Devang Mehta
Assistant Professor at KU Leuven
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Top SchoolDevang Mehta is an assistant professor and systems/synthetic biologist with eight years of research experience building genetically engineered solutions for resilient crops and dissecting complex plant regulatory networks. He leads the Laboratory for Experimental Plant Systems Biology at KU Leuven, bringing prior postdoctoral and PhD work from University of Alberta and ETH Zurich that combined RNA-based synthetic biology, protease biosensors, and transgenic disease resistance in cassava. Trained at Imperial College (MRes, Distinction) and VIT, he blends hands-on molecular engineering with quantitative systems thinking to translate mechanistic insights into biotechnological applications. Known for founding VIT’s first iGEM team and editorial roles early in his career, he pairs academic leadership with a knack for mentoring interdisciplinary projects that address global agricultural challenges.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Research (MRes) & Diploma of Imperial College (DIC), Systems and Synthetic Biology, Distinction, Master of Research (MRes) & Diploma of Imperial College (DIC), Systems and Synthetic Biology, Distinction at Imperial College LondonBachelor of Technology (BTech), Biotechnology, 8.22, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Biotechnology, 8.22 at Vellore Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biotechnology and Science & Policy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biotechnology and Science & Policy at ETH Zurich
English, Hindi, German, Gujarati
Github Skills (29)
seq10
rna-seq8
atom-plugin6
data-processing6
cider6
kallisto5
bioinformatics5
bioconductor5
snakemake5
protein-sequences5
near4
preprocessing4
pipeline4
data-analysis4
sequence4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
devang-mehta/ciderseq2
Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
Contributions:1 release, 21 commits, 9 pushes in 1 year 8 months
impb-ethz/ciderseq
Jul 2017 - Apr 2019
CIDER-Seq Data Analysis Package
Contributions:70 commits, 13 pushes in 1 year 9 months
data-analysisdata-processingciderseqanalysis-package
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