Vedanth Vohra

• Conducted a lab project under Dr. Paul Skehel, using CRISPR-Cas9 to modify the VAPA protein in NSC34 cells to study ALS-like symptoms.
• Overcame challenges by refining methods, providing insights into neurodegenerative diseases, and the role of VAP proteins in resear ALSch.

• Strengthened teamwork, communication, and organizational skills by coordinating with staff, managing takeout orders, and upselling, demonstrating commitment and attention to detail.

Interned at Menterra Ventures (2022), analyzing India’s oncology sector, mortality, and economic impact while identifying key stakeholders.

• Reviewed literature on the link between schizophrenia and cannabis, summarized research, and developed a pilot study questionnaire with expert input from NIMHANS.

• Created datasets on diabetes-related genes, and contributed to genome mapping of diabetes.

• Researched the link between smoking and methylation, summarized findings, and compiled a gene-focused spreadsheet on methylation changes while verifying data sets.