Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Gujarat Biotechnology University | 2023 – Present

AI Bio-Discovery Pipeline

Project Overview

Leading the design and implementation of a high-throughput drug repurposing pipeline aimed at identifying lead molecules against ESKAPE pathogens. This work integrates wet-lab microbiology with advanced computational intelligence.

Key Contributions

  • Pipeline Development: Designed and implemented a high-throughput drug repurposing pipeline for lead molecule identification against ESKAPE pathogens.
  • Advanced Simulation: Structured virtual screening workflows including e-pharmacophore screening, MMGBSA, and molecular dynamics simulations for protein-ligand interactions.
  • Genomic Analysis: Performed genomic analysis for the State AMR Surveillance Project using ribosomal MLST, abricate analysis, and the Patric toolset.
  • Software Innovation: Developed a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a Google Colab Notebook for UniDock, optimizing GPU-accelerated docking for large molecular libraries.
  • Machine Learning: Applied the Deep Docking Model to perform large-scale virtual screening with high efficiency.
  • Mentorship: Actively mentored dissertation students in computational biology and bioinformatics methodologies.