Letureship, JRF

Posted on: 2008-06-21

PERSONAL DETAILS Name: RAKHEE PILLAI Date of Birth: 04- 06-1985 Place of Birth: Bahrain Nationality: Indian Marital Status: Unmarried Contact Address: PH: 0476-2862234 Email: [email protected] Father's Name: Mr. J.R Pillai, Sales Manager, Taqis Jewellary, Bahrain Mother's Name: Mrs Rema Devi, Home maker Brother's Name: Mr. Ranjith Pillai, Architect, Bahrain. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: M.Sc. Biotechnology (2005 - 2007), [CGPA: 82.2%],Vellore Institute of Technology,VIT University,Vellore . B.Sc. Botany (2002-2005), [89.7%], Bishop Moore College, University of Kerala. Standard XII (CBSE) (2001-2002), [68.7%], The Indian School, Bahrain. KEY SKILLS SOFTWARE SKILLS Bioinformatic tools like CARET (Computerized Anatomical, Reconstruction and Editing Toolkit) and Image-J used for a variety of Brain mapping and Neuroimaging purposes. Data entry using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). MS Office & other necessary applications. TECHNICAL SKILLS Theoretical and practical knowledge in Plant and Animal tissue culture. Exposure to Electrophoretic, Immunochemical and rDNA techniques. OTHER SKILLS Music, Dancing, Sketching and Photography. AREA OF INTEREST NEUROINFORMATICS BEHAVIOURAL GENETICS MOLECULAR GENETICS RESEARCH FOCUS NEUROINFORMATICS:- To conceptualize, integrate and collaborate this superb blend of Bioinformatics and Neuroscience. An ultimate urge to use advanced automated and semi automated medical image evaluation systems to explore the relationship between human brain and mind. Perform research with passion and undertake primary responsibility of project leadership. RESEARCH PROJECT ‘BIOINFORMATIC STUDIES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA’:- Project training under the guidance of Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian, Associate Professor, Department Of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bangalore (Karnataka), India during the period December 2006 to May 2007. Description: The study focused on advanced IMAGE ANALYTICAL TOOLS thereby reiterating the potential of bioinformatics to unravel the mysteries of the BRAIN and to advance our understanding about its complex neural circuits.