Dr. Nikita Basant

Associate Professor & Head

Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Lucknow

Artificial Intelligence
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)

M.Tech in Bioinformatics (Gold Medallist),
Ph.D (University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy),
Postdoc (Howard University, Washington DC, USA)
Research: 14 Years,
Teaching: 7+ Years
Biostatistics
Machine learning applications in life-science and healthcare domain
Computational Biology, Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences, Bioinformatics
• Awarded the Postdoctoral Research Position in “Advance School in Benefits and Risks in Life Sciences”, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche MARIO NEGRI, Milan, Italy.
• Awarded the DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (UGC), India.
• Won Second Prize at Howard University Graduate Research Symposium, Howard University, Washington DC, USA.
• Won Second Prize at Howard University Health Sciences Research Day, Howard University, USA
• Awarded the NIH funded Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Howard University, USA.
• Awarded The Italian Government Fellowship (International Student) for the Doctoral Research Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
• Awarded the Research Student Bursary for the Eighth International Conference on Chemical Structures, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands.
• Two of the published research articles featured as part of the Themed collection: Hot Articles in Toxicology Research 2016.
• One of the research articles was published on the cover page of journal Analytica Chimica Acta (Impact factor: 6.91)
• Completed online certification course on Machine Learning from Stanford University on Coursera.
• Completed online certification course on Introduction to Programming with MATLAB from Vanderbilt University on Coursera.
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)