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Isha Himani Jain has an extensive background in computational biology, systems biology, and biomedical research. She received her PhD from Harvard-MIT in Computer Science in 2017 and has published numerous papers investigating mitochondrial disease and hypoxia therapy. Currently, she is developing hypoxia as a therapy for mitochondrial disease at Harvard Medical School.

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CV Jain Isha

Isha Himani Jain has an extensive background in computational biology, systems biology, and biomedical research. She received her PhD from Harvard-MIT in Computer Science in 2017 and has published numerous papers investigating mitochondrial disease and hypoxia therapy. Currently, she is developing hypoxia as a therapy for mitochondrial disease at Harvard Medical School.

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Isha Himani Jain

Curriculum Vitae

CONTACT INFO
17 Elm St., Apt. 6
Cambridge, MA 02139
Email: ijain@mit.edu

EDUCATION
Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, PhD, Computer Science 2012- 2017
Harvard University, AB, Chemical and Physical Biology, magna cum laude 2008- 2012
Lehigh University (Pre-college) 2004- 2008

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
1. Harvard Medical School | Vamsi Mootha Lab | Systems Biology 2013- present
Development of hypoxia as a therapy for mitochondrial disease
Use of computational and systems biology, molecular biology and physiology to
determine mitochondrial disease pathology and therapeutics
Systematic characterization of cellular and organismal oxygen sensing pathways,
adaption to oxygen and role of oxidative stress in disease pathologies

2. Harvard University| Erin OShea Lab | Systems Biology 2009- 2012


Microscopy and modeling of chromosome segregation dynamics during cell division
Investigation of molecular mechanisms that allow for spatial ordering of chromosomes
and carboxysomes in cyanobacteria
Characterization of cyanobacterial transcriptome and determinants of circadian gene
expression

3. UC Berkeley| Steven Brenner Lab | Computational Biology 2009 Summer


Use of CHIP-Seq and RNA-Seq datasets to understand the role of histone modifications
in determining mRNA splicing patterns
Part of modENCODE project to identify splicing patterns in model organism
transcriptomes

4. Max Planck Institute| Wulf Blankenfeldt Lab | Structural Biology 2008 Spring
Crystallization and biochemical characterization of enzymes involved in phenazine
synthesis pathway
5. Lehigh University| Kathy Iovine Lab | Developmental Biology 2004-2008
Characterization and modeling of bone growth patterns in zebrafish fins
Identification of the role of gap junction proteins in determining bone growth kinetics

6. Lehigh University| Materials Science and Engineering 2001-2004


Developed novel hands-on pedagogical demonstrations for teaching materials science
and glass technology to pre-college students using sucrose-water as a model system for
common silicate glass and its crystallization properties

PUBLICATIONS
1. M. Ferrari*, I. H. Jain*, Goldberger, OV. K. Mootha**, W.M. Zapol**. Hypoxia
treatment reverses neurodegenerative disease in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome.
PNAS, 114 (21), E4241-E4250 (2017). [*equal contribution]
2. I. H. Jain, L. Zazzeron, R. GoliF. Zhang, W. Goessling, W. M. Zapol, V. K. Mootha.
Hypoxia as a therapy for mitochondrial disease. Science, 352 (6281), 54-61 (2016).
3. I. H. Jain*, V. Vijayan*, E.K. OShea. Spatial ordering of chromosomes enhances the
fidelity of chromosome partitioning in cyanobacteria. PNAS, 109 (34), 13638-13643
(2012). [*equal contribution]
4. V. Vijayan, I. H. Jain, E.K. OShea. A high resolution map of a cyanobacterial
transcriptome. Genome Biology, 12:R47 (2011). Highly accessed article.
5. A. D. Hoptak-Solga, S. Nielsen, I. H. Jain, R. Thummel, D. Hyde, and M. K. Iovine.
Connexin43 (GJA1) is required in the population of dividing cells during fin
regeneration. Developmental Biology, (2008)
6. I. H. Jain, C. Stroka, J. Yan, W. Huang, M. K. Iovine. Bone growth in zebrafish fins
occurs via multiple pulses of cell proliferation. Developmental Dynamics, 236, 2668-
2674 (2007)
7. A. Sharma, H. Jain, J. O. Carnali, I. H. Jain. Inhomogeneous evolution of a glass surface
via free, rapid expansion. Applied Physics Letters, 83, 2802-2804 (2003)
8. H. Jain and I. H. Jain. Discovering the Science and Technology of Glass Formation from
Candy Making. Proc. Am. Soc. Eng. Edu., Session 3264, pp 1-7 (2002)
9. H. Jain and I. H. Jain. Learning the Principles of Glass Science and Technology from
Candy Making. Standard Experiments in Engineering Materials, Science and
Technology, NEW: Update 2000. NASA/CP-2001-211029. pp. 169-182 (2001).
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL AWARDS
1. Harold Weintraub Graduate Student Award 2017
2. Philanthropic Educational Organization National Scholar Award ($15K) 2016
3. Barry Goldwater Scholarship 2011
4. Glamour Magazines Top 10 College Women 2009
5. Discover Magazines Top Five Scientists Under 20 2008
6. Siemens Math, Science & Technology Competition, National Winner ($100K) 2007-08
7. LOreal Women in Science, Invited Panelist 2008
8. Intel Science Talent Search Finalist 2008
9. Intel Science and Engineering Fair, First Place Award 2007
10. 36th Intl Metallographic Contest First Prize, George Kehl Award 2004
11. First Prize, Natl Educators Workshop, Undergrad Research Poster Contest 2003

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS


1. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship 2013-16
2. National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship, declined 2013
3. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, declined 2012
4. MIT Presidential Fellowship 2012
5. Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society 2012
6. Rhodes Scholarship Finalist 2011
7. John Harvard Scholar (top 5% annual GPA) Harvard University 2011
8. Amgen Scholar Research Fellowship UC Berkeley 2010
9. Harvard-Radcliffe Womens Leadership Conference 2010
10. Herchel Smith Research Fellowship 2009
11. PRISE (Harvard College Program for Research in Science and Engineering) 2009

SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS (NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL)


1. Keystone Symposia on Hypoxia Adaptations Whistler, Canada 2017
2. Cell Symposia on Aging and Metabolism Melia Sitges, Spain 2016
3. Wellcome Trust Mitochondrial Medicine Conference Hinxton, UK 2016
4. Future Physicians and Scientists, Invited Panelist Washington DC 2014
5. Neurobiology of Disease in Children Austin, TX 2013
6. International Womens Forum, Invited Panelist Miami, FL 2009
7. Experimental Bio Conference 2008 Invited Speaker San Diego, CA 2008
8. Max Planck Institute Seminar Bavaria, Germany 2008
9. Kondo Group Seminar Kyoto, Japan 2006
10. Annual Meet. Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association Hershey, PA 2006
11. XIX Annual National Educators Workshop Phoenix, AZ 2003
12. Am. Ceram. Soc. Glass & Optical Materials Div. Mtg. Corning, NY 2003
13. Am. Ceram. Soc. Glass & Optical Mater. Div. Mtg. Pittsburgh, PA 2002
14. Am. Soc. Eng. Edu. (ASEE) Ann. Mtg. Montreal, Canada 2002
15. Am. Ceram. Soc. Glass & Optical Materials Div. Mtg. Corning, NY 2002

TEACHING AND SERVICE


1. Organizer, National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science, 2011
Over 200 attendees from ~15 universities and high schools across the country
Two-day event with panels, workshops, networking socials, etc.
Raised > $20,000 from pharmaceutical/biotech companies, etc.
2. Vice President, Women in Science Lecture Series (WISHR), 2008-2009
3. Physical Chemistry Tutor, 2011
4. Vice President (2010-2011), Organizer, Harvard Undergraduate Research Symposiums
(2008-2009), Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association
5. The Harvard Undergraduate Research Journal Content Board, 2008-2019
6. Stories for Orphans, Writer, 2008-2009

OTHER ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS
1. Soccer Intramural House Team 2009-11
2. Middle Eastern Dancing 2008-09; 2011
3. Salsa Dance 2011

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