Academics
Life Science major.
Biological Science graduate.
PhD in Behavioural Sciences [Animal Behaviour]
During my integrated-PhD tenure, I also provided teaching assistance for several undergrad courses, mentored MS and project students of the lab, actively participated in science and academic outreach activities, and designed the official website of the Dog Lab, IISER Kolkata.
Education
PhD
IISER Kolkata
Aug 2017 - Oct 2021
MS
IISER Kolkata
Aug 2015 - July 2017
BS
University of Delhi
July 2012 - June 2015
Secondary
School
Jawahar Vidya Mandir
Apr 2010 - Mar 2012
High School
Sacred Heart School
March 2010
Additional Schools
Evolutionary Biology, 2019
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15-day certificate course including theory lectures, tests, assignments and practicals.
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Organized by JNCASR (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research), Bengaluru
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Funded by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India.
Biology of the crocodylia: Models for conservation biology, 2017
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15-day certificate course including theory lectures, tests, assignments and field work.
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Organized and funded by GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, at Jiwaji University, Gwalior.
Teaching Assisstance
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Scientific Communication, Autumn 2020
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Ecology and Behaviour Lab, Spring 2020
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Biology Lab (Ecology), Autumn 2018
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Evolutionary Biology (Practical), Spring 2018
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Evolutionary Biology (Theory), Spring 2017
Conferences
Understanding Behaviour Conference 2019
IISER Kolkata | Poster Presentation
Frontiers in Modern Biology 2018
IISER Kolkata | Poster Presentation
Student Conference on Conservation Science 2017
IISc Bengaluru | Participant
PhD thesis - "A study of behavioural patterns in Indian free-ranging dogs, with emphasis on natural history and linguistics", from the Dog Lab, IISER Kolkata, headed by Dr. Anindita Bhadra. I also took a course in Research methodology during this period.
The courses I took during MS in Biological Sciences are as follows:
Sem 1 [Immunology, Cell biology, Microbiology, Cognition], Sem 2 [ Ecology and conservation, Marine biology, Cancer biology, Gene regulation and cellular communication, Biophysics], Sem 3 [Plant biology, Physiology, Developmental biology], Sem 4 [Structural biology, Biochemistry and cellular metabolism, Psychology, Statistics]
The course structure for BS in Life Sciences included multiple theory and practical papers in Biology and Chemistry, along with Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science, Computer Applications and English.
Theory and practical papers in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Theory papers in Mathematics and English.
Theory and practical papers in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science.
Theory papers in Mathematics, English (Language and Literature), Hindi (Language and Literature), Environmental Science and Social Sciences (History, Civics, Geography).