Welcome to My Portfolio

Location: Bhaktapur, Nepal

Email: varshakoirala@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8281-8671

Research Interests: Microbial ecology, Fermentation, Plant Sciences, Soil Microbiology, Genomics, Molecular Biology

Master of Science (Research) - Microbiology

2016-2020 | GPA: 3.64

Thesis: Comparative study of wine produced from Pear's varieties

Project: Evaluation of Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Properties of Indigenous Plants: Elaeocarpus sphaericus and Ficus religiosa

Bachelor of Science (Research) - Microbiology

2012-2016 | 63.15%

Thesis: Bacteriological study of Gram-negative bacteria isolated from meat sample of Kathmandu Valley

Teacher - Gyanav Pathshala

January 2021 - April 2025

Classroom management, Communication, supervision, lesson plan and syllabus studies, and creating safe and engaging learning environment

Research Writer (Freelancer) - Contentiolab Pvt. Ltd.

December 2020 - July 2022

Conduct thorough research on scientific topics, review literature, develop clear and concise hypotheses, and provide structure to reports, citation, referencing styles, editing, proofreading, presentations and posters preparation

Intern - Ministry of Forests and Environment

February 2019 - June 2019 | Microbiology and Biotechnology Labs

Isolation, routine culturing, and identifying microorganisms, lab sterilization and quality control, plant extracts, MIC and MBC, qualitative and quantitative tests, DNA recombinant techniques and genetic analysis

Intern - Dairy Development Corporation

January-February 2015 & December 2018-February 2019

Perform Coliform tests, routine microbial tests (MBRT), pH analysis, quality testing of dairy products, microbial content monitoring, water quality analysis

• Koirala, B., & Shrestha, A. (2020). Comparative Study of Bioactive Compounds in Different Varieties of Pears in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Biotechnology, 8(3), 95-101. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/njb.v8i3.33663

• Koirala, B., Pakuwal, E., Rai, H. J., & Shrestha, A. (2021). Evaluation of Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Properties of Indigenous Plants. International Journal of Environment, 10(2), 48-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v10i2.42821

• Koirala, B., Bhattarai, R., Maharjan, R., Maharjan, S., & Shrestha, S. (2021). Bacterial Assessment of Buffalo Meat in Kathmandu Valley. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 19(2), 90-96.

• Koirala, B., Bhattarai, R., Maharjan, R., Maharjan, S., & Shrestha, S. (2023). Isolation and Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria from Chicken Meat. Nepalese Veterinary Journal, 37(1), 54-61. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/nvj.v37i37.55516

• One-day symposium on "Revolutionizing Life Sciences" (18th August 2018)

• Online Four-Day International Workshop on Flow Cytometry (4th-7th May 2021)

• One-day Conference on "Unravelling Life Sciences - A quest for sustainability" (29th November 2019)

• Poster presentation on "Preparation of wine from Pears"

• Reviewer at International Journal of Environment (March 2022 - Present)

• Data Science and Machine Learning with Python Training (Current)

• Internal Auditor Training on Food Safety Management System: ISO 22000:2018/HACCP (17th-19th December 2021)

• Training on Bioinformatics, Molecular Techniques and Research Tools (13th December 2018 - 13th March 2019)

• Governmental Teacher's License Holder - Teacher's Service Commission, Nepal