JESMITA DHAR
@jesmitadhar
Post-doctoral fellow at JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research (JISIASR)
Kolkata
Dr. Jesmita Dhar is a highly experienced researcher with 9 years of expertise in bioinformatics and machine learning. Her technical proficiency spans predictive modeling, clustering techniques, and advanced machine learning algorithms such as Artificial Neural Networks and Gradient Boosting. She possesses deep expertise in bioinformatics, including molecular modeling, docking, and dynamics simulations, and is skilled in programming languages like R, Python, and Perl.
Experience
Post-doctoral fellow
JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research (JISIASR)
Working on an ICMR project focused on the automated comprehensive characterization of antibiotic resistance genes using predictive modeling and Machine Learning algorithms. Developed an ANN-based computational model applied to the CARD database for class-specific feature extraction.
Project assistant
Bose Institute
Worked on a DST project involving the study of protein structure and folding, protein-protein interactions, and high-throughput screening of small molecules. Expertise included molecular modelling, molecular dynamics simulation, and quantum mechanical calculations.
Education
Calcutta University / Bose Institute
Ph.D. in Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Thesis focused on the analysis of local structural motifs in protein structures and theoretical calculations to understand their stability.
West Bengal University Of Technology
M.Sc.(TECH) [Dual degree]
Bioinformatics
Calcutta University
B.Sc.
Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics