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Education
PhD Student, MIT
M.Sc. (Hons) Biological Sciences (BITS Pilani, India, 1999)
B.E. (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BITS Pilani, India, 1999)
Research Interests
My broad research interests include applying physical and mathematical
concepts with the help of computers to solve complex biological
problems. I am currently working on analysis of HLGAG conformations to
provide a structural basis for the molecular interactions between HLGAG
and proteins.
Recently I contributed to the development of a rapid and effective
strategy for sequencing HLGAGs which combines mass spectrometry,
capillary electrophoresis and computational approaches.
The research for my masters thesis focussed on developing a model for
the ternary signaling complex of FGF-HLGAG-FGFR (FGF receptor). Using
strong structural homology between FGF and IL1B, I built the structure
for FGFR based on IL1R which was used to construct the ternary complex.
Other Interests
Sports (playing ping pong, cricket and tennis), Music (indian classic
music, western rock) , Movies.
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