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M. SAKIB ABDULLAH
Alumnus

M. SAKIB ABDULLAH

Msc. Intern

RolesResearch Intern (Alumni)

CurrentlyPhD at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani- Dubai

Education and Previous affiliationMaster's student in bioinformatics at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. and I completed my Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biotechnology from Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India (2018–2021).
Master's dissertation trainee, January 2024 – June 2024.

During my time at SciWhyLab, I worked on my master's project titled “Comparative analysis of Hi-C data and intrinsic conformational dynamics of E. coli genomes". I developed a computational pipeline for Hi-C sequencing data, including quality control, sequence alignment and contact-map generation. I used tools such as FASTQC, Bowtie2, SAMtools/BAMtools and HiCExplorer to investigate genome organization and compare Hi-C-derived structural information with intrinsic conformational dynamics. This work helped me develop practical skills in NGS data analysis and computational genomics research.
Currently, I am working as a project associate I at BRIC–National Institute of Immunology on a research project focused on deep-learning-based structural insights and the design of modulators of protein–protein interactions. My work involves molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, protein structure complex prediction using AlphaFold2/AlphaFold3, and AI/deep-learning approaches for analysing protein–protein interfaces and designing potential therapeutic modulators.