Namra Aamir

EDUCATION

College / University

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Microbiology, Genetics, Computational Biology

Country

Pakistan

Lab Experience

Wet lab skills: Drosophila melanogaster husbandry and basic dissections, FACS, Gel Electrophoresis, qPCR, Immunohistochemistry; Dry lab skills: EEG analysis, MATLAB, Python

Projects / Research

2020 – 2021: Development of Neuro-inspired Artificial Intelligence systems - Collaborative research project, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Lahore University of Management Sciences
2019 – 2020: Evaluation and Quantitation of Emotion towards Estimating Stress - Bachelor’s thesis, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
2017 – 2018: Computational Analysis of Microautophagy - Research internship, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Scholarships / Awards

2021 – 2023:

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am specifically interested in understanding the neural basis of neurodegenerative diseases and exploring better treatment and drug delivery approaches for them. Moreover, I am interested in utilizing Artificial Intelligence and machine learning techniques to better understand the human brain.