Academic professional experience

• Researcher, Independent PostDoc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Machine Learning

        Georg-Elias-Müller Institute for Psychology, Psychology of Language, Göttingen, Germany

        03 / 2025 - present

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• Researcher, PostDoc (part-time) in Cognitive Neuroscience and Machine Learning

        Georg-Elias-Müller Institute for Psychology, Psychology of Language, Göttingen, Germany

        08 / 2024 - 02 / 2025

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• Researcher, PostDoc (part-time)  in Systems Neuroscience

       German Primate Center, Sensorimotor Group of Alexander Gail, Göttingen, Germany

       08 / 2024 - 02 / 2025

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• Researcher, PostDoc in Systems Neuroscience

       German Primate Center, Sensorimotor Group of Alexander Gail, Göttingen, Germany

       01 / 2024 - 07/2024

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• Researcher, PhD Student in Systems Neuroscience

       German Primate Center, Sensorimotor Group of Prof. Dr. Alexander Gail, Göttingen, Germany

       08 / 2018 - 12/ 2023

 

• Internship

       German Primate Center, Sensorimotor Group of Prof. Dr. Alexander Gail, Göttingen, Germany

       10 / 2017 - 08 / 2018

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Non-academic professional experience

• Quality and Project Manager at H+H Maslanka, Tuttlingen, Germany

        March 2015 - September 2015

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• Project Manager at Karl Storz Endoscopy, Tuttlingen, Germany

        September 2013 - February 2014

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• Product Manager at Karl Storz Endoscopy, Schaffhausen, Switzerland

        March 2013 - September 2013

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Education

• PhD Candidate, German Primate Center, Sensorimotor Group of Prof. Dr. Alexander Gail,,Göttingen, Germany

        August 2018 - December 2023

       Degree: Dr. rer. nat.

       Thesis Title: "Neural correlates of action effect anticipation - towards ecologically more relevant paradigms."

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• M.Sc. in Neuroscience, University of Oldenburg, Lab of Prof. Dr. Jutta Kretzberg,,Oldenburg, Germany

       October 2015 - September 2017

       Degree: M. Sc.

       Thesis Title: "Intracellular Recordings and Hodgkin-Huxley Model simulation of leech neurons."

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• B.Sc. in Medical Engineering, Hochschule Furtwangen,,Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

        March 2011 - February 2015

       Degrees: Ing.(FH), B. Sc.

       Thesis Title: "Development of an application tip for a holmium laser light guide for applications in     

       Otorhinolaryngology."

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Awards

• DPZ “Promotionspreis 2022” for the best PhD thesis in 2022, Göttingen, Germany. https://www.dpz.eu/en/news/news/single-view/news/neurowissenschaftlerin-gewinnt-promotionspreis-des-deutschen-primatenzentrums.html

• Young Investigator Award at Neurizons Conference, Göttingen, Germany  https://www.neurizons.uni-goettingen.de/

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Teaching​​

• Lectures in "Biokognition" for bachelor's student

• Organisation and holding a weekly seminar for 15  PhD students with a final Stage I talk (09/2024 - 01/2025)

• Co-supervision of PhD student in Systems Neuroscience (07/2024 - present)

• Co-supervisions of PhD subproject in Systems Neuroscience (07/2024 - 12/2024)

• Invited lectures and training sessions on freely-moving rhesus macaques and custom-designing and -fitting of cranial implants:

                   - at the international Technical Assistant (TA) sub-symposium of the Primate Neurobiology Conference (2023).

                   - at the TA Network Meeting "Tierkontakt" (2022).

                   - at the European Technical Assistant training (2020).

• Half-day lecture and workshop at the summer school titled "Bridging the Technological Gap - Spreading Technological Innovations in the Study of the Human and Non-human Mind" held in Göttingen (2022).

• Supervision of Voluntary Internship (8 weeks) - Marie Gotthardt (2020)

• Supervision of Lab Rotation (8 weeks) - Avika Chopra (2020)

•  Tutor of “Electrophysiology” practical course within the master’s “Neuroscience” (2017)

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Computer Skills

• Matlab: Excellent

• Python: Good

• SciLab: Good

• C++: Basic knowledge

• Arduino: Excellent

• Microsoft Office/Keynote/Pages: Excellent

• Fusion 360: Excellent

• Rhinoceros: Very good

• SolidWorks: Very good

• ProEngineer: Basic knowledge

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Languages

• English: Fluent in speaking and writing (C1)

• German: Fluent in speaking and writing (Native language)

• Urdu: Fluent in speaking (Native language)

• Hindi: Fluent in speaking

• Italian: Level A2

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Extracurricular Activities (more details upon request)

• Chair of Organization Team of the Women Career and Networks Symposium

• Team member of sub-team Finances of Women Careers and Networks Symposium

• Participant of the Margaret-Maltby Mentoring Program

• PhD Representative at the DPZ

• Member of Leibniz PhD Network as DPZ representative

• Member of GGNB Times

• Co-Chair of Neuroscience Student Body Council at the University of Oldenburg

• Member of the Admission Committee of Master’s Program ‘Neuroscience’ at the University of Oldenburg

• Member of Career Day Neuroscience organization team at the University of Oldenburg

• Member of Department Council at University of Oldenburg

• Member of the Faculty Council at Hochschule Furtwangen

• Member of Buddy Program at Hochschule Furtwangen

• Participation at Dundee Youth Festival

• Teaching Urban Dance

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Invited and conference Talks​

• Various invited talks and conference presentations at international events (for more details please refer to corresponding website tab) 

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Outreach / Science Communication

• Active involvement in public engagement and science communication efforts(for more details please refer to corresponding website tab) 

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Publications

• Authored papers and conference posters in various scientific journals and conferences (for more details please refer to corresponding website tab)