Naindeep Kaur, PhD

Meticulous and analytical Researcher with 7 years of educational and hands-on experience in genetic polymorphism & epidemiology studies. Adaptive team player with in-depth knowledge of data collection, confidential document control and problem-solving.

• DNA, RNA isolation and analysis (Agarose and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Spectrophotometry, Northern Blot, Southern Blot, COMET assay, CBB Staining).
• Cloning Techniques (Restriction Digestion, Transformation, Selection, cDNA library, Genomic library).
• PCR and its applications (Primer designing, DNA fingerprinting, RFLP, CSGE,SSCP, RT-PCR ).
• Proteomics Techniques (Chromatography, Native PAGE, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, Staining, Inducible protein expression system).
• Bioinformatics Tools (BLAST, MSA, Secondary Structure prediction, Protein tertiary structure modeling using SWISS-MODEL, Molecular Visualization tools, 3-D structure Databases, Drug Designing).
• Immunological Techniques (RIEP, Ouchterlony double diffusion assay, Blood group typing using haemagglutination tests) etc.
• Genetics: (Studies of Model Organism: Identification of Normal and Mutant flies (Drosophila melanogaster, Preparation of Drosophila polytene chromosomes, Drosophila genetic crosses).

• Effect of smoking on coronary atherosclerosis and plaque composition in acute coronary syndrome: An intravascular ultrasound-virtual histology study submitted to “Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia” and under review.
• Association of culprit lesion plaque characteristics with the flow restoration postfibrinolysis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: An Intravascular ultrasoundvirtual histology study accepted by “The Egyptian Heart Journal”.
• Sreenivas Reddy, Vikas Kadiyala, Jeet Ram Kashyap, Raghavendra Rao, Hithesh Reddy, Jaspreet Kaur, Naindeep Kaur, and Vadivelu Ramalingam. "Comparison of Intravascular Ultrasound Virtual Histology Parameters in Diabetes versus Non-Diabetes with Acute Coronary Syndrome." Cardiology, 145, no. 9 (2020): 570-577.
• Sreenivas Reddy, Raghavendra Rao K, Jeet Ram Kashyap, Vikas Kadiyala, Hithesh Reddy, Samir Malhotra, Ramesh Daggubati, Hari Om Soni, Naindeep Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur. "Impact of plaque burden and composition on coronary slow flow in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: intravascular ultrasound and virtual histology analysis." Acta Cardiologica, (2020): 1-11.
• Naindeep Kaur, Jagtar Singh, and Sreenivas Reddy. "ANRIL rs1333049 C/G polymorphism and coronary artery disease in a North Indian population-Gender and age specific associations." Genetics and Molecular Biology, 43, no. 1 (2020).
• Sreenivas Reddy, Suraj Kumar, Jeet Ram Kashyap, Raghavendra Rao, Vikas Kadiyala, Hithesh Reddy, Naindeep Kaur, Vadivelu Ramalingam, and Jaspreet Kaur. "Coronary artery size in North Indian population–Intravascular ultrasound-based study." Indian Heart Journal, 71, no. 5 (2019): 412-417
• Naindeep Kaur, Jagtar Singh, and S. Reddy. "Association of IL-8-251 A/T rs4073 and IL-10 rs1800872-592 C/A polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in North Indian population." Biochemical genetics, 57, no. 1 (2019): 129-146.
• Naindeep Kaur, Jagtar Singh, and Sreenivas Reddy. "The LOX1 Gene Polymorphisms and Coronary Artery Disease in North Indian Population." Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research, 3, no. 2 (2019): 21-35.
• Sreenivas Reddy, Naindeep Kaur, and Jagtar Singh. "A novel study to examine the association of PCSK9 rs505151 polymorphism and coronary artery disease in north Indian population." Journal of genetics, 97, no. 5 (2018): 1371-1378.
• Naindeep Kaur, Jagtar Singh, and Sreenivas Reddy. "Interaction between ALOX15 polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in North Indian population." Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 40, no. 4 (2018): 398-405.
• Ravi Deepika, Jagtar Singh and Naindeep Kaur. "Comparison of Total Phenolic Content, Total Flavonoid Content, Antioxidant capacity and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Leaves of Elaeocarpus sphaericus and Roots of Pelargonium zonale." International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7(2) (2018): 2846-2854.

• 2 year diploma in Bioinformatics
• Qualified CSIR NET (LS) - Dec 2011, all India rank 28
• Member of Journal Club at National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research.
• Organizer of National Biotech Symposium at Post Graduation Government College for Girls, Chandigarh (2008).
• Gave a talk in the journal club on “Alzheimer’s Disease and the genes involved.
• Active participation in various extra-curricular activities both academic and non-academic at the school, college as well as university level.