Beerse, Vlaanderen, Belgium
Senior Scientist at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson (Neuroscience Division)
Research
Education
University of Cologne 2005 — 2008
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biochemistry/Biophysics, Thesis (1.0), Defence (1.3) - Possible top grade: 1.0
University of Mumbai 2002 — 2005
Master of Science (MSc), Life Sciences, 1st Class
University of Pune 1999 — 2002
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Microbiology: principal subject; Chemistry and Industrial Microbiology - subsidiary subjects, 1st class
Pen Education Society's Private High School and Junior College, Pen 1992 — 1999
Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Transylvanian Experimental Neuroscience Summer School (TENSS) 2013
Summer Course in Neuroscience, Neuroscience
Experience
University of Sussex April 2014 - August 2015
Medical Research Council February 2012 - March 2014
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry September 2010 - December 2011
Center of Advanced European Studies and Research (caesar) - affiliated to Max Planck Society May 2009 - August 2010
Marine Biological Laboratory 2006 - 2010
PepsiCo June 2001 - July 2001
Skills
Quantitative Analytics, Optogenetics, Teamwork, C. elegans, PCR, Data Analysis, Western Blotting, Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Plant Tissue Culture, Ion Channels, Image Analysis, Chemotaxis, IGOR Pro, Project Management, Analytical Reasoning, Genetically-encoded..., Cell Signaling, OriginLab, Confocal Microscopy, Site-directed..., Retina, Gel Electrophoresis, Biochemistry, Fluorescence, GraphPad Prism, ImageJ, Image Processing, Two-photon Microscopy, Quantitative Research, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Transfection, Fluorescence Microscopy, Microscopy, Team Leadership, Synaptic Plasticity, Zebrafish, Scientific Writing