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Basics
| Name | Biswajit Pradhan |
| Label | Scientist |
| biswajit.pradhan_at_biophys.mpg.de | |
| Url | https://biswajit.de/ |
| Summary | An experimental biophysicist studying the physics of soft matter and biological systems. |
Work
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2021.10 - 2025.09 Postdoctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Studying the biophysics of Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (SMC).
- DNA loop extrusion by the SMC5/6 complex
- Plasmid cleavage by the Wadjet SMC complex
- SMC loop extrusion symmetry and molecular dynamics simulations
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2018.11 - 2021.07 Postdoctoral Researcher
TU Delft
Studying the biophysics of Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (SMC).
- Roadblocks for loop extrusion by SMC complexes.
- Loop extrusion on supercoiled DNA.
- Building microscopes and software for DNA loop extrusion analysis.
Education
Awards
- 2023.09.01
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
Hessian Ministry of Science and Arts
In his project, he will investigate “emergency repair service” proteins (Smc5/6, cohesin) that help to fix serious damages in our DNA.
Certificates
| Electronics for Physicists | ||
| CASIMIR | 2019-11-01 |
| Mathematics for Machine Learning: Multivariate Calculus | ||
| Imperial College London | 2018-06-03 |
| Advanced Microscopy | ||
| Leiden University | 2014-08-01 |
Skills
| Physics | |
| Optics | |
| Fluorescence Microscopy | |
| Electron Microscopy | |
| Molecular Dynamics Simulations |
| Chemistry | |
| Electrochemistry | |
| Self Assembled Monolayers | |
| Nanoparticles |
| Biophysics | |
| Labeling and purification of proteins | |
| DNA handling and manipulation |
| Programming | |
| Python | |
| MATLAB |
Languages
| German | |
| Beginner (A1) |
| English | |
| Fluent |
| Hindi | |
| Intermediate |
| Odiya | |
| Native speaker |
Interests
| Sciency | |
| Machine Tinkering | |
| DIY Microscope | |
| Software Development |
| Sports | |
| Tennis | |
| Squash | |
| Cycling | |
| Running |