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Anu PV (August 2018 onwards)
PhD Scholar
Anu has always been fascinated by the diversity of life. His interest in various life forms developed into a hobby of collecting a variety of animal and plant species, especially butterflies and ferns. Therefore, it was only natural that he chose Biology as his field of study. Anu acknowledges the contribution of his parents in encouraging and motivating him to choose his own life path. Anu excelled in his academic career all through as a young student. Anu saved some money to buy a simple microscope to observe life in a bit more detail and spent hours examining anything that he could lay his hands on, starting from blood cells from different species. Anu completed M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Department of Biotechnology, the University of Kerala in 2017, ranking first. During this period, he did an internship under DBT- Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) at Novozymes Bangalore, worked on ‘enzyme application in herbal extraction’. Anu enjoyed attending conferences and scientific meetings that he feels enhanced his horizon. Anu is fascinated by the advent of recombinant DNA technology and hopes to employ some of the tools to address long-standing questions in stem cell biology. He works on the metabolic regulation of hematopoietic emergence in the mouse embryo. Anu is an artist at heart, loves clay craft, gardening (he loves growing ferns), watching sci-fi movies.
Contact: anupv18@iisertvm.ac.in
Shubham Mehatre (August 2018 onwards)
PhD Scholar
Shubham joined the lab in Aug. 2018 for his Ph.D. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology in May 2018. Initially intrigued with the attention that stem cells were receiving, Shubham explored literature from the field during his undergraduate courses and decided to work in the field. During his courses, he worked on a project based on cancer biology and explored how the interaction between IGF2BP1 and p38 MAPK can play a role in cancer progression. For his Ph.D. research, he is working on integrin signaling in spleen hematopoiesis and HSC niche in this tissue. Shubham likes to enjoy life outdoors. He likes to watch fictional and crime web series, his favourite being Sherlock Holmes. He likes spending time with friends and believes that friends are the greatest gift.
Contact : shmehatre18@iisertvm.ac.in
Dhanagovind P T (August 2021 onwards)
PhD Scholar
Dhanagovind joined the lab as a PhD student in 2021 August. He graduated from National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneshwar with Integrated MSc degree in Life Sciences. His dissertation project was focussed on host-pathogen interaction studies under Dr. Sanjita Benerjee at NISER. Later, he worked as project assistant in the same lab understanding host innate immune responses in Staphylococcus epidermidis-Zebrafish infection model, the findings are now published in the Journal of Immunology. For his PhD research he is focusing on maintenance and regulation of neural stem cells. Apart from research, he is a passionate foodie who loves cooking and food arts. He likes to spend his free time reading fiction, listening to music, wandering in nature and day dreaming.
Contact: dhanagovind21@iisertvm.ac.in
Harsh Agrawal (January 2023 onwards)
IPhD Scholar
Harsh joined the lab as an integrated Ph.D. student in 2023 January. During graduation at DUVASA Mathura, he worked on a project aiming molecular cloning and characterization of the SmaI gene. As he continued his studies and delved into the scientific literature, Harsh encountered the concept of fetal liver hematopoiesis, a specific phase of blood cell development that occurs during the embryonic period. For his Ph.D. research, he is focusing on understanding the pathways involved in fetal liver hematopoiesis. Outside the lab, he enjoys indulging in his love for Marvel movies, savoring diverse cuisines as a true foodie, and embarking on adventures to explore new and exciting places.
Contact: harshagr21@iisertvm.ac.in
Tejashwini Singh M (August 2024 onwards)
PhD Scholar
Tejashwini, hailing from Bangalore, completed her Master's at the University of Mysore with a dissertation on "Casein Peptide Therapeutics in Parkinson's Disease- A Rational Approach." Her PhD work is focused on understanding metabolic regulation and maintenance of neural stem cells. Outside of her academic pursuits, Tejashwini is an animal lover and has been involved in numerous rescue efforts. She is also a stationery enthusiast and, a fan of horror movies and basketball.
Contact: tejsm24@iisertvm.ac.in
Somenath Paul (August 2024 onwards)
PhD Scholar
Somenath joined the lab in August 2024 for doctoral research. He completed Master’s degree in Zoology from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. In Master’s dissertation, he studied the antioxidative and tissue recovery effects of phytochemicals in the Fischer rat model. As a JRF in Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, he worked on developing molecular scaffolds with the potential of targeted anticancer and selective transmembrane ion transportation activities for therapeutic interventions. His PhD research goal is understanding metabolic regulations of embryonic and adult hematopoiesis in mice models. Apart from research, he likes sketching, playing soccer and watching films.
Contact: snpaul241@iisertvm.ac.in
BSMS Major Project Students
Masna Abhiram (July 2024-July 2025)
Major Project Student
Abhiraam joined the lab in August 2024 for his Major Project. He loves exploring stem cell biology from a mechanobiologist's perspective and as a bioinformatician. He dreams of contributing to advancements in regenerative medicine. Early to the lab and early to leave is his mantra. In his free time, he enjoys playing story-based games and watching anime.
Contact: abhiraammasna20@iisertvm.ac.in
Bhasman Goswami (July 2024 - July 2025)
Major Project Student
Bhasman joined the lab in August 2024 for his major project. He is fascinated by embryonic stem cell differentiation. He is also an ardent anime fan and a decent gamer and if not working can be found lying on the bean bag or watching Haikyu or playing CS-GO.
Contact: bhasmangoswami20@iisertvm.ac.in
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Alumni
Major Project Students
2023-2024
Akash S. Kumar
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Gayathri V.
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Sneha P. R.
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Sona Suresh
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Aabha Panikkaveetil Shams
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2022-2023
Amulya V Hejjaji
Devika Rag T
Deepthi Dinesh
Ankita Kumari
Sreelakshmi Sanam
Arunima Mathew
Anchita
Sneha PR
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
Athira Suresh
Athira is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Dr. Ralf Adams' lab, Dept. of Tissue Morphogenesis, MaxPlanck Institute of Molecular Biomedicine.
Contact: athiras31195@gmail.com
Meera C. S.
Rashmi Parvathy
Rashmi is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Dr. Anne Grapin-Botton's lab, at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden.
Contact: rashmi16raki@gmail.com
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2017-2018
Rahul A. B.
Rahul is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Evolutionary Neurobiology lab, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contact: rahulab29@gmail.com
Sara P. Abraham
Sara is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Dr. Pavel Krejci's lab at Masaryk university, Czech Republic. Through her research she tries to understand the regulation of primary cilia by kinases.
Contact: sarapabraham95@gmail.com
Namitha Thampi
Namitha is currently working as a scientific content writer for Biotecnika, Bangalore.
Contact: namithekan@gmail.com
Prathibha Babu C.
Prathibha is currently a Ph.D. student at Centre for Stem Cell Research(CSCR), CMC Vellore.
She works on developing CRISPR/Cas9 based strategies for the gene therapy of hemoglobinopathies in Genome editing Lab
under Dr. Saravanabhavan Thangavel.
Contact: prathibha.babuc@cmcvellore.ac.in
2016-2017
Saeed Abdurahiman
Anjoom M. Ali
Interns
Aygust 2022 - January 2023
January 2022 - August 2022
Shivani Kumari
(with Merlin & Yash)
1st Year IPHD Student
Lab Rotation
Contact:
Sneha PR
(with Yash)
3rd Year BSMS
Contact:
sneha19@iisertvm.ac.in
Aug 2021 - December 2021
Feb 2021 - July 2021
Rithika Saroj Sankar
(with Anu)
4th Year BS-MS
School of Chemistry
Contact:
Aug 2019 - July 2020
Prerna Sabharwal
(with Sohela)
Visiting from TERI School of Advanced Sciences, Delhi for her Masters' Dissertation.
Contact:
Sreeparvathy V. E.
3rd Year BS-MS
Intern
(Aug - Nov 2019)
Vivek Cherian David
(with Srinu)
4th Year BS-MS
School of Physics
Contact:
Swathy Vijayan
(with Shubham)
4th Year BS-MS
School of Chemistry
Contact:
Charutha Kalarikal
(with Srinu)
4th Year BS-MS
School of Chemistry
Contact:
Aug 2018 - July 2019
Sravya Surendran
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2019)
Ayush Goel
Visiting Student
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Varun Sunder
2nd Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Krishanu Dey Das
2nd Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Dilsher Singh Kulaar
2nd Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Devila Prit
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Jebin Babu
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Gayathri M. Kartha
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Anaswar S. R.
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Aravind M. Giri
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Arunima Matthew
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Ankit Km. Pradhan
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Charutha V. S.
2nd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Pranav Thapron
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Ankita Kumari
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Aug 2017 - July 2018
Krishna Hari
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2018)
Maria S.
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2018)
Ananthakrishnan A.
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2018)
Saravana Perumal
Visiting Student
from School of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala, for his Masters' Dissertation.
(Jan - Dec 2018)
Aishi Dasgupta
Visiting Student
SVP fellow
(June - July 2018)
Sujith MS
Visiting Student
Pratibha Scholar
(May - June 2018)
Aishwarya S
1st Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Allen Maria
1st Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Malhar Atre
1st Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Sohela Sarkar
1st Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Jeetnet Baar
1st Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Tharunya
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Manpreet Kaur
1st Year IPhD
Lab Rotation
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Aug 2016 - July 2017
Abu Alex Aravindnath
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Physics
(Jan - Apr 2017)
Sreya M. P.
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2017)
Jincy K. Vinod
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2017)
Aswathi P.
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2017)
Asmita Mukherjee
Visiting Student
University of Pondicherry
(June - July 2017)
Sruthi M. S.
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Rashmiparvathi K.
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Hari Shankar S.
3rd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Ankit Pradhan
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Anusha Bhatt
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Devila Prit
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Aug 2015 - July 2016
D. S. Praveen Roy
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2016)
Hanna Ameena
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2016)
Navya Nagananda
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Physics
(Jan - Apr 2016)
Aswathi P.
4th Year BS-MS
Minor Project Student
School of Chemistry
(Jan - Apr 2016)
Rahul A. B.
3nd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Nidhin Surendran
2nd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Sruthi M. S.
2nd Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Muhsin Vannan Chalil
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Sneha Santhosh
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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Zayana Ali
1st Year BS-MS
Summer Intern
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