Specialization: Structural Bioinformatics
Bachelors’ Degree: B.Sc (Hons.)Zoology, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi – 110007
Masters’ Degree: M.Sc (Biotechnology), Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Old Katra, Allahabad – 211002

Research Work:–
Research work focuses on studying kinase related oncogenic mutations and protein – protein interactions (PPIs) with the help of various in silico methods like docking, molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning.

Publications:
Pal, S., Pal, A., and Mohanty, D. (2025). SG‐ML‐PLAP: A structure‐guided machine learning–based scoring function for protein–ligand binding affinity prediction. Protein Science, 34(1), e5257. doi: 10.1002/pro.5257
KC, Yuvraj, Sapna Pal, T. J. Nitz, Carl Wild, and Ritu Gaur. “Construction of a HIV-1 subtype C 3D model using homology modeling and in-silico docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and MM-GBSA calculation of second-generation HIV-1 maturation inhibitor (s).” Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (2023): 1-10. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2238079