Nikita Chawla

Contact: +1 716-398-2321 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nikitachawla1 Email:nchawla3@buffalo.edu

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology. (Jan 2018- present)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York GPA: 3.68
• High School Diploma. (2015-2017)
Delhi Public School, Greater Noida. 93.6%

CORE COMPETENCIES
Certificates: CRISPR/Cas9 Crash Course for Beginners, Biotechnology Law: GMOs to Designer Babies, DNA Damage and Repair,
Recombinant DNA Technology- a game changer in Cancer Biology, Biotechnology.
Quality concepts: Analytical and problem solving skills, lab skills earned by numerous biology and chemistry courses, critical
thinking skills, strong attention to detail, multitasking abilities, ability to manage time and prioritize tasks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant(RA)- Project: Keeping Axons Alive (November 2020- Present)
P.I: Dr. Bodgan Beirowski (PhD). University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
• The lab studies cell autonomous and non-cell autonomous mechanism of axon degeneration, to
elucidate what causes the axon breakdown from within neurons and the external events linked to
breakdown of axons .
COVID-19 Research Literature Review and Analysis Intern. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (Sep 2020-Dec 2020)
• Finding, reading, summarizing and analyzing recent COVID-19 publications to communicate the overwhelming amount
of information in an organized and easy to connect fashion for the research community.
• Adding, updating and correcting the information on the collaborative learning platform 1Cademy for easy access.
• Interacting and collaborating with other interns to connect the information in a meaningful way.
Student Manager. University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. (Jan 2019 – Present)
• Managed a team of 15 to 20 employees per shift ensuring smooth operations.
• Trained and Supervise employees using several training methods productively.
• Document all facility concerns and report to management whenever required.
• Payment Card Industry complied and ServSafe® Certified
Research Assistant (RA)- Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Lab. (Jan 2019 – May 2019)
P.I: Dr. Christopher McNorgan (PhD). University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
• Conducted behavioral experiments, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and computational modeling with
artificial neural networks to test ideas about how the brain can so flexibly translate between different sensorimotor
representations.

Volunteering
Society for Prevention Against Cruelty Towards Animals (SPCA). (Jan 2016- – Jan 2018)
• Actively involved in sterilization of over a 100 stray dogs, feeding over 35 dogs daily and taking care of any injured
animal in India. Honored for helping control stray dog population.
Teaching Underprivileged children. (Jan 2016 – Jan 2018)
• Assisted teaching underprivileged children in the slum areas of Delhi.
Peer notetaker for Psychological Statistics (Jan 2018-May 2018)
• Provided peers with daily class notes to assist those who were not able to do so themselves due to various difficulties.

Awards and Honors

• Undergraduate Dean’s List (May 2018)
This recognition honors students who achieve a 3.60 grade point average in the named semester.
• Undergraduate Dean’s List (Jan 2019)
• Undergraduate Dean’s List (May 2019)
• Undergraduate Dean’s List (June 2020)