Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Mentoring Experience
Hobbies and Interests
Projects
Positions Of Responsibility
Personal Information
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Tanya Bansal

Tanya Bansal

Delhi

Summary

Computational Biologist and direct Ph.D. Scholar at IIT Delhi, selected for the Ph.D. program immediately after B.Tech. through a national-level entrance and interview. Skilled in Python, R, Machine learning, Deep Learning, and LLM-based workflows. Developed multiple end-to-end pipelines, including a genomic analysis framework using BiLSTM architectures. Experienced in integrating biological insights with advanced computational methods. Looking to contribute to innovative research teams by applying advanced computational methods and ML/DL techniques to complex biological problems.

Work History

Intern

IIT Roorkee
Roorkee
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Selected for Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP) 2022 under Prof. (Dr.) Saugata Hazra, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee. Did eight-week internship on 'Study of class A β-lactamases, using PSE-4 as a model enzyme from Pseudomonas aeruginosa'.

Molecular Biology Internship

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore
  • Successfully secured 'Molecular Biology Internship' at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore through LinkedIn (hiring procedure done on Internshala). Couldn't join the internship because of academic obligations towards the parent institute.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Computational Biology

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
New Delhi
06-2027

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Biotechnology

Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT)
Kandaghat, Himachal Pradesh
06-2023

Skills

  • Programming: Python, R
  • Generative AI: Large Language Models (LLMs), Chat Models, Embedding Models, LangChain, LangGraph
  • Frameworks & Tools: PyTorch, AutoDock Vina, PyMOL
  • Dev & Ops: Git, GitHub, Linux CLI, Conda, Virtual Environments

Accomplishments

• Represented iGEM at 'Clash of Codes', a bioinformatics-based coding competition, which was part of Shaastra 2025, the annual technical fest of IIT Madras. Cleared Round 1 which was held online and attended Round 2 on 01/07/25 at IIT Madras. Bagged 3rd position.
• Awarded University Gold Medal for securing the highest academic performance in the B.Tech. batch of 2019-23.
• Secured All India Rank 19 in GATE 2023 (Biotechnology).

Mentoring Experience

  • Manasvi, Class IX - XII girls, STEM mentorship program for high school girls, organized by Academic Outreach and New Initiatives Office, IIT Delhi., 05/14/25 - 05/17/25
  • Tanvi Mathur, B.Tech., IIT Delhi, A computational approach to identify novel multicopper oxidases for polyethylene oxidation., 05/2025 - 09/2025
  • Divya, B.Tech., IIT Delhi, 05/2025 - 09/2025
  • Shailajaa Raj, B.Tech., IIT Delhi, 05/2025 - ongoing

Hobbies and Interests

  • Playing badminton
  • Solving sudoku

Projects

Leveraging artificial intelligence for in-depth plasmid replicon analysis and developing a genetic toolkit for Rhodococcus sp. IITD102, Ongoing, Prof. (Dr.) Preeti Srivastava, preeti@dbeb.iitd.ac.in, Prof. (Dr.) D. Sundar, sundar@dbeb.iitd.ac.in, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 

Positions Of Responsibility

  • PG Convenor, CAIC, IIT Delhi, 2025-26
  • General Secretary (Overall Coordinator), BETA, 2025-26
  • Industrial Visit Coordinator, IIT Delhi - Anthem Biosciences, Bangalore
  • Jury Member, Innovate to Heal: Preventive and Curative Healthcare for Future, Served as a jury member for the innovation event organized by the JUIT's Innovation Council in collaboration with IEEE JUIT SPS Chapter, TIED Cell, NSS, and other academic departments at JUIT, Waknaghat.
  • Member, Training and Placement Cell of JUIT, One of the four coordinators for batch of 2019-23 for Biotechnology & Bioinformatics branch.

Personal Information

  • Age: 26
  • Date of Birth: 04/14/99
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Unmarried

Timeline

Intern

IIT Roorkee
05.2022 - 07.2022

Molecular Biology Internship

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Computational Biology

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Biotechnology

Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT)
Tanya Bansal