I am Sayoni Maiti, a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. Having developed a keen interest in mathematics since my school days, yet wanting to take up challenging problems in biology, I have embarked on a voyage to decipher the mysterious interface between type 2 diabetes and cancer biology by implementing a combination of experimental and mathematical approaches.
Academics
I have completed B.Tech. in Biotechnology (2016 – 2020) from Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India. Currently, I am pursuing PhD at Indian Institute of Science, under Interdisciplinary Programme of Mathematical Sciences, IISc Mathematics Initiative (IMI).
Broad research areas
- Type 2 diabetes
- Cancer biology
- Mathematical modeling
PhD Advisor information
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Annapoorni Rangarajan, Professor, Department of Molecular, Reproduction, Genetics and Development (MRDG), IISc, Bengaluru, India.
In collaboration with:
Dr. K. V. Venkatesh, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India.
Teaching experience and scope
- Class 8, Physics, ICSE board
- Class 9, Physics, ICSE board
- Undergraduate students of Vellore Institute of technology (VIT), Vellore, India (in future)
- MBBS students of Ramaiah Medical College (in future)
Awards and scholarships
- Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship [May 2021 – Present]
- Best out-going student award certificate (Department of Biotechnology), VIT Vellore [2016 – 2020]
- The Mrs. Usha Mukunda Rao Merit Scholarship Award: German language [2020]
- VITEEE Scholarship [2016 – 2020]
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