{"id":21228,"date":"2025-09-15T16:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/?post_type=profile&p=21228"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:42:19","slug":"naisha-deorah","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/naisha-deorah\/","title":{"rendered":"Naisha Deorah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Class Year<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Class of 2027<\/p>\n

Where are you from?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mumbai, India<\/p>\n

What is your favorite Biology or BMB course?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CAS BI203 with Dr.Hartmann: The course covers so many important pathways and processes relevant to our daily functioning while also teaching you how to dissect and analyze research papers and prepare group presentations: you gain so many valuable skills which will help you in future courses in just a semester’s time.<\/p>\n

What kind of research have you done?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For biochemistry, my research focuses on techniques such as X-ray crystallography and bioinformatics to study the mechanisms, structure and function of enzyme catalysis and biosynthetic pathways, specifically for PSKSDH2. The psychology research I help with mostly entails assisting with various aspects of research, including, but not limited to data entry, administering protocols, and conducting phone evaluations on a study focusing on a sexual intervention for transgender women.<\/p>\n

How did you get your research position?<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I began working as an Undergraduate research assistant at the Allen Lab in the Spring semester of my freshman year, which was preceded by a Fall semester during which I sent out several cold emails to various professors at BU. Luckily Dr.Allen was quick to respond to my email after receiving my reference from a senior who was graduating at the time and I got the position shortly after my interview!
\nWith regards to the Sexual Reproductive & Mental Health Disparities Program, I was scoping out psychology labs at CARD (a great resource for anyone who’d like to be involved with clinical psychology research) and filled out the written application after which I received an invitation to interview.<\/p>\n

What extracurricular activities are you involved in?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Head of Community Belonging on the Executive Council of Delta Kappa Alpha<\/p>\n

What is your favorite dining spot on or around campus?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pavement Coffeehouse<\/p>\n

What is your favorite BU memory?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Having a picnic on the esplanade for a friend’s birthday!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one BU tip you wish you knew sooner?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your professors’ and TA’s office hours are your best resource for doubts and studying, don’t underestimate their importance.<\/p>\n

What are your post-graduation plans?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25081,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/21228"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/21228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21230,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/21228\/revisions\/21230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}