Ashutosh Singh

Ashutosh Singh

Research Assistant · Behavioural Neuroscience · Molecular Biology

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

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About

Interdisciplinary life science researcher trained in computational and behavioral neuroscience, bioinformatics, molecular biology, and microbiology. Experienced in transcriptomic analysis, wet-lab techniques, and open-source neuroinformatics project development.

Experience

  • Research Assistant (PF No. C31859)
    Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur · Kanpur
    May 2026 – Present

    Operant Chamber Behaviour Neuroscience. Analyzed operant patch-foraging datalogs, decoded behavioral event logs, summarized completed behavioral bouts, and fit mixed-effects models.

  • Dissertation Project
    School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, CSJM University · Kanpur
    Aug 2025 – Apr 2026

    Performed bioinformatics analysis of public transcriptomic datasets to map ferroptosis gene expression across the human brain using ABAGEN-based preprocessing and enrichment analysis.

  • Research Project
    Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi
    Sep 2023 – Apr 2024

    Isolated and characterized bacterial strains for HDPE plastic degradation, and performed morphological characterization and CTAB-based DNA extraction.

Education

  • M.Sc. Life Sciences
    School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, CSJM University
    Awarded by CSJM University
    Life Sciences · Jun 2024 – May 2026
  • B.Sc. Microbiology
    Awarded by University of Delhi
    Microbiology · Jul 2021 – May 2024
  • Senior Secondary (PCB)
    Kendriya Vidyalaya, Azamgarh
    Science · Apr 2020 – Mar 2021
  • Secondary School
    Kendriya Vidyalaya, Azamgarh
    Apr 2018 – Mar 2019

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

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Git MEGA GitHub Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST

Languages

Native / Bilingual Native / Bilingual Their first language, or as strong as one.
Hindi Speak · Read · Write
Conversational Conversational Can hold an everyday conversation.
English Speak · Read · Write

Projects

  • React, Tailwind, Flask, Biopython

    Full-stack bioinformatics platform for sequence and protein analysis, including sequence alignment and NCBI BLAST integration.

  • Python, FastAPI, React, Three.js

    Interactive 3D neuroinformatics platform to map ferroptosis vulnerability across human brain regions using Allen Human Brain Atlas data and FerrDb gene sets.

  • Python, Pandas, Nilearn, Nibabel, ABAGEN

    Python-based bioinformatics pipelines for preprocessing AHBA transcriptomic data, gene-wise normalization, and enrichment scoring.

Courses & certifications

  • Research Methodology (Refresher Course) · NITTTR Kolkata · 2025
  • Generative AI Mastermind · Outskill · 2025
  • Molecular Docking and Homology Modeling · Discovery Boulevard · 2025
  • Talks: Antibody Biology & Molecular Diagnostics · Mikrovitae'24, Mikrobiologika · 2024
  • Basic Statistics in Biological Sciences · DBT Star College Scheme & CIIDRET Skill Development Program · 2023
  • Metagenomic Sequencing and Analysis: 16S and WGS · IQAC & Mikrobiologika · 2023

🏆 Achievements & awards

  • Poster Presentation at ICALS 2026 · 2026

    Presented 'Molecular Neuroanatomy of Ferroptosis-Associated Genes Reveals Significant Enrichment in Globus Pallidus'.

  • Idea Presentation at Mikrovitae'22 · 2022

    Team 'MICROSAVERS' idea presentation competition.

⚽ Extracurricular activities

  • Event Co-Head & Creative Team Head — GENOVATE 2026

    Jointly orchestrated a two-day inter-departmental life sciences event, overseeing planning, coordination, and execution.

  • Content Team Head — MIKROBIOLOGIKA

    Led content creation and coordination for Mikrovitae'24, the annual departmental festival of the Department of Microbiology.

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