Pallab Bhowmick

Victoria,BC,Canada· bhowmick.pb@gmail.com

Extensive knowledge on Data science, Software developmentand bioinformatics fields to address various challenges in the area of biological science including large dataset analysis.


Experience

Data Scientist

Sanofi (Through Amaris)

Extract, transform and analyze data from multiple data sources ensuring data quality and integrity is maintained from source to the final output. Develop and implement algorithms using advanced statistical and mathematical methods.

March 2021 - Present

Bioinformatics Research Associate

Uvic Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre

Currently, I am working on developing various web resources, knowledge bases, and data processing tools for targeted proteomics.

October 2020 - Present

Research scientist

Uvic Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre

Responsible for developing various web resources, knowledge bases, and data processing tools for targeted proteomics.

February 2016 - September 2020

Researcher

VIB Structural Biology Research Center, VUB Brussels

Responsible for Bioinformatics research, Textmining, proteomics data management and analysis.

August 2011 - January 2016

Research Trainee

Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL, UK

Responsible for Bioinformatics research, Textmining, genomics data management and analysis.

May 2010 - August 2010

Publications & Posters

  • Bhowmick, P., Roome S, Borchers CH, Goodlett DR, and Mohammed Y. An Update on MRMAssayDB: A Comprehensive Resource for Targeted Proteomics Assays in the Community. J Proteome Res, 2021.
  • Mohammed, Y., Bhowmick, P., Michaud, S. A., Sickmann, A. and Borchers, C. H. Mouse Quantitative Proteomics Knowledgebase: reference protein concentration ranges in 20 mouse tissues using 5000 quantitative proteomics assays. Bioinformatics, 2021.
  • Bhowmick, P., Mohammed, Y., and Borchers, C. H. MRMAssayDB: an integrated resource for validated targeted proteomics assays. Bioinformatics, 2018.
  • Mohammed, Y., Bhowmick, P., Smith, D. S., Domanski, D., Jackson, A. M., Michaud, S. A., Malchow, S., Percy, A. J., Chambers, A. G., Palmer, A., Zhang, S., Sickmann, A. and Borchers, C. H. (2016), PeptideTracker: A knowledgebase for collecting and storing information on protein concentrations in biological tissues. Proteomics, 2016.
  • Guharoy, M., Bhowmick, P., and Tompa, P. (2016). Design principles involving protein disorder facilitate specific substrate selection and degradation by the ubiquitin- proteasome system. JBC.
  • Guharoy, M*., Bhowmick, P*., Sallam, M ., and Tompa, P. (2016). Tripartite degrons confer diversity and specificity on regulated protein degradation in the ubiquitin-proteasome system .Nature Communications 7, 10239 (* Contributed equally)
  • Bhowmick, P., Guharoy, M., and Tompa, P. (2015). Bioinformatics approaches for predicting disordered protein motifs. Adv Exp Med Biol, 870, 291-318.
  • Bhowmick, P., Pancsa, R., Guharoy, M., and Tompa, P. (2013). Functional diversity and structural disorder in the human ubiquitination pathway. PloS one 8, e65443.
  • Jayaram, N., Bhowmick, P., and Martin, A.C. (2012). Germline VH/VL pairing in antibodies. Protein engineering, design & selection : PEDS 25, 523-529.

Posters

  • Mohammed, Y., Bhowmick, P., Michaud, S. A., Petrosova, H., S. and Borchers, C. H. (2019, June). The Mouse Quantitative Proteomics Knowledge Base: CPTAC-validated quantitative targeted proteomics assays for discovery in mouse models. Poster session presented at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Bhowmick, P., Mohammed, Y., and Borchers, C. H. (2018, June). MRMAssayDB: an integrated resource for validated targeted proteomics assays. Poster session presented at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, San Diego, California, USA.
  • Bhowmick, P., Mohammed, Y., and Borchers, C. H. (2017, June).PeptideMapper: an integrated resource for targeted proteomics. Poster session presented at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
  • Bhowmick, P., Guharoy, M., and Tompa, P. ( December, 2013). Identifying Degrons: How Are Proteins Targeted For Degradation By The Ubiquitin Proteasome System?. Poster session at BeNeLux Bioinformatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Bhowmick, P., Pancsa, R., Guharoy, M., and Tompa, P. (November, 2012).Functional diversity and structural disorder in the human ubiquitination pathway. Poster session presented at FEBS special meeting on "Protein Quality Control and Ubiquitin Systems in Health and Disease", Kusadasi (Aydin), Turkey.

Education

Vrije Universiteit Brussel,Belgium

PhD in Bio-engineering science
August 2011 - November 2015

Birkbeck, University of London,UK

MSc in Bioinformatics with Systems Biology
September 2009 - September 2010

Cardiff University,UK

Post Graduate Certificate Bioinformatics
September 2008 - August 2009

West Bengal University of Technology,India

Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech) in Biotechnology
July 2004 - August 2008

Interests

Apart from being a Bioinformatician, I enjoy most of my time being travellers. During the warmer months here in Victoria, I enjoy hiking, and kayaking.


Awards & Certifications

  • Received full doctoral (PhD) fellowship; From IDPbyNMR consortium (Marie Curie activity funded under FP7 people program).
  • Udemy:Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp
  • Udemy:Spark and Python for Big Data with PySpark
  • Udemy:Learning Python for Data Analysis and Visualization
  • Udemy:The Data Science Course 2020: Complete Data Science Bootcamp
  • Udemy:Jenkins, From Zero To Hero: Become a DevOps Jenkins Master
  • Udemy:JMP Training for Statistics & Data Visualization
  • Udemy:KNIME Masterclass - a crashcourse for beginners
  • Udemy:Data science and Data cleaning and Data preparation with KNIME
  • Udemy:Microsoft Power BI - A Complete Introduction
  • Udemy:LangChain- Develop LLM powered applications with LangChain