1. Curriculum Vitae
Applicant Name - Upendra Nayek
Present address: Permanent address:
Department of Atomic and Molecular S/O: Basanta Kumar Nayek,
Physics, Academic Block-5, MIT Campus, Village-Dakshingumai, Post office -
Manipal University, Manipal, 576 104 Kalyanchak, District-Purba Medinipur,
Karnataka, India. Pin code- 721665, West Bengal, India.
Phone: +91-9474385155
Email ID: Skype
ID:upendranayek.micro2012@gmail.comupendranayek.micro2012@gmail.com
Research interests:-
Molecular & Structural biology, Protein engineering, Chemical biology, Diseases & anti drug vaccine.
Paper Affiliation: “In-silico studies on the protein-protein interactions between human Cdc25 and
glutaredoxin” Author- Shashikiran G. Bhat, Upendra Nayek, Hiranmoy Bhattacharjee, A. Abdul
Ajees1*2016 (Advance Science Letter, accepted)
Educational qualification:-
1. Master of Science (August, 2013 to June, 2015) Madurai Kamaraj University Palkalai Nagar,
Madurai, TN 625021, India Subject- Microbial GeneTechnology. Marks & remarks 79.4% / I
st
class.
2. Bachelor of Science (May, 2010 to August, 2013) Panskura Banamali College Panskura - Ghatal
Rd, Panskura, WB 721171, India Subject-Microbiology (H). Marks & remarks – 63.87%/ I
st
class.
Optional subjects- Chemistry,Physiology.
3. Higher Secondary Education (July, 2007 to May, 2009) Khanchi Gunadhar Adarsha Vidyapith
Kumarpur, WB 721643, India. Subjects-Bengali, English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics. Marks & remarks 70.2%/ I
st
class.
4. Secondary Education (April, 2005 to June, 2007) Kalyanchak Guramohan Institutions
Kalyanchak, Purba Medinipur, WB 721665, India. Subjects- Mathematics, Physical Science,
Biological Science, Geography, History, English, Physical & WorkEducation, Bengali. Aggregates
Marks & remarks 77.88%/I
st
class.
Experiences:-
Present research work: Project JRF, (September, 2015 to present) Department of Atomic & Molecular
Physics, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka 576104”.
Project title- “Crystallographic and spectroscopic studies of human arsenatereductase” (DST No:
SB/FT/LS-273/2013)
Previous research experience: 1. Project Training, (24 December, 2014 to 30 June, 2015) Raja Ramanna
Centre For AdvanceTechnology Rajendra Nagar, Indore 452013, India. Project title- “Site directed
mutatagenesis, heterodimeric Protein purification, and crystallization of putative proline dipeptidases of
PepQ”.
2. Summer School, (June, 2014 to August, 2014) CSIR-Institute of Genomics and IntegrativeBiology
South Campus, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110025, India. Project title-“Study of antimicrobial activity of
low molecular extracted protein isolate from the cat fish (clarius sp.)”.

2. 3. B.Sc. Final Project (April, 2013 to July, 2013) Vidyasagar University, Vidyasagar University Road,
Rangamati, Medinipur, WB 721102, India. Project title-“Physico-chemical analysis of microbial profile of
sea water in Sundarban areas”.
Laboratory & Research Skills:-
Computer & software skills: Operating System: Windows (XP, 7, 8) Linux. Programming Language:
Matlab (simulation and photo editing), C. Softwares: Pymol, Amber, Autodock vina, Serial cloner,
Autodock, Gram's, Origin, Microsoft office etc. Bioinformatics Skills: Accessing, Searching and
Retrieving Biological Databases Analysis, FASTA format, BLAST, Pair wise alignment, Multiple
Sequence Alignment, Phylogenetic analysis, Primer Designing, Protein Analysis, Human Genome
Analysis, DNA microarray, Protein Docking.
Genetics & Molecular Biology: Enzymatic Assay,Beta gal Assay, Genomic DNA isolation, Plasmid DNA
isolation, RNA isolation, Restriction digestion, Ligation, Cloning, Site-directed Mutagenesis, Polymerase
chain reaction (PCR), Agarose gel electrophoresis, Transduction, Transformation, Conjugation, Enzyme-
Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Immuno-Histochemistry, Southern Hybridization of Deoxyribo
Nucleic Acid (DNA).
Protein Purification & Crystallization: Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
(SDS-PAGE). Fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC), Chromatography, Batch methods of protein
purification, Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), Paper chromatography.
Spectroscopic Study: UV-Vis spectroscopy, Single crystal X-ray Diffraction (XRD),
Raman spectroscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy.
Basic Techniques in Microbiology: Gram’s staining, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Most
Probable Number (MPN), Biochemical analysis & Microscopic study, Antibiotic sensitivity test, Simple &
Compound Microscopy, Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIFR), Confocal Microscopy,
Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS), Biochemical assays for qualitative analysis of Proteins,
Lipids, Carbohydrates.
Achievements-Scholarship & awards:
1. Fellowship for PhD in chemistry Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET 2016)
2. Project JRF @ Manipal University, Karnataka, 2015.
3. Project Fellowship@ RRCAT, Indore, 2015.
4. ‘Merit-Cum-Means’ Scholarship by West Bengal State Government, 2007& 2009.
Course work & Conference:-
1. Workshop- Nano and Softmatter Sciences @ Manipal University, Date 17 August’ 2016
2. Symposium- Recent advances in photonics@ Manipal University, Date 23 July’ 2016
3. Manipal University- Faimer International Institute for Leadership in Interprofessional Education (
MUFIILIPE) @ Manipal University Date- 07
th
May, 2016
4. International Symposium on Spectroscopy and Applications @ MIT, DAMP, Manipal
University, Karnataka Date- 15
th
February, 2016
3. Manipal Research Colloquium 2016 @ Manipal University, Karnataka Date- 4 & 6 April, 2016
4. National Conference on Recent trends in chemical sciences @ Manipal University, Karnataka
Date- 11to 12 January, 2016
5. 1
st
International Conference on Healthcare and Technical Research( ICHTR 2015) @Manipal
University Date - 22 to 24 December, 2015

3. 6. Workshop on “Know your Atmosphere”- @ MIT, DAMP, Manipal University, Karnataka Date-
23-27 November, 2015.
7. International Conference- “ The Indian Science Congress Association 14” @ Dr. Biresh Street,
Kolkata-700017 Date – 3-7 January, 2015
8. Academies’ Lecture Workshop on Recent Research In biological Sciences, Conference on
Biological Sciences @ Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu Date – 27-28 February, 2014
9. State Level Poster Competition on Advancement in Biological Sciences @ Panskura Banamali
College Date- 23
th
March, 2013
10. Workshop on Bioinformatics @Vidyasagar University, West Bengal Bioinformatics
Infrastructure Facility (BIF) Center Date- 13
th
October, 2012
11. National Seminar on Current trends in Biological Sciences @ Vidyasagar University, West
Bengal Date – 29-30 April, 2011
12. National Seminar- UGC- Sponsored national Level Seminar @ Gurudas College, West Bengal
Personal details:-
Date of Birth: 20 April1990 Marital status: Unmarried Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male Language: English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Bengali (Mother Tongue).
About Myself: My strengths are easily adaptable, quick learner, hard working and self-motivated. My
hobbies are listening songs, watching movies, cooking, traveling & journey.
Identity: Passport Number- Z2969476
References:-
Dr. Ravindra D. Makde
Scientific Officer Grade G (SOG) Protein
Crystallography Beamline (PX-BL21), Indus-2,
RRCAT, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code-
452013, India.
Email ID- ravimakde@rrcat.gov.in &
ravimakde@gmail.com, Mobile-+91
9826397627, Phone- 0731-244-2175 (office)
0731-244-2170 (PX-BL21 beamline)
Dr. V. Shanmugaiah
Assistant professor, School of biological
sciences, Microbial Gene Technology,
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-PIN
code- 625021, Tamil Nadu. India.
Email- vshanmugaiah@yahoo.com &
shanmugaiahv@gmail.com
Mobile+91 9597414347, Phone- +91-452-
2458227