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Dr. Soma Chaki
Professor and Dean (I/C) – Faculty of Life and Allied Health Sciences
Dr. Soma Chaki joined as an Assistant Professor in 2018 and heads the Department of Biotechnology, FLAH, RUAS. She is a member of the Indian Science Congress Association and Association of Carbohydrate Chemists and Technologists, India. She began her illustrious career as a Lecturer at Acharya Institute of Sciences, Bangalore (2006 – 2008). She started work as an Assistant Professor and eventually became a Professor and Head of the Department at Acharya Bangalore B School (2009 – 2018). Having earned degrees in BSc (Hons) Zoology (1995) and MSc (Zoology) (1997) from the University of Calcutta, she went on to study for her PhD degree in Immunology at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (2005). She was a Post-doctoral Fellow at DHLRI, Ohio State University, Columbus in USA between March 2004 to May 2005.
Qualifications
- Ph.D in Life Sciences (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, W.B, 2005)
- M.Sc in Zoology (University of Calcutta, Kolkata, W.B, 1997)
- B.Sc (Hons) Zoology with Chemistry, Physiology (University of Calcutta, Kolkata, W.B, 1995)
Experience
Total Years of Experience17.67 Years
Academic Experience
- Lecturer in Dept of Biotechnology and Genetics — Acharya Institues of Sciences — Banglore — 1 Year 7 Months (July 2006 – Jan 2008)
- Assistant Professor — Acharya’s Bangalore B School — Bangalore — 1 Year (August 2009 – August 2010)
- Professor and HOD Acharya’s Bangalore B School — Bangalore — 8 Years (Sep 2010 — March 2018)
- Assistant Professor and HOD, Department of Biotechnology, FLAHS — Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences — Bangalore — 2 Year 5 Months ( April 2018 Present)
Research and Industry Experience
- Post Doctoral research — Ohio State University, Columbus — USA — 1 Years 2 Months (March 2004 — May 2005)
Training Experience
- Molecular Diagnostics-Techniques and Applications” at ABBS, Bangalore on 15th September 2012
- Literacy survey: A community work to upgrade quality culture in higher education” in National Conference on Quality Management in Higher Education- Role of IQAC, organized by KristuJayanti College Bangalore on Nov 11th & 12th 2010
- Metagenomics CAPS analysis and Multigeneric bacterial detection” on 9th to 11th Sep 2011, organized by School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT,Vellore
- Workshop on “Advanced PCR techniques” in association with Bhat Biotech Pvt Ltd, Bangalore for MSc Biotechnology students on 28th & 29th June 2011
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