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Akash Gupta

Research Interests

• Female Reproduction
• Molecular Ecology
• Genetics
• Evolution

Education

since 2025

PhD in the Animal Ecology Group, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
Topic: Studying the female sperm storage in Diptera.

2024

Project Associate – I at National Brain Research Centre, India
Project Title: Role OF PI3K/Akt Signaling in Spinocerebellar Ataxia – 3 in Drosophila Model, Supervised by Dr. Mayanglambam Dhruba Singh.

2020 - 2022

Master’s Degree in Biotechnology Assam University, India
Thesis:  “Study of the effect of vildagliptin on Akt/mTOR signaling in the small  intestine of mice exposed to aqueous extract of betel nut (AEBN)”,  Supervised by Dr. Yashmin Choudhury.

2017 - 2020

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Zoology and Biotechnology Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, India

2019

Volunteered in People and Protected Areas Programme, a joint  initiative by the Department of Science & Technology India and WWF –  India. Assisted the NGO (DLR Prena) in data collection, transcription  for conservation and livelihood for local communities near Singalila  National Park, India.

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