Reshma Raghava Kurup

Reshma Raghava Kurup has worked in a variety of roles in the scientific field since 2012. In 2012, they were a Research Intern at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam under the advisorship of Dr. J. G. In 2013, they were a Research Intern at Kerala University in Thiruvananthapuram, where they designed biochemical assays and evaluated the antioxidant potential of Tabernaemontana divaricata flowers. In 2014, they were a Research Intern at the National Centre for Biological Sciences under the advisorship of Dr. Raghu Padinjat, where they gained basic knowledge of drosophila genetics and fly care maintenance, generated loss of function mutants, and investigated the role of phospholipase D in retinal degeneration. In 2015, they were an Undergraduate Researcher at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Thiruvananthapuram, where they investigated the role of tumor suppressor FBXW7 in the regulation of an important centriolar protein STIL and centrosome duplication, and synthesized C3-symmetrical, star-shaped, electron donor-acceptor triphenylamine-naphthalimide conjugate (TPAB-NI). From 2016 to 2022, they were at Indiana University Bloomington, where they were a Graduate Researcher, Undergraduate Research Mentor, and Associate Instructor. Her Graduate Researcher dissertation title was "Regulation of gene expression and A-to-I editing by deaminase deficient ADAR3 in glioblastoma" and they revealed a novel role of ADAR3 in the upregulation of immune response protein MAVS in a binding-dependent manner. As an Undergraduate Research Mentor, they mentored an undergraduate researcher for two years and coordinated and led a team of five research interns for two months on multiple projects. As an Associate Instructor, they supervised and trained students in cell and molecular biology techniques, designed content and facilitated weekly discussion sessions, and taught data collection and documentation. Currently, they are an Application Scientist at Eclipsebio.

Reshma Raghava Kurup has an extensive educational background. Reshma began their schooling in 1998 at Shree Rajahamsasrama Vidhya Peedom English Medium School, where they completed their primary and secondary education. From 2009 to 2011, they attended Lourdes Public School and Junior College in India, and then went on to receive a BS-MS in Biology and Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram from 2011 to 2016. Most recently, they are pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Indiana University Bloomington, which they are expected to complete in 2022. In addition to their formal education, Reshma has obtained certifications in Introduction to Genomic Technologies, RNA-seq Data Analysis, NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines, IUEHS Bloodborne Pathogen Training, and Drug Discovery.