DRASHTI MEHTA

Chicago, IL +1-980-***-**** E: adyo38@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn GitHub

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Bioinformatics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, USA Aug 2021 – May 2023 Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics, Rajiv Gandhi Institute, Pune, India Sep 2020 – Aug 2021 Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, India Jun 2017 – Sep 2020 SKILLS

Technical Skills: Python, R, MS Office, SQL, Bash Scripting (HPC), Tableau, Molecular Sequence Alignment, Molecular Visualization Tools, Statistics, Machine Learning - ScikitLearn, Regression Analysis, SVM, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Neural Networking, RNA Sequence Analysis, High-Throughput Sequencing, Protein Structure Prediction, Gene Annotation, Microarray Analysis Laboratory Skills: Chromatography, ELISA, Protein Purification, Electrophoresis, Spectrometry, DNA & RNA Isolation, SDS Page, PCR WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC Jan 2023 – May 2023 Design and Implementation of Bioinformatics Databases course

● Instructed the labs for using DDL, DML, DQL, DCL and designing ER diagrams to visualize complex data models

● Emphasized on significance of constraints to maintain data integrity and indexes to speed up data retrieval

● Assisted students to apply normalization to avoid data redundancy and provided insights into bio-ontologies

● Facilitated regular technical troubleshooting to enhance students' data analysis skills for interconnected table relationships

● Attained 95% satisfaction from feedback evaluation survey for building strong relationships through effective communication Graduate Research Assistant University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC Jan 2023 – May 2023 Use machine learning approaches to estimate the shape of novel viral proteins and their potential to evade vaccines or treatments.

● Applied molecular sequence analysis and machine learning to annotate coronavirus genomes

● Extracted specific sub-sequences from antibody molecules using PyMOL

● Assisted the team to use the antibody sub-sequences for HADDOCK, AlphaFold2 and roseTTAFold Graduate Research Assistant University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC May 2022 – Dec 2022 Unlocking the evolutionary history of the New World leaf-nosed bats using the genome-wide ultraconserved elements (UCEs)

● Performed phylogenetic analysis, sorting and aligning the UCEs using the Phyluce to use the data for IQ-Tree

● Executed divergence time and molecular clock analysis of the species using MrBayes and IQ-Tree for downstream analysis Research Intern St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, India Jun 2019 – May 2020 Biological treatment of saline wastewater using biological treatment reactors using halophilic microorganisms

● Isolated 38 fungal & bacterial halophiles from seawater at a salt concentration (5% – 20% NaCl) for morphological analysis

● Carried out biochemical tests for metabolic analysis of the halophiles and staining for checking gram + and gram - organisms

● Achieved 41% reduction in BOD and 98% reduction in COD of wastewater by treating the water in bioreactors using halophiles ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Classification of different medical imaging data based on Convolutional Neural Networks Machine learning for bioinformatics, UNCC

● Prepared the data to perform CNN, converted the formats of input images and resized images for uniformity

● Compared the performance of CNN predictions on different medical image data to detect diseases and checked the accuracy

(98.9%) of the predictions

Marine Fluorescence Database creation Design and implementation of bioinformatics databases, UNCC

● Collected data regarding the fluorescent proteins and genes for marine species from multiple locations, created an SQLite database and built entity – relationship diagram

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment in the United States Python programming, UNCC

● Compared the payroll for various employments based on the different sectors and performed data analysis using Numpy and Pandas to check the most affected sector after state-wise sorting and using Matplotlib for visualization in Jupyter Notebook Interspecies Comparison of the Primates by Understanding the Evolution of the Vitamin-Producing Gene Molecular evolution, UNCC

● Curated molecular sequence databases and performed sequence alignment for vitamin-producing primate genes

● Performed phylogenetic tree inference and character reconstruction using Bayesian inference and parsimony Statistical analysis of the effect of cigarette smoke on the lungs from CS-treated female mice Statistics for bioinformatics, UNCC

● Analyzed statistical biological data using R to compare the variances of control and test data which included Shapiro Wilk’s test, the Kruskal Wallis test, and the F-test

AWARDS & HONORS

● Female Leader, Contribution for Global Community and Gender Equality, International Women’s Day, UNCC Mar 2023

● President, Triveni Indian Student Association, UNCC, Charlotte – NC, USA Mar 2022 – Apr 2023

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