About Dr. Ritika

10 years helping students finally understand science

Not just pass exams. Actually understand it. That difference matters to me deeply.

Ritika Patial, Ph.D.

Science always made sense to me. Not because I was naturally gifted, but because somewhere along the way, someone explained it the right way. And everything clicked.

That moment stayed with me. The shift from confusion to clarity. From “I just don't get it” to “oh, that's what's happening.” It's quiet, it's quick, and it changes everything.

I've spent 10 years trying to create that moment for other people. In biology sessions where the Krebs cycle suddenly becomes a story, not a list. In physics numericals where the panic disappears the moment you have a clear process. In CELPIP prep where a student realises their English was always good enough. They just needed the right structure.

I'm calm by nature and patient by practice. I don't rush concepts. I don't move on until something has genuinely landed. And I genuinely love this work. I think you'll feel that in the first session.

The moment a concept clicks for a student, that's why I do this. Every single time.

- Ritika Patial, Ph.D.

  • M.Sc. in Systems Biology & Bioinformatics
  • Ph.D. in Systems Biology & Bioinformatics
  • Bioinformatics Mentor, OmicsLogic
  • 10+ years teaching science & STEM
  • 500+ students mentored
  • CBSE, ICSE, IB, Cambridge, HP Board, PSEB

Research profile

Academic work grouped for quick scanning.

Pulled from Ritika's CV: conferences, workshops, trainings, publications, book chapters, and completed projects.

Conferences and workshops
11
Research trainings
2
Published and communicated works
8
Completed research projects
2

Conferences and workshops

Presentations, resource-person work, and skill-building workshops.

Academic conference table with notebook and projected molecular visuals
  1. Conference

    ICONIC 2020

    Presented an immuno-informatics approach for designing a multi-epitope vaccine for salivary protein of Aedes mosquito.

  2. Conference

    National Conference on Recent Advances in Life Sciences: Omics and Computational Approaches

    Best oral presentation for work investigating multiple organ failure through molecular mechanism and microarray analysis.

  3. Conference

    15th International Conference of Medical Arthropodology

    Presented an immuno-informatics approach for the design of a subunit vaccine for non-human homolog proteins of A. aegypti species.

  4. Conference

    CHASCON 2023

    Poster presentation on a bioinformatics-based pipeline to discover potential biomarkers and molecular pathways linking PCOS with hormone imbalance disorders.

  5. Workshop

    Research and Publication Ethics

    Three-day workshop held from 6-8 June 2022 at Panjab University.

  6. Workshop

    Instrumentation and Bioinformatics

    High-end workshop under the Accelerate Vigyan scheme, Department of Parasitology, PGIMER, 18-28 July 2022, attended as a resource person.

  7. Workshop

    Learning Start-up Skills

    Five-day workshop held from 25-29 July 2022.

  8. Workshop

    Cancer Genomics and Bioinformatics

    One-month international workshop held from 18 June to 14 July 2022.

  9. Workshop

    Gender-Sensitive Training Skills: Fading Boundaries

    Training workshop held from 5-10 August 2022 at Panjab University.

  10. Workshop

    Deep Bioinformatics Boot Camp 2023

    Workshop held from 28-30 August 2023 at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur.

  11. Workshop

    Writing Research Publications and Proposals

    Workshop at Rayat Bahara University, Chandigarh.

Training

Focused research training across drug design and cancer transcriptomics.

  1. ADI Bio-solution

    In silico drug designing against Parkinson's disease using target protein Parkin

    Two-month training focused on target protein research and computational drug-design workflow.

  2. Pine Biotech

    Transcriptomic analysis on ovarian cancer

    Three-month training focused on cancer transcriptomics and applied bioinformatics analysis.

Bioinformatics research training setup

Publications

Published papers include direct DOI, publisher, journal, or open archive links.

Open scientific journal with molecular diagrams and research papers
01Journal article2022

Identification of novel-vector control target proteins of Aedes sp.: A Systems Network Biology Approach

RevisBionatura, 2022, 7(1), Article 12

Sahrawat T.R., Talwar D., and Patial R.

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02Journal article2020

Design of Multi-Epitope Subunit Vaccine for Salivary Proteins of Aedes Aegypti: An Immuno-Informatics Approach

Sumerianz Journal of Medical and Healthcare, 2020, 3(9), 71-76

Sahrawat T.R. and Patial R.

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03Journal article2022

An Immuno-informatics Approach for the Design of Subunit Vaccine for Non-human Homolog Proteins of A. aegypti Species

Research & Reviews: A Journal of Bioinformatics, 2022, 9(3), 1-8

Sahrawat T.R., Patial R., and Talwar D.

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04Journal article2023

Integrative Systems Biology Approach to Identify Metastatic Biomarkers in PCOS-associated Reproductive Cancers

Journal of Women's Health and Gynecology, 2023, 10, 1-9

Patial R., Sahrawat T.R., and Sobti R.C.

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05Journal article2024

Exploring the Impact of Meta-Analysis in Scientific Research: A Review

Medinformatics, 2024

Patial R. and Sobti R.C.

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06Journal article2024

Computational Biology in the Discovery of Biomarkers in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2024, 8, 405-414

Irene Batta, Ritika Patial, Ranbir C. Sobti, and Devendra K. Agrawal

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07Journal articleIn communication

Understanding and Managing Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

Communicated

Listed in CV as communicated work.

Link pending publication
08Journal articleIn communication

Review on Ovarian Cancer

Communicated

Listed in CV as communicated work.

Link pending publication

Book chapters

Springer chapter work and communicated chapter material.

01Book chapter2023

Drug Polypharmacology Toward Drug Repurposing

In Drug Repurposing for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Cancer, Springer, Singapore, 2023

Sahrawat T.R., Patial R., and Sobti R.C.

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02Book chapterIn communication

Innovations in Biotechnology

Communicated

Listed in CV as communicated book chapter.

Link pending publication

Projects completed

Applied bioinformatics projects completed with university partners.

  1. Virtual screening of Eucalyptus globulus plant against Osteoarthritis disease using network pharmacology

    Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, 2023

  2. Identification of Anti-tuberculosis drug: A Docking based study

    Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, 2023

Teaching approach

How I teach

Calm, structured sessions built around understanding first. Exam confidence follows naturally.

01

Concept first, textbook second

I never start with a definition. I start with a question or something you've already seen. The textbook comes after understanding, not before.

02

Visuals over walls of text

Every concept gets a diagram, a sketch, or a real-world analogy. If I can't draw it, I haven't understood it well enough yet.

03

Questions are always welcome

There are no stupid questions in my sessions. Only questions that tell me where to explain better. Ask everything.

Every session ends with a recap and clear next steps.

Want to see if we're a good fit?

The first session is always free. No pressure, just science.

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