PRANAVI SOMULA

Final-year B.Tech Bioinformatics student · Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

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B.Tech in Bioinformatics at Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (VFSTR) · Graduating 2027

About

Final-year B.Tech Bioinformatics student with hands-on experience in genomic data analysis, NGS workflows, evolutionary simulation, and scientific software development. Interested in computational biology, molecular modeling, drug discovery, and the use of machine learning and large language models in life sciences.

Education

2027

B.Tech

Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (VFSTR)

Bioinformatics · Jul 2023 – Jun 2027

Bioinformatics · Jul 2023 – Jun 2027

Skills

<3 months

R SQL Bash NumPy Python Pandas Matplotlib Data curation Machine Learning Software Testing Sequence analysis Data Interpretation Large Language Models Functional Annotation Research Documentation Reproducible workflows Protein Structure Analysis Generative AI (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini)

Tools / apps / platforms

<3 months

Git NCBI Linux PyMOL Galaxy GitHub ENSEMBL UniProt Swiss-Model Microsoft Office Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST

Projects

SLiM — Simulating Evolution with Selection and Linkage

SLiM

Individual academic project developing a simulation-based mango breeding model to study trait evolution across generations. Compared selection strategies and interpreted outputs to examine evolutionary patterns and cultivar-specific responses.
Bacterial NGS Variant Analysis — E. coli

Independent bioinformatics project analyzing public E. coli sequencing data against the REL606 reference genome using a reproducible command-line variant-analysis workflow. Performed functional annotation, troubleshooting of reference-annotation issues, variant verification, and reproducibility documentation.
CHERRY — Biomedical Literature Retrieval & Evidence Synthesis Platform

Collaborative research software project; open-source platform for discovery and synthesis of biomedical literature. Contributed to design, development, code editing, multi-database retrieval, MeSH query expansion, deduplication, evidence scoring workflows, and semantic source-grounding checks for LLM-assisted research workflows.

Courses & certifications

Advanced Bioinformatics Certification Course · Biogrademy, Bioinformatics with AI, Ethical Edufabrica · 2025
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) · A Grade Certification · 2023

🏆 Achievements & awards

First Prize, AI in Drug Discovery event, Agentic AI Day, Department of Biotechnology, VFSTR · 2026

Awarded in August 2026.
National Top 1% Topper — Elite + Gold, NPTEL Understanding Incubation and Entrepreneurship

Score: 100%.
Elite Certification, NPTEL Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery and Development · 2025

Score: 78%.
Third Prize, Poster Presentation, Engineers’ Day, VFSTR · 2025

Awarded in September 2025.
Consolation Prize, Oral Presentation, Chalapathi Institute Global Conference · 2025

Awarded in December 2025.
Oral presentation, BioCloud National Conference, VFSTR · 2024

Presented in April 2024.

⚽ Extracurricular activities

Secretary, Corporate Communications Vertical— Vignan E-Cell September 2025 - august 2026

Coordinated entrepreneurship events, outreach, public relations, and communication with students, external guests, and cross-functional teams. Previously served as a member from September 2023 to September 2025.

🤝 Volunteering

ISCB RSG India · Volunteer · 2026

Supports digital outreach for student-led bioinformatics and computational biology activities by creating promotional content.

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