Deepakshi was a pleasure to work with. She works independently and can search the literature, design experiments, and follow protocols. She has the potential to become an outstanding scientist.

I had the pleasure of working closely with Deepakshi at Creyon Bio from September 2023 to June 2024, where she served as a research associate and my mentee. Together, we focused on developing and optimizing in vitro assays for neurotoxicity and cardiotoxicity. Together, we focused on developing and optimizing in vitro assays for neurotoxicity and cardiotoxicity. Despite initially having no prior experience in these specific assays, Deepakshi quickly acquired the necessary skills to conduct experiments independently, which significantly contributed to our project’s progress.

In addition to experimental work, we faced the challenge of analyzing complex datasets. Deepakshi showed a keen aptitude for coding and automation, rapidly developing proficiency in these areas. Her efforts were instrumental in developing automation scripts that streamlined our data analysis pipeline. Her proactive approach extended beyond this, as she took initiative to optimize our data acquisition workflow, integrating efficient automation steps that enhanced our productivity…. (continued on LinkedIn)

Her abilities in basic molecular biology techniques, manipulation of nucleic acids, and NGS library preparations would be a significant asset to any team…Beyond technical skills, Deepakshi has been a frequent intellectual contributor to the projects I have led. After being given a question regarding assay optimization, she independently conceptualized, planned, executed, analyzed, and interpreted experiments. The experiments she planned were robust and well controlled. Her assay optimization acitivites have directly led to at least a 10% reduction in the cost of the assay which will translate to 10’s of thousands of dollars in savings yearly. She also piloted a very exciting assay that has the potential to fundamentally change how we measure drug tissue distribution…

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Deepakshi is diligent, creative and an excellent communicator. She is also very excited to learn new skills, and she learned quite a few Python skills to analyze her experimental data on excitotoxicity in neuronal cells at Creyon, familiarizing herself rapidly with our Jupyterlab infrastructure. She is passionate as a scientist. She will be a great addition to any team in biotech and pharma working on cell biology and molecular biology projects.

I first met Deepakshi while I was working as Lab Manager at Creyon Bio. She was always friendly and pleasant as well as helpful. When we were first setting up in the new Lab space she offered to help me record and organize the inventory. She needed limited instructions and diligently recorded more than what I had asked of her. She was one of the first people I thought of to help me beta test my inventory management system because I knew I could count on her and she would give me honest feedback. I did not get the opportunity to go over any of her research so I cannot speak directly for that but I do know that she was consistent and dedicated. Any company would be lucky to have her on their team.

I have worked with Deepakshi on several projects during graduate school at UC San Diego, including putting together an industry networking event – Breakfast With Industry 2022 – as co-chairs. She is an extremely innovative and resourceful individual with a diverse skill set. Deepakshi is an excellent communicator with great attention to detail. Her leadership skills and can-do attitude make her a valuable addition to any team.

Deepakshi was a crucial member of the instruction team for Humanities 1. In general, she was dedicated to the role and did a good job of designing engaging activities for her students. Moreover, as someone with a background in the sciences, she was able to explain the importance of the humanities to students from similar backgrounds.

Deepakshi has always been a very reliable team player but also is a great team leader. Besides working together on various group projects during our Undergraduate degree and doing our final year project together, I’ve also had the opportunity to work with her on initiatives like BEn and The BioTalk Magazine. Her proactiveness and offbeat ideas made these projects a genuine success.