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Fifth-year PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine investigating the role of CRISPR-edited T-cell receptors in solid tumor immunotherapy. Three peer-reviewed publications (including one as first author in Nature Immunology). NIH F31 fellowship applicant with 4 years of funded research. Seeking postdoctoral position at the intersection of synthetic biology and cancer immunology.
Educations
3Ph.D. Molecular & Cellular Biology (In Progress) — Advisor: Prof. Elena Vasquez
Aug 2020 - Expected May 2026Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
B.Sc. Biotechnology — First Class Honours, GPA: 9.4 / 10
Jul 2016 - May 2019University of Delhi — Lady Shri Ram College
M.Sc. Biochemistry — Gold Medalist, GPA: 9.7 / 10
Aug 2019 - Jun 2021Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Experiences
3PhD Researcher — Tumor Immunology Lab
Aug 2020 - PresentJohns Hopkins School of Medicine - Baltimore, MD
- -Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 knockout T-cell lines targeting PD-1/LAG-3 dual-checkpoint pathways in solid tumors
- -Demonstrated 3.4-fold improvement in tumor killing efficacy in murine melanoma models (Nature Immunology, 2024)
- -Secured NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship ($148,000 over 3 years) — awarded 2023
- -Mentored 3 rotation students and 1 undergraduate researcher through independent projects
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sep 2021 - May 2023JHU Department of Biology - Baltimore, MD
- -Led weekly lab sections of 20 students for Cell Biology and Immunology courses
- -Received 'Outstanding TA' award from department, Spring 2022
Research Intern — Protein Engineering
May 2019 - Jul 2019Tata Institute of Fundamental Research - Mumbai, India
- -Assisted in structural characterization of novel chaperone proteins using cryo-EM
- -Contributed to data analysis for a manuscript published in Journal of Biological Chemistry