# Curriculum vitae

> I am a biologist: a BS-MS student at IISER Pune, doing my master’s research at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg.

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About · CV

Contact details are on the [contact page](https://khushisingh.in/contact/).

## Education

- ### Master’s research
  2026–2027
  Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE), Freiburg, Germany
  Microbes, lactate and histone lactylation in the fruit-fly germline.
- ### BS-MS dual degree (Biology major, Chemistry minor)
  2022–2027 (expected)
  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India
  Coursework includes developmental biology, epigenetics, genome biology, genetics, advanced molecular biology, biology and disease, microbiology, evolutionary biology, biochemistry, systems biology, cell biology, neurobiology, medicinal chemistry, data analysis, statistical learning and data science, and analytical chemistry.

## Research experience

- ### [Microbes, lactate and inheritance in the fly germline](https://khushisingh.in/research/gut-to-germline/)
  2026–2027
  MPI-IE, Freiburg
- ### [Fluorescent biosensor for quantitative phosphate estimation; GTPase kinetics of FtsZ](https://khushisingh.in/research/phosphate-biosensor-ftsz/)
  2025–2026
  IISER Pune · Supervisor: Prof. Gayathri Pananghat
- ### [Regulation of translation in Drosophila embryonic development (oskar RNA–protein condensates)](https://khushisingh.in/research/oskar-condensates/)
  May–July 2025
  IIT Kharagpur · Supervisor: Prof. Mainak Bose
- ### [Endoplasmic reticulum in protein quality control and tissue morphogenesis during Drosophila development](https://khushisingh.in/research/er-and-autophagy/)
  2024–2025
  IISER Pune · Supervisor: Prof. Richa Rikhy
- ### [Liquid–liquid phase separation of mouse prion protein](https://khushisingh.in/research/prion-phase-separation/)
  May–July 2024
  IISER Pune · Supervisor: Prof. Jayant B. Udgaonkar
- ### [Ecology and evolution: insect responses to light; plant–pathogen interactions](https://khushisingh.in/research/ecology-first-steps/)
  September–October 2023
  IISER Pune · Supervisor: Prof. Sutirth Dey

## Skills

**Model organisms**

Drosophila melanogaster · Escherichia coli

**Molecular biology & genetics**

PCR · Cloning · Human cell culture (HEK, HeLa) · smFISH · Fluorescent probe labelling · Protein tagging · Western blotting · Immunostaining of Drosophila tissues

**Protein biochemistry**

Protein extraction and quantification · Protein purification · UV–Vis spectrophotometry · Fluorescence quantification · Enzyme kinetics

**Microscopy & imaging**

Confocal microscopy · Live imaging of embryos · ImageJ/Fiji quantification and deconvolution

**Computation**

Python · R · Machine learning · Excel · UCSF Chimera · LaTeX · Zotero

**Languages**

English (fluent) · Hindi (fluent) · Sanskrit (elementary)

## Presentations

- **Poster:** Exploring autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum morphogenesis during embryogenesis and oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. IISER Pune
- **Talk:** Summer project presentation. Science Club talk series, IISER Pune, 2025
- **Participant:** Indian Science Festival 2024. IISER Pune

## Outreach and service

- **Volunteer, Disha Club.** Education outreach for children from underprivileged backgrounds.
- **Core member, Content and Communication in Science Club.** Science communication at IISER Pune.
- **Women in Science committee, IISER Pune.** Regular attendee of talks and seminars.

## Interests

Chess · Badminton · Carrom · Trekking