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R studioR BioconductorDplyr packageTCGA data analysis
About Dr. Ritika
10 years helping students finally understand science
Not just pass exams. Actually understand it. That difference matters to me deeply.
Ritika Patial, Ph.D.
Science always made sense to me. Not because I was naturally gifted, but because somewhere along the way, someone explained it the right way. And everything clicked.
That moment stayed with me. The shift from confusion to clarity. From “I just don't get it” to “oh, that's what's happening.” It's quiet, it's quick, and it changes everything.
I've spent 10 years trying to create that moment for other people. In biology sessions where the Krebs cycle suddenly becomes a story, not a list. In physics numericals where the panic disappears the moment you have a clear process. In CELPIP prep where a student realises their English was always good enough. They just needed the right structure.
I'm calm by nature and patient by practice. I don't rush concepts. I don't move on until something has genuinely landed. And I genuinely love this work. I think you'll feel that in the first session.
The moment a concept clicks for a student, that's why I do this. Every single time.
- Ritika Patial, Ph.D.
- M.Sc. in Systems Biology & Bioinformatics
- Ph.D. in Systems Biology & Bioinformatics
- Bioinformatics Mentor, OmicsLogic
- 10+ years teaching science & STEM
- 500+ students mentored
- CBSE, ICSE, IB, Cambridge, HP Board, PSEB
Research toolkit
Bioinformatics skills behind the teaching.
Ritika's academic work spans omics analysis, vaccine design, network biology, and computational research workflows. These tools shape how she explains modern biology with clarity.
Omics
Microarray analysisRNA-seq analysisEdgeR packageWGCNA analysis
Bioinformatics
General bioinformaticsCytoscapeImmunoinformaticsDocking
Research profile
Academic work grouped for quick scanning.
Pulled from Ritika's CV: conferences, workshops, trainings, publications, book chapters, completed projects, and bioinformatics skills.
Conferences and workshops
Presentations, resource-person work, and skill-building workshops.
ICONIC 2020
Presented an immuno-informatics approach for designing a multi-epitope vaccine for salivary protein of Aedes mosquito.
National Conference on Recent Advances in Life Sciences: Omics and Computational Approaches
Best oral presentation for work investigating multiple organ failure through molecular mechanism and microarray analysis.
15th International Conference of Medical Arthropodology
Presented an immuno-informatics approach for the design of a subunit vaccine for non-human homolog proteins of A. aegypti species.
CHASCON 2023
Poster presentation on a bioinformatics-based pipeline to discover potential biomarkers and molecular pathways linking PCOS with hormone imbalance disorders.
Research and Publication Ethics
Three-day workshop held from 6-8 June 2022 at Panjab University.
Instrumentation and Bioinformatics
High-end workshop under the Accelerate Vigyan scheme, Department of Parasitology, PGIMER, 18-28 July 2022, attended as a resource person.
Learning Start-up Skills
Five-day workshop held from 25-29 July 2022.
Cancer Genomics and Bioinformatics
One-month international workshop held from 18 June to 14 July 2022.
Gender-Sensitive Training Skills: Fading Boundaries
Training workshop held from 5-10 August 2022 at Panjab University.
Deep Bioinformatics Boot Camp 2023
Workshop held from 28-30 August 2023 at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur.
Writing Research Publications and Proposals
Workshop at Rayat Bahara University, Chandigarh.
Training
Focused research training across drug design and cancer transcriptomics.
In silico drug designing against Parkinson's disease using target protein Parkin
ADI Bio-solution
Two-month training focused on target protein research and computational drug-design workflow.Transcriptomic analysis on ovarian cancer
Pine Biotech
Three-month training focused on cancer transcriptomics and applied bioinformatics analysis.
Applied research trainingPublications
Published papers include direct DOI, publisher, journal, or open archive links.
RevisBionatura, 2022, 7(1), Article 12Communicated Communicated
Identification of novel-vector control target proteins of Aedes sp.: A Systems Network Biology Approach
Sahrawat T.R., Talwar D., and Patial R.
Read publicationSumerianz Journal of Medical and Healthcare, 2020, 3(9), 71-76Design of Multi-Epitope Subunit Vaccine for Salivary Proteins of Aedes Aegypti: An Immuno-Informatics Approach
Sahrawat T.R. and Patial R.
Read publicationResearch & Reviews: A Journal of Bioinformatics, 2022, 9(3), 1-8An Immuno-informatics Approach for the Design of Subunit Vaccine for Non-human Homolog Proteins of A. aegypti Species
Sahrawat T.R., Patial R., and Talwar D.
Read publicationJournal of Women's Health and Gynecology, 2023, 10, 1-9Integrative Systems Biology Approach to Identify Metastatic Biomarkers in PCOS-associated Reproductive Cancers
Patial R., Sahrawat T.R., and Sobti R.C.
Read publicationMedinformatics, 2024Exploring the Impact of Meta-Analysis in Scientific Research: A Review
Patial R. and Sobti R.C.
Read publicationCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2024, 8, 405-414Computational Biology in the Discovery of Biomarkers in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases
Irene Batta, Ritika Patial, Ranbir C. Sobti, and Devendra K. Agrawal
Read publicationUnderstanding and Managing Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review
Listed in CV as communicated work.
Link pending publicationReview on Ovarian Cancer
Listed in CV as communicated work.
Link pending publicationBook chapters
Springer chapter work and communicated chapter material.
In Drug Repurposing for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Cancer, Springer, Singapore, 2023Communicated
Drug Polypharmacology Toward Drug Repurposing
Sahrawat T.R., Patial R., and Sobti R.C.
Read chapterInnovations in Biotechnology
Listed in CV as communicated book chapter.
Link pending publicationProjects completed
Applied bioinformatics projects completed with university partners.
Virtual screening of Eucalyptus globulus plant against Osteoarthritis disease using network pharmacology
Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, 2023
Identification of Anti-tuberculosis drug: A Docking based study
Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, 2023
Teaching approach
How I teach
Calm, structured sessions built around understanding first. Exam confidence follows naturally.
01
Concept first, textbook second
I never start with a definition. I start with a question or something you've already seen. The textbook comes after understanding, not before.
02
Visuals over walls of text
Every concept gets a diagram, a sketch, or a real-world analogy. If I can't draw it, I haven't understood it well enough yet.
03
Questions are always welcome
There are no stupid questions in my sessions. Only questions that tell me where to explain better. Ask everything.
Every session ends with a recap and clear next steps.
Want to see if we're a good fit?
The first session is always free. No pressure, just science.