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Name Biswajit Pradhan
Label Scientist
Email biswajit.pradhan_at_biophys.mpg.de
Url https://biswajit.de/
Summary An experimental biophysicist studying the physics of soft matter and biological systems.

Work

  • 2021.10 - 2025.09
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
    Studying the biophysics of Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (SMC).
    • DNA loop extrusion by the SMC5/6 complex
    • Plasmid cleavage by the Wadjet SMC complex
    • SMC loop extrusion symmetry and molecular dynamics simulations
  • 2018.11 - 2021.07
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    TU Delft
    Studying the biophysics of Structural Maintenance of Chromosome (SMC).
    • Roadblocks for loop extrusion by SMC complexes.
    • Loop extrusion on supercoiled DNA.
    • Building microscopes and software for DNA loop extrusion analysis.

Education

  • 2014.01 - 2018.03

    Leiden, Netherlands

    PhD
    Leiden Institute of Physics
    Physics
  • 2011.07 - 2013.08

    Mumbai, India

    MSc
    Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
    Physical Chemistry

Awards

  • 2023.09.01
    Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
    Hessian Ministry of Science and Arts
    In his project, he will investigate “emergency repair service” proteins (Smc5/6, cohesin) that help to fix serious damages in our DNA.

Certificates

Electronics for Physicists
CASIMIR 2019-11-01
Mathematics for Machine Learning: Multivariate Calculus
Imperial College London 2018-06-03
Advanced Microscopy
Leiden University 2014-08-01

Skills

Physics
Optics
Fluorescence Microscopy
Electron Microscopy
Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Self Assembled Monolayers
Nanoparticles
Biophysics
Labeling and purification of proteins
DNA handling and manipulation
Programming
Python
MATLAB

Languages

German
Beginner (A1)
English
Fluent
Hindi
Intermediate
Odiya
Native speaker

Interests

Sciency
Machine Tinkering
DIY Microscope
Software Development
Sports
Tennis
Squash
Cycling
Running