MEET PARIDHIMA SHARMA
Learn About Me
MY STORY
Personal Profile
Curious by nature... creative by instinct. I’m Paridhima Sharma a.k.a. Pari ! An aspiring biomedical scientist with an aim to contribute towards biomedical research in the field of virology. I am always open to learn through breakthroughs and cutting-edge research in science and use the knowledge gained through scientific readings and interactions to aid viral vaccine development in the future. For drug discovery to be possible, I hope to establish my own laboratory where innovation and creation will be given priority.
Also, an avid art lover, I combine my love for science and art through biomedical visualization. Be it sketching out a mini handbook of bones or developing a 2D platform game about the importance of vaccinations during the pandemic, working on such projects is my outlet of creative expression and helps with better understanding of complex science concepts.
EXPERIENCE
What I’ve Done
GAME DEVELOPER, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO HONORS COLLEGE
January 2021 - November 2021
Developed a 2D platform game using Unity software and knowledge of C# scripts, targeted towards elementary school children, with learning goals including importance of vaccinations and wearing a mask during the pandemic.
RESEARCH TRAINEE, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (IISER)
March 2021 - April 2021
Trained with 4 PhD fellows and assisted with biopanning and transfection techniques. Responsible for Gel, electrophoresis , SDS-PAGE, Plasmid isolation in the lab along with maintaining cleanliness and laboratory notebooks.
SCIENCE PEER LEADER, UIC
August 2019 - March 2021
Led tutoring sessions of 15-20 students/session and weekly office hours to assist students. I created my own classroom review sheets and mock questions to facilitate overall development. Also, conducted review sessions before midterm and final exams, resulting in an average 30% improvement in student scores.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENT, UIC
May 2019- August 2019
Worked in the gastroenterology lab of UIC along with 3 PhD fellows. Performed DNA and RNA extractions, cytotoxicity assays, documented and analyzed experiment results using GraphPad Prism, placed and received orders through phone.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
My Studies
May 2018- December 2021
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO (UIC)
I majored in Biochemistry and completed my minor in Life science visualization.
Memberships:
Honors college
Dancer at Elite Kontent Crew
Marketing committee member at Red Shoes Review
American society for biochemistry and molecular biology(ASBMB)
Women in Science and Engineering(WISE)
March 2013 - March 2017
HIGH SCHOOL, DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, INDIA
I completed my primary, middle and high school education from India.
Achievements and activities:
Gold medalist for continuous academic excellence throughout my school years.
Director of Interact Club in Student Council.
Semi-finalist of the Regional Brain Bee competition in 2016.
Keyboardist of High School band.
President of Anti-Bullying committee in middle school.
MY SKILLSET
Competence & Aptitude
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
Biochemical: Protein assays, Gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting
Molecular: RNA/DNA extraction, Colony PCR, Plasmid isolation
Cellular: Cell culture, H & E staining, cytotoxicity assay
SOFTWARES
MS Office, C#, Python, Adobe illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe photoshop, Blender 3D
LANGUAGES
Bilingual, fluent in Hindi & English
Intermediate level Korean (written)
"Snippet from UIC's literary newsletter"
I love what I do and give a 100% percent for the success of any challenge that I take!!
