Hi, I’m Sneha, an MSCA-funded doctoral researcher in Bioinformatics with the EU Hologen project at the University of Turku, Finland. I’m drawn to the technical side of bioinformatics, learning and leveraging cool technologies to build efficient Bio-IT solutions, backed by a solid foundation in molecular biology. I’m currently diving into the statistics behind bioinformatics algorithms, all while keeping pace with the ever-changing tech landscape. Let’s connect to work on some cool projects! 😎
Work Experience
Doctoral Researcher | University of Turku, Finland | March 2025 - Present
Research Areas
- Multi-omics, Microbiome, Reproducible research workflows, Hologenomics
Bioinformatics Data Analyst | Decode Age, Bangalore, India | January 2024 - February 2025
R&D Projects
- Biostatistical Analysis and visualization of Human Gut Microbiome data
- Standardizing Nanopore Sequencing Workflow
- Other research based projects with collaborators such as Dr Reddy’s and Analemma water
Bioinformatics Associate | Decode Age, Bangalore, India | January 2023 - February 2024
Projects
- Nanopore Metagenomics Data Analysis for Decode Biome customers and along with report generation
- GitHub documentation of projects and workflows
Bioinformatics Intern | Cancer Genomics Team, Tata Translational Cancer Research Centre, Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, India | March 2022 - December 2022
Projects
- Cancer genomics Data analysis- based on CNV (Copy Number Variation) detection using SNP array data of BCP-ALL patients
- Comparison of open-source CNV detection tools against Illumina Bluefuse Multi software as a gold standard reference
- Exploring tools for CNV detection from transcriptomics data
Bioinformatics Intern | HackBio Remote Internship | August 2021 - September 2021
Project
- Antimicrobial Resistance Gene detection project using open source sequencing data of fresh water and polluted lake for comparison
Skills
Programming Languages - R , Python
Version Control - Git, GitHub
OS - Linux, Windows
Workflow - Conda, Snakemake, HPC (Slurm), CSC platforms: Puhti, SD Desktop
Publishing System - R Quarto
Other skills - Research presentations, scientific blog and science dissemination intended towards scientific as well as non-scientific audience.
Scientific Conferences
European Bioconductor Conference- EuroBioC2026 | Turku, Finland | 2026
11 minutes Short Talk and presentation
Microbiome Throughout Life | Belgrade, serbia | 2026
Poster Presentation
Bioinformatics Day | Finnish Society For Bioinformatics | Espoo, Finland | 2026
Poster Presentation
European Bioconductor Conference- EuroBioC2025 | Barcelona, Spain | 2025
Poster Presentation
GeneForum2025 |Tartu, Estonia| 2025
Poster Presentation
Summer School
CSAMA 2025 Biological Data Science Summer School | University Of Padova, Italy | 2025
MSCA Networking Retreats
Workshops, Research Presentations and training sessions
Hologen doctoral training and networking retreat 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2025
Hologen doctoral training and networking retreat 2 | Barcelona, Spain | 2025
Hologen doctoral training and networking retreat 3 | Turku, Finland | 2026
Awards And Scholarships
- Marie Curie Sklodowska Actions (MSCA) fellowship for PhD
- Gold Medallist In MSc. Medical Biotechnlogy and Bioinformatics
Education
PhD in Bioinformatics | March 2025 - Present
University of Turku, Finland
M.Sc. in Medical Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | 2020 - 2022
JIS University, Kolkata, India
B.Sc. Honours in Microbiology | 2017 - 2020
Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
ISC (Class XII) | 2017
Calcutta Public School, Kolkata, India
ICSE (Class X) | 2015
Calcutta Public School, Kolkata, India
Languages
- English, Hindi, Bengali
Hobbies
✈️ Traveling & Exploring | 🎨 Painting & Sketching | 💻 Learning New Tech | 📚 Reading Books | 👩🍳 Cooking
