Affra Ardina Aziz, MSc

Master of Science, Neuroscience@The University of Manchester
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MSc in Neuroscience || MSc in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics || BSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. I have completed my BSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from Independent University, Bangladesh(September 2018-December 2021) with a CGPA of 3.91 on a 4.00 scale. I have received honours awards and 100% merit based scholarship for my excellent results. I have some research experience from my Bachelor's Senior Project entitled 'Comparative analysis of Housekeeping Genes under salt stress to use in gene expression studies in rice (Oryza sativa)'. I also worked voluntarily as a Research Assistant at Bengaliness Research Initiative. I am currently completing my MSc in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics from Independent University, Bangladesh with a full merit based scholarship and a CGPA of 3.84 on a 4.00 scale. I am doing my Master's thesis at icddr, b. My research interests include genetics, molecular biology, biotechnology, food technology, neurobiology, oncology and epigenetics. My skills include: Technical: Microsoft Office, Google workspace, Sigmaplot, R Studio, Zotero and Mendeley Language: Bengali (Native), English (Proficient), Hindi (Intermediate) and Korean (Elementary) Bioinformatics tools: BLAST, MEGAX, Primer 3, Expassy, Sequence Manipulation Site, TMHMM, IDT, String, Interpro, Phyre, Reverse Complement, Ensembl BioMart, Uniprot, Seqret, ORF Finder, Bioedit (Local BLAST, Cap 3, Contig Assembly program), SIFT, Provean, Weblogo.Barkeley, MEME Motif, TOMTOM, Psipred, Prediction Protein Server, Consurf Server, RCSB PDB, MMDB, Genomic tRNA database, Mfold, Genemarks, Splice site prediction, Softberry (Fgenesh, Repeats, FP ROM, TSSB, CpG finder) Laboratory Skills: ELISA, Titration, Organic chemistry lab procedures, Biochemical tests (MIO, Carbohydrate, Citrate, Catalase and MR/VP tests), Leishman Staining, Gram Staining, DNA extraction, Cholesterol Determination Test, CRP Test, Blood Grouping, UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Restriction Digestion Presentation Skills: Three-minute thesis, Research Presentation and Poster Presentation I am hard working, passionate, dedicated and can work with deadline oriented tasks. I hope I can put my skill sets and effort into good use in my future Biotechnology job.

Work experience

  • Home Tutor

    Self-employed
    2018.07-2025.08(7 years)
  • Program Manager

    Independent University, Bangladesh
    2024.06-2024.08(3 months)
  • Chemistry Teacher

    Mastermind English Medium School, Dhaka
    2024.04-2024.05(2 months)
  • Research Intern

    icddr,b
    2022.09-2023.08(a year)
  • Research Assistant

    Bengaliness Research Initiative (BRI)
    2021.07-2022.06(a year)
  • International Relations Intern

    Community of Biotechnology
    2021.02-2021.06(5 months)

Educational experience

  • The University of Manchester

    Master of Science, Neuroscience
    2025.01-2026.01(a year)
  • New York University

    Master of Science - MS, Biology
    2024.01-2024.01
  • Independent University, Bangladesh

    Master of Science - MS, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, CGPA 3.87/4.00 (Magna Cum Laude)
    2022.01-2023.01(a year)
  • Independent University, Bangladesh

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, CGPA 3.91/4.00 (Magna Cum Laude)
    2018.01-2021.01(3 years)
  • Mastermind English Medium School

    IAL, Science, 2 Bs and 1 D (GPA 3.67/5.00)
    2016.01-2018.01(2 years)
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