President, AAPS Student Chapter, UAMS (2025–Present)
- Lead chapter activities including seminars, outreach, and networking events for graduate students and trainees
Saloni Sood
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
01.2024 - Current
- Engaged in advanced research focused on cellular mechanisms, especially cell death pathways, with a specific emphasis on therapeutic approaches for cancer.
- Currently mastering essential lab techniques, including PCR, Western blot, and cell culture, to explore protein expression and cell response under various conditions.
- Aiming to identify potential therapeutic targets for more effective treatments.
- Graded exams, quizzes, and assignments for pharmacy P2 students and provided written feedback to support learning.
Research Trainee
Tata Memorial Centre (ACTREC)
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Studied the impact of Cellular Aging on the Haematopoiesis stem cells (HSC).
- Carried out Dissection and Visualization of lymph glands by Immunofluorescence technique to understand the significant alterations in maintenance, differentiation, and lineage trajectory commitment of HSC.
- Used ImageJ, GraphPad Prism 9, MS Excel, and MS Word.
- Working here as a trainee so far has helped me enhance my Gel Electrophoresis, PCR, research, and management skills.
Academic Project- Forest Research Institute (FRI)
01.2021 - 06.2021
The study revealed the existence of a sufficient amount of genetic variability among the Melia dubia species sample, and it can be used by plant breeders to develop new and improved cultivars with desirable characteristics.
Intern (Regulatory Affairs department)
Piramal Pharma Solutions
05.2019 - 06.2019
- Analyzed the working of UV- Spectrophotometer, HPLC, and GC-MS for the formulation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) the biologically active component of a drug used to make the drug work.
- Prepared volumetric solutions and tested raw materials to obtain standard solutions which are used in the manufacturing of APIs.
- Acknowledged the importance of regulatory affairs and its role to protect public health by evaluating the processes of Drug Discovery, and promotion of pharmaceutical products.
- Used MS Word and MS Excel.
- This internship helped me improve my information processing, team, planning, and prioritizing skills.
Intern (Molecular Medicine Group)
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Analyzed human chromosomes and their role in heredity through a microscope to diagnose a genetic disease in a baby or young child.
- Performed H&E staining, including Immunohistochemistry to identify different types of cells and tissues and provide important information about the pattern, shape, and structure of cells in a tissue sample.
- Worked on Extraction of DNA from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis using Invitrogen kit to detect tuberculosis.
- This internship helped me refine my critical thinking skills.
Education
Ph.D. - Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Arkansas For Medical Science
Little Rock, AR01-2028
Master of Science - 5 years integrated course
School of Biotechnology And Bioinformatics (D.Y Patil Deemed To Be University)
Mumbai07.2021
12th Grade -
Jaipuriar School
Navi Mumbai05.2016
Skills
- Cell culture, Western blotting, immunofluorescence, microscopy, qPCR and RT-PCR
- GraphPad Prism, ChemDraw, FlowJo, FIJI/ImageJ, BioRender, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Computer Skills
- Proficient in English Language Skills
Affiliations
- AAPS Best Poster Award – AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) Annual Meeting & Exposition, San Antonio, TX — November 9, 2025
- AAPS Best Abstract Award (2nd Prize) – Drug Discovery & Development Colloquium / MALTO 2024, UAMS Little Rock, Ar— June 6, 2024
- Graduate Assistantship- Full Tuition coverage with yearly 35000 stipend. - January 2024
Accomplishments
- May 15, 2024 – Cancer Retreat – Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Research Retreat
- June 6, 2024 – Drug Discovery & Development Colloquium / MALTO 2024
- September 19, 2024 – ABI Symposium (Jonesboro)
- April 4, 2025 – LSUS Pharma Forum (Shreveport, LA)
- May 7, 2025 – Cancer Retreat – Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Research Retreat
- May 10, 2025 – Pharm Forum 2025 – UTHSC (Memphis, TN)
- September 23, 2025 – ABI Symposium, UAMS, Little Rock, AR
- November 12, 2025 – AAPS 360 San Antonio, TX
- April 2019 – Cell Culture Technology, NPTEL (IIT Kanpur)
- June 2021 – Medical Immunology Made Easy, Udemy
- June 2021 – Diploma in Nutrition, Udemy
- September 2022 – Microsoft Excel – Excel from Beginner to Advanced, Udemy
- December 2022- NRSM Oral Presentation, ACTREC, Mumbai
Certification
- Prajapati C, Tripathi PN, Sood S, Rai SN, Mishra SS, Singh SK, Tiwari AK. Intellectual property rights in neuroprotective biomaterials. In: Biomaterials and Neurodegenerative Disorders. 2025:251–269.
- Malla S, Neupane R, Sood S, Hussein N, Abou-Dahech M, Terrero D, et al. Mitochondria as regulators of nonapoptotic cell death in cancer. MedComm. 2025;6(8):e70244.
- Ghosh K, Iyer RK, Sood S, Islam MS, Labad JG, Khadilkar RJ. Genetic perturbation of cellular homeostasis regulates Integrated Stress Response signalling to control Drosophila hematopoiesis. Biology Open. 2025;bio062046.
- Khan JT, Sood S, Piedra V, Seker E, Rajak H, Karthikeyan C, Ashby CR Jr, et al. The hidden hand of endoplasmic reticulum stress in anticancer drug resistance. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 2025;104998.
- Ghosh K, Iyer RK, Sood S, Islam MS, Labad JG, Khadilkar RJ. Modulation of cellular ageing regulates Integrated Stress Response signalling to control blood cell homeostasis. bioRxiv. 2025;2025.01.09.632127. (Preprint)
Patent-
- Invention Disclosure- Title: Fused Pyrimidine Derivatives as Inducers of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death, Their Compositions, and Anticancer Applications
Inventors:
Amit K. Tiwari, PhD, DABT; Saloni Sood, M-Tech; Prabhash N Tripathi, PhD; Karthikeyan Chandrabose, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205
Interests
Timeline
Graduate Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
01.2024 - Current
Research Trainee
Tata Memorial Centre (ACTREC)
05.2022 - 02.2023
Academic Project- Forest Research Institute (FRI)
01.2021 - 06.2021
Intern (Regulatory Affairs department)
Piramal Pharma Solutions
05.2019 - 06.2019
Intern (Molecular Medicine Group)
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd
05.2018 - 06.2018
Ph.D. - Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Arkansas For Medical Science
Master of Science - 5 years integrated course
School of Biotechnology And Bioinformatics (D.Y Patil Deemed To Be University)
12th Grade -
Jaipuriar School