Shaista Khan

Biomedical Engineering postgraduate with a B.Tech in Biotechnology Engineering and a strong foundation in computational biology, clinical informatics, and biomedical data analytics. Hands-on experience with wet-lab techniques, bioinformatics tools, and python programming. Interested in applying machine learning, data science, and biotechnology to analyze biomedical data, support evidence-based decision-making, and drive innovation in healthcare and life sciences.

Research Scholar - Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University - Aligarh, UP

(2025-01)

• Developed a transformer-based deep learning model for accurate prediction of lysine acetylation sites in protein sequences.
• Leveraged pre-trained biological embeddings to enhance protein sequence encoding and feature representation.
• Integrated feature interpretability mechanisms to visualize and analyze feature importance and model predictions.
• Evaluated model performance using multiple evaluation metrics to assess predictive accuracy, robustness, and effectiveness.

Research Trainee - CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research - Lucknow, UP

(2023-01 - 2023-06)

• Engineered high-performance carrageenan-based PAA-co-PAMPS hydrogels using free-radical polymerization, achieving an exceptional swelling capacity of 12,346% and 73.7% dye removal efficiency within 24 hours, demonstrating strong potential for scalable and sustainable wastewater treatment applications.

Industrial Trainee - Kisan Sahkari ChiniMill Limited - Sultanpur, UP

(2022-07 - 2022-08)

Industrial Training at village level worked under chief chemical supervisor in the manufacturing process and quality control unit of the sugar factory.

Wet-Lab Research Trainee - MRD life Sciences - Sultanpur, UP

(2022-04 - 2022-05)

Research and Development Industrial Training

• Hands on industrial training, with state of the art lectures on advanced biotech techniques, on various microbiological studies, total protein isolation, estimation, SDS-PAGE, Enzyme assays, restriction digestion, DNA isolation from various sources, Gel electrophoresis, southern blotting and polymerase chain reaction.

Trainee - Samadhan Life Sciences - Online

(2022-07 - 2022-09)

Online training of dry lab

• Being equipped with the Knowledge of basics of Bioinformatics and its application in the R&D department.

Master of Technology - Biomedical Engineering - Aligarh Muslim University (Zakir Husain College of Engineering Technology) (2024)

Bachelor of Technology - Biotechnology Engineering - Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow (2019 - 2023)

Senior Secondary School certificate - Kendriya Vidyalaya Amhat School, Sultanpur (2017 - 2017)

Secondary School certificate - Stella Maris Convent School, Sultanpur (2015 - 2015)