Professional Experience
Semantic Web India Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India
Scientist – Bioinformatics | 2022
- Developed a cloud-based SaaS platform for exome and genome sequencing analysis, identifying pathogenic variants in Mendelian disorders and cancers.
- Designed automated CNV detection and variant prioritization pipelines integrating ACMG and AMP/ASCO/CAP guidelines.
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, New York, USA
Research Scientist | 2022–Present
- Led GWAS on cognitive traits using UK Biobank data, applying PLINK, regenie, and GCTA.
- Conducted post-GWAS analyses (Mendelian randomization, fine-mapping, colocalization) to study psychiatric and neuroimaging phenotypes.
- Built scalable Python and R pipelines optimized for HPC and GCP.
- Mentored junior scientists and published two high-impact manuscripts.
CDFD, Hyderabad, India
Computational Laboratory Manager | 2021–2022
- Managed NGS projects (clinical exome, RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq) and developed an Oxford Nanopore pipeline for SNV/Indel detection in COVID-19 and bacterial genomes.
- Trained clinicians and students in NGS analysis and delivered projects for diverse clients.
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Postdoctoral Researcher | 2018–2021
- Analyzed SNP microarray data to identify psychiatric disorder risk loci, using polygenic risk scores and systems genomics.
- Mentored multidisciplinary research teams and contributed to collaborative studies.
University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Postdoctoral Researcher | 2017–2018
- Built WES and RNA-Seq pipelines, identifying variants in psychiatric disorders and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Published seven manuscripts, including several as first author, and trained junior researchers.
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Academic Health Science Fellow | 2012
- Analyzed SNP microarray data to identify psychiatric disorder risk loci, using polygenic risk scores and systems genomics.
- Mentored multidisciplinary research teams and contributed to collaborative studies.