Jyoti Soni

Infectious disease genomics researcher with hands-on experience in clinical sample processing, PBMC-based workflows, next-generation sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, and multi-omics data interpretation. Current doctoral research focuses on host-pathogen-microbiome interactions, intracellular transcriptionally active microbes, and their role in infectious disease severity and recovery. Authored 14 peer-reviewed publications, including lead/joint first-author research articles and book chapters, with strong experience in scientific writing, sequencing, and collaborative translational research.

Senior Research Fellow - CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) - New Delhi, India

(2024-08 - 2026-05)

Supervisor: Dr. Rajesh Pandey. Thesis title: Genomics-based insights into dynamics of microbial internalization by cell types: role in infectious disease severity modulation

• Decoded intracellular microbial signatures in viral infections, including COVID-19 and dengue, to examine their contribution to disease progression and clinical outcomes.
• Integrated single-cell RNA-seq and multi-omics datasets to identify microbe-derived functional signals with potential immunomodulatory roles.
• Investigated intracellular microbial influences in long-COVID pathophysiology and longitudinal recovery dynamics.
• Applied integrative genomics approaches to study AMR, host response and pathogen-associated modulation of host biology.
• Worked extensively with clinical human blood samples and PBMCs across infectious disease research workflows.

Junior Research Fellow - CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) - New Delhi, India

(2022-08 - 2024-08)

Supervisor: Dr. Rajesh Pandey. Thesis title: Genomics-based insights into dynamics of microbial internalization by cell types: role in infectious disease severity modulation

• Decoded intracellular microbial signatures in viral infections, including COVID-19 and dengue, to examine their contribution to disease progression and clinical outcomes.
• Integrated single-cell RNA-seq and multi-omics datasets to identify microbe-derived functional signals with potential immunomodulatory roles.
• Investigated intracellular microbial influences in long-COVID pathophysiology and longitudinal recovery dynamics.
• Applied integrative genomics approaches to study AMR, host response and pathogen-associated modulation of host biology.
• Worked extensively with clinical human blood samples and PBMCs across infectious disease research workflows.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Biological Science - CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), affiliated with Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) (2022 - 2026)

Bachelor of Education - B.Ed.

• Eminent T.T.

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College (2020 - 2022)

Master of Science - Zoology - Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya (2018 - 2020)

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology - Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya (2015 - 2018)