Overview
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REFERENCES
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Ardra Krishna Gopakumar

London,United Kingdom

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work history

Research Assistant

King's College London
London, United Kingdom
11.2024 - Current
  • Utilized SPM and ENIGMA-VBM to analyze volumetric changes in the brain in patients with specific phobias and panic disorders
  • Worked with large-scale MRI datasets to investigate neuroanatomical correlates of psychiatric conditions.
  • Conducted statistical analyses and interpreted neuroimaging results.
  • Conducted sensitivity analysis on voxel sizes to investigate the effect on final results.


Research Assistant

Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center
Copenhagen, Denmark
04.2024 - 07.2024
  • Studied fMRI images to analyze structural and functional changes in bipolar disorder.
  • Administered cognitive tests to patients assessing the efficacy of low-oxygen therapy treatment.
  • Conducted statistical analyses and presented findings in an independent research proposal.

Research Intern

Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
07.2024 - 08.2024
  • Conducted immunohistochemistry analysis of the neuronal protein Opalin.
  • Performed fluorescent microscopy and quantified protein expression in hippocampal tissue.
  • Completed extensive literature review and compiled findings into a final scientific report.

Project Captain

University of British Columbia iGEM
Kelowna, Canada
01.2023 - 11.2023
  • Elected Co-captain of the competitive team of 2023 to present the project, ImmuniBee: a genetically engineered vaccine for bees, at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Paris.
  • Designed and conducted experiments in PCR, SDS-PAGE, and protein modeling using AlphaFold.
  • Secured funding from biotechnology firms including GenomeBC and AddGene.


Education

Master of Science - Neuroscience

King's College London
United Kingdom
09.2024 -

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of British Columbia
Canada
09.2021 - 08.2024

Skills

  • Medical & Clinical Skills: Patient interaction, history taking, cognitive testing, MRI & fMRI data analysis
  • Laboratory Techniques: Immunohistochemistry, PCR, SDS-PAGE, protein modeling (AlphaFold)
  • Programming & Data Analysis: MATLAB, R, Python (scientific computing), SPSS
  • Languages: English (Fluent), Malayalam (Fluent), Tamil (Fluent), French (Conversational), Hindi (Conversational)

Accomplishments

  • Vice-Chancellor's Award for academic excellence from King's College London (£10,000)
  • Go Global International Learning Programs Award from University of British Columbia ($1000)
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor Scholarship from University of British Columbia (($1000)
  • Dean's List for academic excellence

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

  • "Effects of Hypoxia Cognition Training on Cognition and Brain Structure in Remitted Patients with Mood Disorders and Healthy Individuals", Copenhagen Rigshospitalet, July 2024.
  • "ImmuniBee: A Biosynthetic Vaccine for Bees" , International Genetically Engineered Machine Paris, November 2023 (Silver medal)
  • "ImmuniBee: A Biosynthetic Vaccine for Bees", JulyGEM Canadian Summit, October 2023
  • "ImmuniBee: A Biosynthetic Vaccine for Bees", GenomeBC, November 2024, (Secured $1000 in funding)


REFERENCES

Dr. Jose Sapien Fernandez, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, jose.sapien@ubc.ca

Dr. Jan Mülder, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, jan.mulder@ki.se

Dr. Julian Macoveanu, Senior researcher, Copenhagen Rigshospitalet, juma@dis.dk

Timeline

Research Assistant

King's College London
11.2024 - Current

Master of Science - Neuroscience

King's College London
09.2024 -

Research Intern

Karolinska Institutet
07.2024 - 08.2024

Research Assistant

Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center
04.2024 - 07.2024

Project Captain

University of British Columbia iGEM
01.2023 - 11.2023

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of British Columbia
09.2021 - 08.2024

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