I'm a second-year PhD student at the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, working in the Murakami Lab under the supervision of Dr. Hajime Murakami.
My research dives into the molecular mechanisms of meiotic recombination initiation, specifically how cohesin and chromosome axis proteins collaborate to orchestrate accurate DNA recombination and chromosome segregation.
🔬 Techniques I use:
- Advanced ChIP-seq
- Molecular Biology Techniques
- Bioinformatics for genome-wide signal analysis
- 🎓 PhD reading in Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen
→ School of Medicine Elphinstone Award & School of Medicine Award - 💡 MSc in Molecular Medicine, University of Aberdeen
→ Chevening Scholar 🇬🇧 - 🧬 BSc in Genetics, Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Bangalore
→ First-Class Graduate 🥇
- 🐍 Python – advanced workflows for genomic data
- 📊 R – statistical modeling and data visualization
- ⚗️ Advanced ChIP-seq, chromatin IP, and crosslinking assays
- 🖥️ Interactive dashboards using Shiny (R) & Flask + Plotly (Python)
- 🧪 Murakami Lab, IMS, University of Aberdeen
→ Exploring cohesin, Red1, Hop1, and recombination - 🌍 Founding Member – CPHMR
→ Consortium for the Promotion of Health and Medical Research
→ 🎯 Goal: "Promoting community-level collaboration in health, medicine, and research with a focus on education, policy, and sustainable development across South Asia."
- 🔬 ChIP-seq and epigenomic pipelines
- 🧬 Open-source tools for biological data analysis
- 🌱 Health education tools in local languages (especially Tamil)
- 🏥 Community health research and field-based interventions
- 📧 Email: [email protected]
- 🔗 University: abdn.ac.uk/people/a.rajalingam.23
- 🐦 Twitter: @R_Arrosan
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arrosan06
I love translating science into Tamil and creating community-centered health tools for rural areas 🚑📘.