Amal Mathew
Salzburg
Summary
I am a cellular neurobiologist with expertise in Cell biology, Membrane trafficking, Genetics and Microscopy. I like to approach problems in a mechanistic way and enjoy exploring how cells function.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
PhD Scholar
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
08.2017 - Current
Investigating the role of BORC and Kinesin-3 motor protein UNC-104/KIF1A in regulating the biogenesis and distribution of precursors of synaptic vesicles in C. elegans neurons’
Masters Reseach
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
08.2016 - 05.2017
Immunomodulatory studies during viral infection
Education
BS-MS Integrated - Life Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education And Research
MohaliSkills
- Hands-on experience working with C elegans and Cell Culture
- Flourescence Microscopy – Spinning Disc confocal and Epifluorescence Microscopes
- Image Analysis using Image J
- Molecular Cloning and Molecular biology techniques
- Basic Immunology techniques
- Microinjection and transgenic line generation in C elegans
- Working in a team and working independently
- Presenting and discussing research findings at talks and conferences
- Guiding masters students and project students for long and short term projects
Fellowships and awards
- EMBO travel grant (Cell biology of the Nervous system: Long term resilience and vulnerability)
- DST-SERB travel grant (Cell biology of the Nervous system: Long term resilience and vulnerability)
- Infosys leading-edge travel grant (Cell biology of the Nervous system: Long term resilience and vulnerability)
- Best Poster Award – Conference on Natural and Artificial Molecular Motors – Dec 2017
- Recipient of Inspire Fellowship instituted by DST (2012-2017)
- CSIR NET June, 2016 - All India Rank- 68
- GATE (Life Sciences) 2017 - All India Rank- 529
- Top 1% in AISSCE exams conducted by CBSE in 2012
Publications
- Mathew, A., Seal, S., Dandekar, A., Nonet, M. and Koushika, S. P., BORC separates synaptic vesicle and lysosomal proteins through motor proteins., Manuscript under preparation
- Mathew, A., & Koushika, S. P., Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons., Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 78, 102121, 2022
- Venkatesh, K*., Mathew, A.*, & Koushika, S. P., Role of actin in organelle trafficking in neurons., Cytoskeleton, 77(3-4), 97-109, 2020, (* Equal contribution)
- Sarkar, R., Mathew, A., & Sehrawat, S., Myeloid-derived suppressor cells confer infectious tolerance to dampen virus-induced tissue immunoinflammation., The Journal of Immunology, 203(5), 1325-1337, 2019
Oral and Poster presentations
- ASIA-PACIFIC WORM MEETING 2024, India Institute of Science, Bangalore, Oral presentation, 2024
- EMBO conference - Cell biology of the Nervous system: Long term resilience and vulnerability, Online talk presented, 2023
- C. elegans Topic meeting: Neuronal development, synaptic function and behavior, University of Vienna, Poster presented, 2022
- ASCB Cell Virtual 2021 (Online), Poster presented, 2021
- Dynein 2021 (Online), Poster presented, 2021
- International Worm Meeting (Online) 2021, Poster presented, 2021
- Molecular motors, transport and trafficking meeting, NBRC Delhi, Poster presented, 2019
- International Conference on Cell Biology, CCMB Hyderabad, 2018
- Indian Worm meeting, NII Delhi, Poster presented, 2018
- Natural and Artificial molecular motors, IIT Bombay, Poster presented (Best poster award), 2017
Additional Research Projects Undertaken
- Summer Project 2016, Immunomodulation in zebrafish to study dengue viral pathogenesis, IISER Mohali
- Summer Project 2015, Ecology of Indian rock lizard Psammophillus dorsalis, IISc Bangalore
- Summer Project 2013, Super edge magic strength of shell graphs, NIT Calicut
Timeline
PhD Scholar
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
08.2017 - Current
Masters Reseach
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
08.2016 - 05.2017
BS-MS Integrated - Life Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education And Research
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