aparna mukhopadhyay

assistant professor

About

I have had extensive experience in basic cell biology research. I have expertise in all related techniques required for biomedical research with special experience in various imaging techniques. I have many papers published in peer reviewed journals and mentored graduate, undergraduate and high school students. I aim to continue biomedical research related to study of viruses such as HCV, HSV and HIV. All these viruses hijack the existing endocytic pathway and its regulatory mechanisms during their life cycle. My aspiration is to be able to explain the complex mechanisms in our body to encourage the next generation of researchers. My work also puts me in a position to help doctors better appreciate the human body and pathogens they are dealing with. In my current position as Assistant Professor, apart from research, I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses on basic physiology, basic and advanced cell biology, virology and basic biostatistics.

Country

india

City

calcutta

Industry

higher education

Skill

molecular biology, confocal and wide field microscopy, cellular sub fractionation, histology, confocal and wide field, microscopy, cell, science, cell culture, cell biology, animal manipulations, protein analysis, molecular virology, protein chemistry, proteomics, cellular, fluorescence

Experience

research associate

albert einstein college of medicine

2007-10 - 2012-11 · 5 yrs 2 mos

* · Initiated characterization of Rab1a’s role in endocytic processing in the liver. * · Created siRNA mediated Rab1a knockdown cell lines to study endocytosis of fluorescent ligands by live cell imaging, microscopic examination of motility of endocytic vesicles on microtubules and motor recruitment, published in J. Cell Science in 2011. * · Presented data in journal clubs, departmental meetings, domestic and international meetings. * · Supervised two graduate, an undergraduate and a high school student in basic laboratory techniques and basic cell biology. * · Generated data and wrote annual progress reports for NIH funded Training grant and program project.

adjunct assistant professor

medgar evers college of the city university of new york

2012-1 - 2012-1 · 1 mo

Tought general biology lab courses for entry-level and advanced college students interested in health care and allied health care careers.

graduate student

albert einstein college of medicine

2002-5 - 2007-10 · 5 yrs 6 mos

* · Initiated investigation of membrane recruitment of Herpes Simplex Virus tegument protein Vhs (Virion host shutoff). * · Generated a series of deletion mutants to discover a 42aa minimal region sufficient for targeting GFP into the virus particle, published in J. Virol, 2006. * · Presented data at international, domestic and departmental meetings. * · Trained and assisted three graduate students with their projects.

assistant professor

presidency university

2013-3 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

* · Teaching (theory and practical) undergraduate and postgraduate students basic physiology, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, research methodologies, basic biostatistics, research ethics and microbiology. * · Design and upgrade syllabus aimed towards imparting students an overall basic knowledge as well as train for future competitive examinations. * · Mentor students during their class presentation, class teaching, review writing assignments. * · Training graduate, postgraduate students and research scholars basic and advanced research methods.