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Sneh M Toprani
Research Associates

Sneh M Toprani

Research Associate

Environmental Health

stoprani@hsph.harvard.edu

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Overview

Currently, Dr. Sneh is working as Research Associate Scientist in Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, MA, USA. Her research focuses on identifying functional DNA repair biomarker in non-small lung cancer patients for predicting disease risk and designing a personalized treatment plan based on patient's sensitivity to radiation and other DNA damaging agents.
She is also an Affiliated Research Scientist at SHINE, Harvard working with the Flight Attendant Health study to test the hypothesis whether compromised genomic integrity due to air travel exposures might play a role in elevated health risk observed in flight crew.
She is also Affiliated Radiation Oncology collaborater at Brigham Women Hospital to understand the effects of low dose radiation on human health in medical settings.

Bsc, 2006, Biotechnology and food production
University of Mumbai, India

Msc, 2008, Biotechnology
University of Mumbai, India

Diploma, 2010, Clinical Research
Reliance Life sciences, India

Diploma, 2016, Sport therapist
K11 Academy, India

Diploma, 2017, Fitness consultant
University of Mumbai, India

PhD, 2017, Life Sciences
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre-University of Mumbai, India

Diploma, 2018, MBA
Harvard GSAS Business School Club, Boston,MA

SC, 2020, Patent Law
Harvard GSAS Business School Club and Morrison & Foerster LLP, Boston, MA

SC, 2020, Project Management
Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center, Boston, MA

Postdoc, 2022, Genomics, Radiation and Cancer Biology
Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Silver medal and excellence Award
Maharashtra State Board

Best scientific project
Guru Nanak Khalsa College

Best environmental project award
Guru Nanak Khalsa College

Achievement of excellence in education Award in Bsc
Guru Nanak Khalsa College, India

Best Student Award
University of Mumbai

Nominee of President’s Gold Medal of India
University of Mumbai

Achievement of excellence Award in M.Sc
University of Mumbai

Lectureship
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Delhi

Young Scientist Award
International Conference on Radiation Biology, New Delhi, India

Global Bhaitya Foundation excellence award
Global Bhaitya Foundation

Rashtriya Vidya Gaurav Puraskar
Indian Solitary Council, Government of India, New Delhi, India

Alexander Hollaender Travel Award
48th International Meeting of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, North Carolina, USA

Travel award (Scholars-in-Training [SIT]
64th Annual Meeting of Radiation Research Society, Chicago, USA

Excellence in reviewing
Health Science Journal, Insight Medical Publishing

Best poster image (abstract booklet back cover)
Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health

Bharat Excellence award with gold medal
“Economic growth and national unity” FFI, Govt of India, New Delhi, India

Leading Educationist of India award with gold medal
“Economic growth and national unity” FFI, Govt of India, New Delhi, India

NCI fellowship
National Cancer Institute, USA

Excellence in reviewing
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International

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