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Ayushi Dasgupta

Ayushi Dasgupta - University of Michigan

Education

PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

Subjects

Genetics, Behavior, Evolution, Drosophila, Model Organisms

Achievements

2nd rank in the AIIMS MSc Reproductive Biology and Clinical Embryology entrance exam; 84.4% in BSc Zoology, among the top 10 students in a class of 105; qualified GATE 2021 (Life Sciences) with rank 1417 of 23,973; 2nd prize in a national-level essay competition (NANI, IAPT); co-authored a research preprint on HIP1 as a potential biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis

About

Ayushi is a PhD student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, where she studies how genetic variation influences behavior using Drosophila. She completed her bachelor’s in Zoology at the University of Delhi and her master’s in Reproductive Biology and Clinical Embryology at AIIMS Delhi, and has worked on model organisms including C. elegans, mice, and human cell lines. She has been a graduate student instructor for three undergraduate courses.

Discipline

Life Sciences & Health

Academic Achievements

Secured 2nd rank in the highly competitive AIIMS MSc. Reproductive Biology & Clinical Embryology entrance exam. Graduated with 84.4% in B.Sc. Zoology, ranking among the top 10 students in a class of 105. Qualified GATE 2021 (Life Sciences) with rank 1417 out of 23,973 applicants. Recipient of 2nd prize in a national-level essay competition conducted by NANI (IAPT). Co-authored a research preprint on HIP1 as a potential biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

I have been a graduate student instructor/ teaching assistant for 3 undergrad courses during the course of my PhD. These were - Genetics, Cell biology and Intro to biology (lab skills). These courses required me to teach 20 hours per week for each semester. So, overall I have taught for about 1.5 years. Besides being a teaching assistant, I have had the opportunity to mentor research trainees in my lab as well as help them come up with project ideas for their undergrad thesis.

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