As a group leader, I had the privilege of mentoring a total of 27 students, spanning undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD levels, on captivating projects in microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, and protein engineering. These exceptionally imaginative students collaborated closely with us, propelling us into ground-breaking initiatives in Diagnostics, Drug targeting, Vaccine design, genetically engineered strains, and host-pathogen interactions. We take immense pride in their remarkable achievements as they have flourished in their personal and professional journeys. Some are currently pursuing advanced degrees (PhD or MS) at esteemed international and national universities, while many hold influential positions in prominent international and national agencies.
Current Team Members:
PhD students – 6 Students
1. Naresh Patnaik (2018-till date)- ICMR SRF, Rapid Diagnostics (Pathogens associated with female infertility)- Soon to graduate
2. Monica Singh (2019-till date)- Lady Tata Memorial JRF, Drug development (Anti-TB drugs)- Soon to graduate
3. Kotwal Shifa Bushra (2020- till date)- JRF, Indo-USA DBT Vaccine development project (Anti-TB vaccines)
4. Nidhi O (2020-till date)- JRF, LSRB, DRDO project on Rapid Diagnostics + In vitro models of Genital Tuberculosis
5. Anannya Dhanwal (2021-till date)- CSIR JRF-NET (Riboflavin pathway - a mycobacterial virulence strategy)
6. Puja Bharadwaj (2023-till date)- Institute Fellow, In vivo models of Genital Tuberculosis
Current ME Project students (2023) – 1
Arpita Verma, ME Biotechnology
Current MSc Thesis (External) (2023) - 1
Kushal Johri (Jiwaji University Gwalior)
Current MSc Dual Degree Project Interns from BITS-Pilani- Hyderabad
(2023) – 5 Students
1. Suket Chandra
2. Aviral Harsh
3. Abhishek Bhansali
4. Samyak Jain
5. Nikhil Mogalapalli
Alumni who interned with us:
A. ME Thesis (BITS Hyderabad ME Biotechnology Students) – 5 ME Thesis
1. Neha Ashtikar (2019)- Currently working as research Associate at Intas Pharmaceutical
2. Pooja V Chandran (2020)- Currently Senior Executive - Quality Assurance at Biocon Biologics
3. Haripriyaa Thangarajan (2020)- Currently pursuing PhD in JNU
4. Jaya Manocha (2021)- Currently working as Associate Product Manager at Edfora
5. Remanika Girish Kumar (2021)- Currently doing research internship at Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), Singapore
B. Msc Dual Degree Project Interns from BITS Pilani Hyderabad - 5
1. Chennareddy Sandeep (2019) - Currently pursuing Masters in Computer Science from Virginia Tech
2. Kritika Kasliwal (2019)- Currently pursuing PhD at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
3. G Vamsi Krishna Reddy (2019)
4. Prakhar Singh Tomar (2022) - Currently working as Solutions Engineer with Avaamo
5. Pratyusha Reddy (2022)- Currently working as a Summer Intern CSIR-CEERI
C. JRFs trained (Project) - 4
1. Nidhi (2018-2019)- Centre for Human Disease Research, JRF- Currently pursuing PhD in our Lab
2. Divya Meena (2019)
3. Poojitha Potharaju (2019-2020)- Centre for Human Disease Research, JRF- Currently pursuing PhD in CSIR-Center for Cellular and MolecularBiology
4. Wajeeda Tabasum (2020-2021)
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