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Syamantak Majumder

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Epigenetics, Vascular Biology
Room No: 3277-R, FD-III,
Department of Biological Sciences,
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Research Interest

Dr. Majumder’s research interests broadly relate to cardiovascular, diabetes, epigenetics, endothelial cell biology, podocyte biology and kidney diseases. Presently, he is interested in identifying key epigenetic changes that occur during development and progression of diseases specially looking at vascular complications associated with endothelial dysfunction. The main theme is to identify and target those epigenetic processes that are involved in endothelial dysfunctions in several diseases like diabetes induced cardiovascular and kidney diseases as well as pathological angiogenesis during tumor growth. 


Research Opportunities

Opportunities are currently available for highly motivated Ph.D and Post-doctoral Fellows to work on experimental research in the field of endothelial cell biology, epigenetics, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases and vascular biology.

Interested candidates are requested to send their CV at syamantak.majumder@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in


Group Members

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Principal Investigator

Dr. Syamantak Majumder


Graduate Students

Sumukh Thakar

Name: Sumukh Thakar (Institute Fellowship)

Qualification – M.Sc. Molecular and Human genetics (Jiwaji University)

Research Area: Understanding the role of EZH2 in defining the epigenetic landscape of diabetes-induced endothelial inflammation.

Sumukh Thakar

Name: Ashima Sakhuja (CSIR-SRF)

Qualification – M.Sc. Zoology (Panjab University)

Research Area: Studying the effect of post-translational modification in governing epigenetic processes. 

Sumukh Thakar

Name: Niyati Pandya (DBT-BET Cat#II, Institute Fellowship)

Qualification – M.E. in Biotechnology (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus)

Research Area: Understanding epigenetic and molecular mechanism of hyperglycemia-driven endothelial dysfunction. 

Sumukh Thakar

Name: Yash T Katakia (GATE, Institute Fellowship)

Qualification – M.S. Biotechnology (Research), (Anna University)

Research Area: Exploring the epigenetic pathways in mediating endothelial dysfunction during cardiovascular diseases

 

 

Sumukh Thakar

Name: S Ramakrishnan (DST INSPIRE)

Qualification – M.Sc. Molecular Genetics (SASTRA University)

Research Area: Studying the epigenetic mechanisms involving RNA methylation in endothelial cells during diabetes and atherosclerosis.

 

 

Sumukh Thakar

Name: Srinjoy Chakraborty (CSIR-NET Lectureship, JRF in Funded Project)

Qualification – M.Sc. Biological Sciences (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies)

Research Area: Studying the effect of diabetes on the acetylation of different histones and exploring their role in endothelial inflammation.

 
 

 

 

Name: Sushama Biswas (Institute Fellowship)

Qualification – M.Sc. Physical Chemistry (Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal (2018))

Research Area: Developing Bio-active Probes for the Detection of Protein based Biomarkers in Human Diseases 


Project Associate

Ritobrata Bhattacharyya

Name: Ritobrata Bhattacharyya (GATE, JRF in Funded Project)

Qualification – M.E. in Biotechnology (BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus)

Research Area: Exploring the implications of histone acetylation in an atherosclerotic model.


Long Term Master’s Trainee

Gokula Narayanan

Name: Gokula Narayanan S (Long Term Master's Trainee)

Qualification – B.E Biotechnology (Rajalakshmi Engineering College)

Research Area: Uncovering the epigenetic mechanism involved in the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition during diabetes.         

Purva Pundeer

Name: Purva Pundeer (Long Term Master's Trainee)

Qualification – BTech Biotechnology (University School of Biotechnology, GGSIPU)

Research Area: Understanding the role of RNA methylation in endothelial dysfunction during diabetic cardiovascular diseases.