills
- Cell Culture, SDS PAGE, Western Blotting, PCR, RT-PCR, Nested PCR, Experienced in virological techniques like ELISA, PRNT, Exosome isolation and characterisation, Immunohistochemistry, Animal handling, Entomology, Biostatistics, Hemagglutination(HA) and hemagglutination inhibition(HI), Bioinformatics, Sanger Sequencing, PBMC isolation, Flow cytometry, ELISPOT assay, Nucleic acid extraction, Spectrophotometric estimation of DNA/RNA, Agarose gel electrophoresis, Virus stock preparation, propagation, virus titration
- Skilled in Microsoft office tools(Word,Excel,Powerpoint
- Technical writing
- BIOVIA DiscoveryStudio
Affiliations
- The AntibodySociety,USA (01/2025-Present)
- Indian Society for Extracellular AIIMS,Delhi (12/2024-Present)
- Global Alliance for Rabies Control: Rabies Educator (11/2024-Present)
Certification
Basics of extracellular vesicles,UCI,Coursera
Timeline
Project Technical Support III
ICMR National Institute of Virology
08.2025 - Current
On job training, Hepatitis department
ICMR-NIV
05.2024 - 06.2024
SURP Trainee 2022
ACBR, NORTH CAMPUS, DELHI UNIVERSITY
05.2022 - 07.2022
BSc - Life Science
Sri Venkateswara College, South Campus, Delhi University
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Birla Vidya Niketan
MSc - Virology
ICMR National Institute of Virology(ICMR-NIV)