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Rakshitha Prakash

Bengaluru

Summary

A result-oriented, self-motivated, innovative, and aspiring biotechnology student with a strong
foundation in Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, and Genetic Engineering, passionate about
exploring frontiers in genomic research. Adept at applying theoretical knowledge to practical
laboratory settings and committed to advancing Biotechnological research to solve real-world

problems. Enthusiastic about contributing to multidisciplinary teams and leveraging cutting-
edge technologies to enhance human health and environmental sustainability.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Student

Vellore Institute of Technology
vellore
06.2021 - Current
  • Participated in research activities under faculty supervision.
  • worked on project titled "Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Cymbopogon citratus stapf and Nelumbo nucifera and its application as a nutrient to study the impact on growth of Spinacia oleracea L using Hydroponics".(2023-2024)
  • Worked on a project titled "Semiconducting Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Applications."(2025-current)
  • Volunteered for community service projects, core member in Youth Red Cross vit.

Intern

Biocon Pharma Limited
BANGALORE
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Assisted in quality control processes for pharmaceutical products.
  • Collaborated with teams to streamline inventory management procedures.
  • Engaged in data entry and analysis for clinical trial documentation.
  • Prepared reports summarizing project progress and results for management review.
  • Utilized document management system to organize company files, keeping up-to-date and easily accessible data.

Intern

Mediomix Diagnosis and Bioresearch Private Limited
Bengaluru
12.2023 - 01.2024
  • Worked on Clinical study of Stomach Cancer using
    Bioinformatics and Genomic Tools
  • whole exome sequencing
  • Usage of GATK pipeline to analyze and view the results

Education

Master of Science - BIOTECHNOLOGY

VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
VELLORE, TAMIL NADU
05-2026

PRE UNIVERSITY COURSE - ENGLISH, LIFE SCIENCES

MOUNT CARMEL PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
VASANTH NAGAR
04-2021

CBSE CLASS X - English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science

Delhi Public School
Bangalore
04-2019

Skills

  • PCR and gel electrophoresis
  • Downstream processing
  • Cell culture and plating
  • SDS-PAGE and HPLC
  • Nanoparticle synthesis
  • Biomanufacturing of extracellular vesicles
  • Bioinformatics and clinical genomics
  • Whole genome analysis (NGS)
  • Molecular docking
  • Immunoinformatics and vaccine design
  • Statistical analysis (basic)
  • R, Python, C programming (basic)
  • Linux operating system (basic)
  • Scientific writing and presentation skills
  • Team collaboration

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2
French
Beginner (A1)
A1

Certification

  • R for data science from great learning on 06/09/25
  • Online Workshop on DNA sangers sequencing data analysis and mutation analysis from VIT TBI, on 02/22/25
  • Online Workshop on Machine Learning for Drug Discovery: Concepts
    to Application by Centre for Advanced Training and Research (CATR), from
    02/26/25 to 02/28/25
  • Attended 3 Day hands on Workshop on Transcriptome Library preparation and
    RNA-seq analysis by Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology
    (IBAB), from 02/22/25 to 02/24/25
  • Online Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Dynamics Simulation in Drug
    Discovery by Centre for Advanced Training and Research (CATR), from
    02/13/25 to 02/15/25
  • Attended One-Day hands on Training and Workshop on Mechanobactericidal
    Nanostructures for Hard and Soft Biomaterials using Plasma Processing by
    CBCMT, VIT on 02/05/25
  • Attended One-Day Industry sponsored Workshop on Pulsed Laser Deposition
    (PLD), VIT on 01/06/2025
  • Attended online 7-Day hands on MD Simulations GROMACS, NAMD and
    VMD, M/s. BDG Life Sciences from 12/25/24 to 12/31/24
  • Attended online 4-Day hands on Technical Workshop in Biological Network
    Analysis & Systems Biology using R, M/s. BDG Life Sciences from 12/12/24
    to 12/15/24
  • Attended 5-Day hands on online Workshop on R for Biologists, M/s. BDG
    Life Sciences from 11/17/24 to 11/21/24
  • Attended 2-Day International Workshop and hands-on training on
    Biomanufacturing and characterization of Extracellular Vesicles, VIT., from
    10/24/24 to 10/25/24
  • Participated in online Workshop on Advanced Molecular Modeling and Drug
    Designing by AI/ML approach, VIT TBI, on 10/05/24
  • Participated in BIOSUMMIT 2024 at VIT., from 10/04/24 to 10/05/24
  • Attended a 3-Day online Technical Hands-On Training in NGS, Whole Genome
    Sequencing Analysis, Plant Genomes, M/s. BDG LifeSciences., from
    09/23/24 to 09/25/24
  • Attended a 2-Day workshop on HPLC, UPLC, and AAS, VIT., from 09/23/24
    to 09/24/24
  • Attended a 7-Day online Technical Hands-On Training in Immunoinformatics & Vaccine Design, M/s. BDG LifeSciences. from 09/02/24 to 09/08/24
  • Attended an online workshop on Mastering in Hydroponics by Agri Joy., on
    08/18/24
  • Attended a 5-Day online Technical Hands-On workshop in Drug Discovery and
    Design, M/s. BDG LifeSciences. from 07/27/24 to 07/31/24
  • Attended a 2-Day workshop on Vaccine Technology by M/s. Ethical Edufabrica
    at IISc., from 07/06/24 to 07/07/24
  • Attended an online Hands-On workshop on DNA Sequence Alignment and
    Mutation Analysis by VIT., on 06/29/24
  • Attended a 5-Day online Technical Hands-On workshop on Basics of Genome
    Editing by CRISPR by M/s. BDG LifeSciences., from 06/14/24 to 06/18/24
  • Attended a 10-Day online Technical Hands-On workshop in Bioinformatics,
    M/s. BDG LifeSciences., from 05/22/24 to 05/31/24
  • Participated in a 2-Day workshop on Primer Designing for QPCR, organized by
    VIT., from 04/25/24 to 04/26/24
  • Attended BIOSUMMIT 22 organized by VIT, Vellore as a student member from
    the School of Biosciences and Technology., from 11/03/22 to 11/04/22

Timeline

Intern

Biocon Pharma Limited
06.2024 - 07.2024

Intern

Mediomix Diagnosis and Bioresearch Private Limited
12.2023 - 01.2024

Student

Vellore Institute of Technology
06.2021 - Current

Master of Science - BIOTECHNOLOGY

VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PRE UNIVERSITY COURSE - ENGLISH, LIFE SCIENCES

MOUNT CARMEL PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

CBSE CLASS X - English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science

Delhi Public School
Rakshitha Prakash