Professor & Head of Department, Department of Biological Sciences,, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Graduated PhD Students:
Name : Anirudha Kumar Sahu
Qualification : M.Sc. (Agri) in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, GATE Life Sciences, ICAR NET
Funding Agency: BITS Pilani
Joining : January, 2019
Email Address: p20180408@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Sudeshna Mukherjee
Research Area: Understanding the role of organelle dynamics and it’s association with Drug Resistance in Brain Tumor cells
Name : Mahima Choudhary
Qualification : M.Sc. Biosciences (Banasthali Vidyapith), CSIR-NET-JRF(Life Sciences), UGC-NET-LS (Environmental Sciences)
Funding Agency: CSIR
Joining : August, 2019
Email Address: p20190003@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Sudeshna Mukherjee
Research Area: Exploring the role of organelle dynamics in epithelial to mesenchymal transition in glioblastoma multiforme
Name : Ankita Sharma
Qualification : M.Sc. Life Sciences (with specialization in molecular medicine), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
Funding Agency: DST-SERB, BITS Pilani
Joining : September, 2018
Email Address: p20190006@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Understanding hyperglycemia induced alterations in non-coding RNA expression pattern
and post–translational histone protein modifications contributing to drug-resistance and progression of pancreatic cancer
Name : Propanna Bandyopadhyay
Qualification : M.Pharm. (Pharmacology), BIT- Mesra, Ranchi
Funding Agency: DRDO-LSRB, BITS Pilani
Joining : January, 2020
Email Address: p20190424@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Exploring the role of autophagy in hypoxia-mediated thrombosis and understanding the molecular signatures associated with platelet functioning and other thrombotic events under low oxygen conditions
Name : Subhashree Chatterjeee
Qualification : M.Sc. Biotechnology, Sastra University, Tamil Nadu
Funding Agency: Institute Fellowship
Joining : November, 2020
Email Address: p20200060@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Understanding the interplay between chromatin writers
and erasers contributing towards survival of colorectal cancer cells
Name : Chinmay Nayak
Qualification : M.Phil. Biotechnology, Sambalpur University, Odisha
Funding Agency: ICMR
Joining : September, 2021
Email Address: p20210007@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Understanding the role of histone demethylases involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition and chemo-resistance
Name : Lavanya Suresh Iyer
Qualification : M.Sc. Biotechnology, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune
Funding Agency: BITS BioCyTIH Foundation
Joining : March, 2022
Email Address: p20210470@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Development of a gene signature based-cognitive model predicting chemotherapy response
and designing prognostic probes for ovarian cancer
Name : Anasuya Banerjee
Qualification : M.Sc. Stem cell Technology and Regenerative medicine,
Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine [MAHE]
Funding Agency: DST-SERB
Joining : September, 2022
Email Address: p20220004@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Understanding the functions of Semaphorins in tumor cells
undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition, which are subjected to varied flow dynamics
Name : Priya Gupta
Qualification : M.Sc. Biotechnology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh
Funding Agency: DBT Builder
Joining : January, 2023
Email Address: p20220406@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
Supervisor: Prof. Rajdeep Chowdhury
Research Area: Understanding epigenetic alterations facilitating survival of tumor cells
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