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[[Image:Vaish.png|thumb|right|Vaishnavi Ananth]] | [[Image:Vaish.png|thumb|right|Vaishnavi Ananth]] | ||
*Vaishnavi | *Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan, PhD student | ||
* | *Iva Tolic-Norrelykke Group | ||
* | *Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics | ||
*Dresden, Germany | |||
*[[Special:Emailuser/Vaishnavi Ananth|Email me through OpenWetWare]] | *[[Special:Emailuser/Vaishnavi Ananth|Email me through OpenWetWare]] | ||
I | I was an intern at Micrsoft Research India, Bangalore where I helped develop a high-level programming language called BioCoder for expressing and automating biology protocols. Currently, I'm at the MPI in Dresden, pursuing a PhD in Biophysics. Details on BioCoder can be found in our publication in the Journal of Biological Engineering: http://www.jbioleng.org/content/4/1/13 | ||
<html><b><font color=red>BioCoder is now available for download <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/india/projects/biocoder/" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></b></html> | <html><b><font color=red>BioCoder is now available for download <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/india/projects/biocoder/" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></b></html> | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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* 2009, MS (Biological Sciences), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa Campus) | *2010-Ongoing, PhD (Biophysics), Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany | ||
* 2009, BE (Computer Science), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa Campus) | * 2004-2009, MS (Biological Sciences), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa Campus) | ||
* 2004-2009, BE (Computer Science), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa Campus) | |||
==Research interests== | ==Research interests== | ||
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# Automation of Biology Protocols | # Automation of Biology Protocols | ||
# Cell and molecular biology | # Cell and molecular biology | ||
# Biophysics | |||
==Research Experience== | ==Research Experience== | ||
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* Following this, I was invited to work at IISc for a second term as a part of JNCASR Summer Felowship 2008. | * Following this, I was invited to work at IISc for a second term as a part of JNCASR Summer Felowship 2008. | ||
* A six-month long project at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore under Dr.Veronica Rodrigues. Project title - “Role of Activity in the Maintenance of Larval Olfactory Receptor Neurons in Drosophila”. (July - December 2008). | * A six-month long project at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore under Dr.Veronica Rodrigues. Project title - “Role of Activity in the Maintenance of Larval Olfactory Receptor Neurons in Drosophila”. (July - December 2008). | ||
* Internship at Microsoft Research India under Dr. Bill Thies. Project title - "Towards a High-Level Programming Language for the Description and Automation of Biology Protocols". (Jan 2009 - | * Internship at Microsoft Research India under Dr. Bill Thies. Project title - "Towards a High-Level Programming Language for the Description and Automation of Biology Protocols". (Jan 2009 - June 2010) | ||
==Major Projects Undertaken== | ==Major Projects Undertaken== | ||
* Towards a High-level Programming Language for the Description and Automation of Biology Protocols | * Dynein dynamics during the meiotic nuclear oscillations of fission yeast (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics) | ||
* Towards a High-level Programming Language for the Description and Automation of Biology Protocols (Microsoft Research India). | |||
* Role of activity in the maintenance of larval Olfactory Receptor Neurons (ORNs) in Drosophila(NCBS). | * Role of activity in the maintenance of larval Olfactory Receptor Neurons (ORNs) in Drosophila(NCBS). | ||
* Techniques involved in the diagnosis and detection of cancer (Cancer Institute). | * Techniques involved in the diagnosis and detection of cancer (Cancer Institute). | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
# | # Biocoder: A programming language for standardizing and automating biology protocols, Ananthanarayanan and Thies ''Journal of Biological Engineering'' 2010, 4:13 | ||
Latest revision as of 23:15, 12 October 2011
Contact Info
- Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan, PhD student
- Iva Tolic-Norrelykke Group
- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
- Dresden, Germany
- Email me through OpenWetWare
I was an intern at Micrsoft Research India, Bangalore where I helped develop a high-level programming language called BioCoder for expressing and automating biology protocols. Currently, I'm at the MPI in Dresden, pursuing a PhD in Biophysics. Details on BioCoder can be found in our publication in the Journal of Biological Engineering: http://www.jbioleng.org/content/4/1/13
<html><b><font color=red>BioCoder is now available for download <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/india/projects/biocoder/" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></b></html>
Education
- 2010-Ongoing, PhD (Biophysics), Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
- 2004-2009, MS (Biological Sciences), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa Campus)
- 2004-2009, BE (Computer Science), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Goa Campus)
Research interests
- Automation of Biology Protocols
- Cell and molecular biology
- Biophysics
Research Experience
- A two-month internship at Cancer Institute, Chennai where I learnt the techniques involved in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.(May - July 2006)
- Received the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Summer Research Fellowship 2007 to work at the Indian Institute of Science for a period of 2 months (May-July 2007)
- This was pursued under Dr.Utpal Nath at the department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, IISc. Project title - "Identifying the amino acids of TCP4 protein responsible for DNA binding".
- This project earned me the title of Rajiv Gandhi National Talent Science Research Fellow 2007.
- Following this, I was invited to work at IISc for a second term as a part of JNCASR Summer Felowship 2008.
- A six-month long project at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore under Dr.Veronica Rodrigues. Project title - “Role of Activity in the Maintenance of Larval Olfactory Receptor Neurons in Drosophila”. (July - December 2008).
- Internship at Microsoft Research India under Dr. Bill Thies. Project title - "Towards a High-Level Programming Language for the Description and Automation of Biology Protocols". (Jan 2009 - June 2010)
Major Projects Undertaken
- Dynein dynamics during the meiotic nuclear oscillations of fission yeast (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics)
- Towards a High-level Programming Language for the Description and Automation of Biology Protocols (Microsoft Research India).
- Role of activity in the maintenance of larval Olfactory Receptor Neurons (ORNs) in Drosophila(NCBS).
- Techniques involved in the diagnosis and detection of cancer (Cancer Institute).
- Identifying the amino acids of TCP4 protein responsible for DNA binding (IISc).
- Metabolomics – a tool for metabolic engineering of alkaloid biosynthetic pathway(BITS, Goa).
- The entrapment of proteins and bacteria in silica gel (BITS, Goa).
- Genetic control of cell cycle and the spindle assembly checkpoint in budding yeast (BITS, Goa).
- Isolation and purification of antibiotics from Antarctic microorganisms (BITS, Goa).
- Post-translational splicing in Mycobacterium, Yeast and Pyrococcus (as a part of the course Microbiology).
- Stem Cell Therapy for the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (as a part of the course Biochemistry).
Publications
- Biocoder: A programming language for standardizing and automating biology protocols, Ananthanarayanan and Thies Journal of Biological Engineering 2010, 4:13
