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Jyotsna Jotshi

Pune

Summary

Over 8 years of experience in data analysis, clinical and pharmacological data interpretation with broad range technology and management structures. Lead Biomarker and Pathways domain development for CAS's Biofinder https://www.cas.org/solutions/biofinder-discovery-platform Spearheaded execution and delivery of project ‘MANAV- A Human Atlas Initiative’, a Govt of India project available on manavatlas.in.

Solving complex biological data problems.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Scientist

ACS International India
08.2023 - Current
  • Data ingestion and transformation for product development- biomarkers, pathways and drug intelligence.
  • Design and implement biological data models for target validation and drug discovery applications
  • Led technical due diligence efforts during data acquisitions, ensuring thorough opportunities from a scientific perspective.
  • Develop data insight reports for use case development
  • Establish translational research platforms bridging preclinical models with clinical outcomes
  • Serve as trusted scientific advisor to senior management by providing expert input on key strategic decisions impacting research direction and product designing.


Tools: Python, MarkLogic, DBArtisan (SQL database), XMLspy,

Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist

Elucidata
08.2022 - 07.2023
  • Automation for data mining, curation and transformation
  • Clinical data consumption strategy development for stakeholders/clients
  • Pipeline development for data consumption from multiple databases


Tools: Python, Git, Neo4j, CZ CELL X GENE, SCE Atlas

Project Manager/Senior Domain Expert

MANAV Human Atlas Initiative, NCCS
08.2019 - 02.2022
  • Spearheading the development of an AI-ML based software platform -MANAV
  • Reporting and presentation to multi-institutional stakeholders using Tableau
  • Developing the program strategy, created project plans and saw through the execution
  • Driving partnership with multiple stakeholders
  • Development of annotation methodology for structuring biological information
  • Machine learning based automation for data mining
  • Strategy development for systematic annotations using manual and automated methods
  • Management, query and retrieval of big biological data
  • Data validation of predictive models


Tools: Python, Cytoscape, Tableau, X-Mind, BRAT, Hypothesis, Ontologies- within OLS, Sharepoint, Git

Senior Research Officer

Poona Surgicals
02.2019 - 07.2019
  • Molecular profiling for precision cancer therapies
  • Analysis and interpretation of clinical data
  • Reporting and publishing clinical data


Tools: Python

Genomics Scientist

Personome-MVLS
06.2017 - 01.2019
  • Translate results from bioinformatics pipelines (NGS, mRNASeq, Target Reporting) into new therapeutic concepts and biomarkers
  • Analyze and interpret clinical data, maintenance and storage of the database including Quality Analysis and cleaning the data
  • Statistical analyses of clinical data and preparation of thorough reports in accordance with internal guidelines and federal regulations
  • Design project protocols in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team including physicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers
  • Molecular profiling for precision cancer therapies
  • Create scientific documents and content for stakeholders
  • Represent company at various national and international platforms


Tools: Illumina Bio-IT, Galaxy, UCSC Genome Browser, Open Targets, Ensembl VEP, Python

Research Associate

NCCS
12.2012 - 05.2013
  • Studied Molecular pathways regulating ovarian cancer cell plasticity and stem cell properties
  • Mutational studies of Slug for functional annotation of the gene involved in cancer metastasis
  • Gene sequencing using Sanger's and Ion torrent


Tools: Clustal W, BLAST, FASTA

Post-Doctoral Fellow

IIT-DELHI
02.2012 - 05.2012
  • Mass scale multiplication of bacterial strains in bioreactors and process optimization
  • Metabolic engineering of a bacterial strain to increase the carbon flux towards production of a metabolite of interest

Education

Advanced Certification - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

IIT, Madras
05.2022

Ph.D. - Microbiology

University of Pune
01.2012

M.Sc. - Microbiology

University of Pune
01.2006

B.Sc. - Microbiology

University of Pune
01.2004

Skills

  • Python for Data Ingestion, Data Analysis and Visualization
  • Data Structuring-Biocuration & Annotation
  • SQL - Sub-queries and joins
  • Tableau and Power BI for data visualization and reporting
  • Machine learning and NLP
  • Use case and Insights development
  • Multidisciplinary team leadership and Cross- functional collaboration Stakeholder management
  • Clinical translation Life Sciences Research

Publications

  • A process for production of microbial collagenase, Patent, No.2620/MUM/2009
  • Enzymatic depilation of animal hide: Identification of elastase (LasB) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MCM B-327 as a depilating protease, PLoS One, 6, e16742, 2011
  • Confluence of mainstream clinical practices and advanced genomic technologies: Advent of Genomic Medicine, International Journal of Spine, Jan-June 2019, 4, 1, 43-45
  • Analysis of a treatment strategy for advanced stage OSCC patients- a 100 day multimodal approach, J Osseointegr, 2021, 13, 1, 1-6
  • Prognosticating tongue cancer on histopathological factors as per revised TNM: a retrospective evaluation of single institute database and review of literature, Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, under publication
  • Microbial Collagenases: An Overview of Their Production and Applications. Book Chapter, Biotechnology of Microorganisms. 2019
  • From data chaos to drug design: a new platform speeds discovery. Nature Portfolio. 2024
  • Rare diseases: Insights from landscape analysis of current research. ChemRxiv | Kavita A. Iyer, Rumiana Tencho , Janet M. Sasso, Krittika Ralhan, Jyotsna Jotshi, et al.

Databases

  • MeSH
  • NCBI gene
  • Array Express
  • Human Cell Atlas
  • GEO
  • DisGeNET
  • ClinVar
  • UniProt
  • GeneMania
  • ChEMBL

Timeline

Principal Scientist

ACS International India
08.2023 - Current

Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist

Elucidata
08.2022 - 07.2023

Project Manager/Senior Domain Expert

MANAV Human Atlas Initiative, NCCS
08.2019 - 02.2022

Senior Research Officer

Poona Surgicals
02.2019 - 07.2019

Genomics Scientist

Personome-MVLS
06.2017 - 01.2019

Research Associate

NCCS
12.2012 - 05.2013

Post-Doctoral Fellow

IIT-DELHI
02.2012 - 05.2012

Advanced Certification - Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

IIT, Madras

Ph.D. - Microbiology

University of Pune

M.Sc. - Microbiology

University of Pune

B.Sc. - Microbiology

University of Pune
Jyotsna Jotshi