Dr. Pragya Prakash

Biotechnology

With over 8 years of research experience in diverse field of biotechnology, Dr. Pragya Prakash currently holds a postdoctoral position at IIT Delhi. He is responsible for downstream and analytical process development for proteins of eukaryotic systems, antibodies, and small molecules. He holds experience in nano-biotechnology, biosensor development and synthesis of nanomaterials.He holds experience of guiding more than 100 students and professionals in choosing right path for their career.

Prior to his postdoctoral assignment he was working with Thermofisher Scientific as an Application Scientist. He was responsible for managing the customer site and develop various analytical processes with Ion Chromatography (IC).Additionally, he was responsible for onsite training of the laboratory personnel. Dr. Pragya holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and has several publications as research articles and book chapters to his name. He earned his doctorate from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He also carried out his part of the research at Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai.

To support his Ph.D. program, he was awarded with Institute Fellowship from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi. Additionally, he was also supported Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) which is a flagship program of World Bank provided to technical institutes of developing nations. He was also awarded financial support to present his research work at various International Conferences. He has also had a research stint at National Physical Laboratory (NPL) as a Research Trainee from where the appetite for research grew in him.