Gurleen Kaur

About

M.Sc. (Hons.) Microbiology student with hands-on experience in wet lab techniques and in-silico molecular docking research. Interested in target selection, virtual screening, and biological data analysis for therapeutic research.

Education

• Bachelor of Science
  Punjab Agricultural University
  2020 – 2023
• 12th
  R.S. Model Senior Secondary School
  2019 – 2020
• 10th
  Shalimar Model Senior Secondary School
  2017 – 2018
• Master of Science (Hons.) Microbiology
  Lovely Professional University
  Microbiology · Aug 2024

Skills

• Cell Culture <3 months
• DNA Extraction <3 months
• Spectrophotometry <3 months
• Gel electrophoresis <3 months
• Molecular Docking <3 months

Tools / apps / platforms

• Canva <3 months
• Gemini <3 months
• Microsoft Excel <3 months
• Microsoft PowerPoint <3 months
• OpenAI ChatGPT <3 months
• PyMOL <3 months

Projects

• Target selection and virtual screening for therapeutic intervention in Fusobacterium nucleatum-associated Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by molecular docking
  AutoDock, PyMOL, ZINC Database, PubChem, PDB, Discovery Studio Visualizer

  In-silico study to identify therapeutic targets in Fusobacterium nucleatum linked to oral squamous cell carcinoma; performed target selection, structure retrieval, virtual screening, molecular docking, and protein-ligand interaction analysis.

Courses & certifications

• A Quantifying Future: Hands-on workshop on Real Time PCR · 2025
• Course on Microbial Instrumentation - An Overview · Department of Microbiology, Sacred Heart College, Tirupati · 2025
• Participation certificate of Eco-Hackathon of the Technex'25 · Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) · 2025
• Certificate of poster making competition · 2024