Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave"
It is this precept that steered me to think beyond mediocre thoughts right from my young age. Science has always been a fascination and more of a miracle to me from my childhood. It was during my schooling I was honored the best science project award, where my mind-boggling miracles gained life. The world of "Cloned Dollies, applied genetics and stem cell biology further kindled my puerile passion and turned out my interests and curiosities into realities. As my inquisitiveness grew I realized that Biotechnology was not just a tool that benefits an individual, but also the entire community and society at large. I want to be a part of the existing trend to create a more scientifically advanced tomorrow and I envision graduate studies to channelize towards it.
The relentless hard work coupled with crave for perfection rewarded me with a distinction of 80% in my 1oth standard and 69% in 12th.
I had actively participated in inter school debate competition, quiz competition and speech held by Phuntsholing Higher Secondary School. I had secured second position in inter school quiz competition organized by Bhutanese health club on world AIDS day
My grade in Biology sparked off and opened up the doors for me to secure admission in the program, Bachelor of Science with major in Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Genetics at Dayananda Sagar Institute of Biological Sciences. The College is known for its infrastructure, assiduous and dedicated faculty and well equipped advanced laboratories. During my period of study here, I excelled in courses like Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, industrial biotechnology, Drug Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. This provided a firm foundation and took me a step closer towards fulfilling my goal. The fascinations and promises held out by various areas in Biochemistry, Genetic Engineering, Cancer Biology and Molecular Biology captivated me.
I have participated in tree plantation rally and poster presentation under National Environment Awareness Campaign organized by DSI in association with Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt of India on 24th July 2009.
Science not only gives us an opportunity to expect but also to contribute.
Today Biotechnology is a ubiquitous presence across the globe; therefore to keep abreast, I read journals like "bio spectrum" and biotechnika". Life in college had a mélange of few extracurricular activities like symposium, seminar.
I remain indebted to my professors who have fostered in me a flair and helped me develop an inquisitiveness for learning.
After the successful completion of my bachelors with an aggregate of 75%, I pursued post graduation diploma in advanced clinical research at institute of clinical research India, ICRI to add one more year to my academic year. It created opportunities for industrial visits to reputed clinical research centers like quintiles, clinigene, hospitals like St, Johns, Manipal hospital in Bangalore, India.
I, successfully completed my dissertation on assessment of knowledge of surgeons and medical students on stem cell research at Manipal hospital in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Bangalore. It was based on questionnaire conducted on 50 participants including medical students and surgeons which turned out to be bone grinding but extremely amazing experience to learn.
I have also participated in a 3 day workshop on Recent Techniques in Immunology and Molecular biology in association with Aristo gene Bioscience Company.
I have undertaken a hands on extensive training in Recombinant DNA technology, instrumentation and enzymology at Azyme Biotech Lab pvt ltd.
During my training period i was well acquainted with bioinformatics tools like oligo calculator, NEB cutter, thermal cycler machine, SDS and AGE for DNA and clearly elucidated my affinity for experiments with PCR Techniques, DNA Finger printing (by RAPD) which will prove beneficial in my research work in the future. I came up with a proposal of Cloning and expression of Protein kinase from Arabidopsis thaliana in E.coli DH5 alpha and surpassed the other students.
Academics apart, i have led a health campaign and rendered community service to the underprivileged children in association with Karuna Church, Jaigaon, and Jalpaiguri Distrct, India. Having being interacted with children from penurious background instilled in me empathy towards them and to strive towards making a difference in their lives in my own little way.
I have always been fervid about dance and i adhered to it, earning a 2nd place in freestyle and hip-hop dance competition held by vaudeville Dance Company.
WHY Jacob University?
Scientific breakthroughs and cutting edge technology are the synonyms for Germany. It engenders stupendous opportunities and platform for the young aspiring research scientists to strive towards perfection. It is a paradigm for multicultural and social background due to its conducive and impressive learning environment for the international scholars .
The credibility apart from the qualitative value that a degree from an Institute of your reputation will provide me will go a long way in opening a lot of doors in the long adventure ahead. The top-notch faculty hired by the school combined with its excellent resources for students have further convinced me about the quality of the program. I wish to also take advantage of the diversity in classrooms to look at same things differently. The advantage and a very tight knit Alumni Network are some of the additional plusses from a career enhancement perspective. The wide spread of electives available like human genetics, stem cell biology and molecular biology would offer me the flexibility to pursue and develop my career in the direction I was penchant to. Given these factors, I believe that Jacob University would help me bridge the gap between my short term and long term career goals. If studying at one of the best German universities is not enough of a challenge, taking the course in German probably is. I had set my goals to be an asset of the most reputed university in Germany by honing my German language skills which sure was a bone grinding experience having been hailed from Asian country.
Pecuniary benefits are not the sole reason I plan to pursue a Degree from your institute. Your institute provides the conducive environment where I can explore possibilities rather than just walk the beaten path. I strongly believe that at Jacob University, you just don't churn out good professionals, but thinking professionals who have the capability and the attitude to question the answers.
