Ashwini Mudke
Giessen
Summary
I am passionate about solving plant breeding challenges using the best available tools and technologies. I continuously seek to expand my knowledge base, staying curious and driven to explore new concepts and broaden my expertise.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Analyst
Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd
09.2020 - 02.2023
- Crop Growth Models - Predicting yield of Cotton using environmental parameters.
- Genomic Selection – Comparing accuracies of the GBLUP model with other statistical models like rrBLUP, Bayesian Multi-environment, and Multi-Trait
- Genome-Wide Association Mapping - Identifying markers linked to various agronomic and quality traits in Rice.
Project Trainee
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research I
10.2019 - 01.2020
Predicted Particulate Matter of size 2.5 using Artificial Neural Networks
Summer Intern
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
05.2019 - 06.2019
Studied the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal over the years.
Education
Ph.D. - Plant Breeding
Justus Liebig University
Giessen03.2027
M.Sc in Statistics - Statistics
Institute of Science
Nagpur, India11.2020
B.Sc in Physics, Statistics, Maths -
Institute of Science
06.2018
Skills
- DNA & RNA sampling, DNA Extraction with Doyle and Doyle & Magnetic beads
- KASP marker analysis with qPCR, PCR
- Experimental Field Design planning with analysis & Field phenotyping with FieldBook App
- Genomic selection using GAPIT & GWAS using TASSEL
- Competent in programming language R, Linux commands, basic understanding of Python
- Familiar with algorithms like K-means, Random Forest, and CNN, Hidden Markov Models
Presentations and Achievements
- Poster Presentation titled "Identifying Structural Variation in Faba Bean" at German Plant Breeding Conference at Geisenheim from 19-21 March 2023.
- One-week Training Program on Drones for Precision Agriculture on 10-14 October 2022.
- Presentation on "Integrating Crop Growth Models with Whole genomic prediction." at Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd on 22 January 2022.
- Talk on "Hierarchical Cluster Analysis on SPSS" at Training program on Statistical tools for Environmental Studies on 4 March 2020 at CSIR-NEERI.
- Secured second position in Project presentation at National Level Workshop on Applied Statistics conducted by Cytel on 8-9 February 2020.
- Oral Presentation titled "Prediction of Air Quality using Deep Learning" at International Conference on Importance of Statistics on Global Emerging Scenario (ISGES 2020) on 2-4 January 2020.
References
- Dr. Ashwin Khobragade, Research Coordinator, Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd, askhobragade@ankurseeds.com
- Prof. Dr. Sarah Weidenweber, Department of Genetics for Crop Diversity, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, sarah-veronica.schiessl@agrar.uni-giessen.de
- Dr Sandhya Dhabe, Head of Department, Statistics, Institute of Science, Nagpur, stat.dhabe@iscnagpur.ac.in
Timeline
Data Analyst
Ankur Seeds Pvt Ltd
09.2020 - 02.2023
Project Trainee
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research I
10.2019 - 01.2020
Summer Intern
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
05.2019 - 06.2019
B.Sc in Physics, Statistics, Maths -
Institute of Science
Ph.D. - Plant Breeding
Justus Liebig University
M.Sc in Statistics - Statistics
Institute of Science
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