Alumni : MBGU

Alumni Name Name of research supervisor(s) Programme Thesis Title Degree awarded year
Lakshmi Ramakrishna Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Engineering and evaluation of molecular adjuvants for DNA immunogens based on the HIV transactivator (Tat) proteins from Indian isolates
Sourav Banerjee Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Regulation of p53 Function by Nonhistone Chromosomal Proteins HMGB-1 and PC4
Priyaranjan Pattanaik Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Protein Structure and Dynamics: Studies on the Plasmodial Proteins-Triosephosphate Isomerase (TIM), Hypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) and Plasmepsin II
R. Jayalakshmi Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Structure-function Studies on Successive Purine Salvage Pathway Enzymes- Hypoxanthine Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase and Adenyloseccinate Synthetase.
Mohd Jamal Dar Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Studies on Plasmodium falciparum Enoyl-ACP Reductase (Fabl)
Venkatesh Swaminathan Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Regulation of Acetylation-Dependent Chromatin Transcription by Human Nucleophosmin, a Histone Chaperone
Arpita Mukhopadyaya Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Characterization of asrij Expression, Function and Regulation in Embryonic Stem Cells and the Developing Cardiovascular System
M. Ram Shankar Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Molecular genetic aspects of non-syndromic hearing loss in India
Kavitha Siva Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Rudhira-A Novel WD40 Protein Expressed in Embryonic Stem Cells, Erthropoiesis, Angiogenesis and Tumors
Chandrima Das Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Functional Mechanisms of Human Transcriptional Coactivator PC4, a Bona Fide Nonhistone Component of Chromatin
Ashish Kapoor Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Studies on molecular genetic aspects of idiopathic generalized epilepsies
Debjani Das Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Macromolecular uptake in Drosophila pericardial cells requires Rudhira function
Prasanth Kumar Dash Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Isolation and Biological Characterization of infectious molecular clones of HIV-1 subtype-C with expanded coreceptor usage from an Indian demented Subject
Kiran Batta Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Functional Cooperativity of Tumor suppressor p53 and Transcriptional Coactivator PC4: Transcription to Repair
Sonali Mehrotra Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Structural and Functional Characterization of Adenylosuccinate Synthetase from a Mesophilic Parasitic Protozoan, Plasmodium falciparum and a Thermophilic Archaea Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Anand Kumar K Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Optimization of DNA Vaccines: Molecular Strategies to Augment Immune Responses to HIV-1 Tat
Krishanpal Karmodia Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Biochemical and Molecular Insights into β-ketoacyl-Acyl Carrier Protein reductase (FabG) from Plasmodium falciparum
Mohammed Arif Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Molecular Mechanisms of Inhibition of Histone Acetyltransferases: Implications in Antineoplastic Therapy
Rahul Modak Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Biochemical and Molecular Insights into Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) from Plasmodium falciparum
Aparna G Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Studies on Molecular Genetic Aspects of Non Syndromic Hereditary Hearing Loss
Pradeepa M M Ph.D. Chromatin Remodeling during Spermiogenesis: Molecular Components involved in Nuclear Import of Transition Protein 2 (TP2) and Role of Acetylation in Modulating TP2 Function
Jayasha Shandilya Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Post Translational Modifications Regulate Multifunctional Nucleolar Protein NPM1: Implications in Oral Cancer Manifestation
Subhra Prakash Chakrabarty Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Understanding the kinetic and structural features of Plasmodium falciparum Sir2: a NAD+ dependent deacetylase
Gayatri G Ph.D. Characterization and Functional Analysis of a Novel Non-Coding RNA (mrhl) from Mouse
Venkatesh Prasanna K.S Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Immune responses to HIV-1 Tat in the natural infection and experimental immunization: implications for Tat vaccine design
Ruthrotha Selvi V B Vikru Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Chromatin Modificaiton by CARM1/ PRMT4 & p300/KAT3B in the Regulation of Gene Expression, Probed by Specific Small Molecule Inhibitors
Rinki Ratna Priya Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Identification of Genetic Loci for Human Epilepsies
Vinay B Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Adenylosuccinate lyase and metabolic fate of fumarate in the intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum
Shrikanth Gadad Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Modulation of Human Histone Chaperone Nucleophosmin (NPM1) Functions by its Interacting Partners: Implications in Chromatin Dynamics and Transcription
Mohan Krishna D V Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. (Research) Histone Acetylation and Gene Expression in Neural Cells: Probed by Small Molecule Modulators
Vani Kulkarni Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. The Endocytic Protein Asrij Modulates Multiple Signalling Pathways to Regulate Drosophila Hematopoiesis and Immunity
Bhat Javaid Yusuf Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Kinetic Mechanism, Ammonia Channeling and Domain Cross-talk in Plasmodium falciparum GMP Synthetase: an Amidotransferase
Jitendra Thakur Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Genetic and Epigenetic Factors Determining Centromere Structure and Function in Candida Species
T. Lakshmi Prasoona Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram M.S. in Biological Science Biochemical Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Glutamine Amidotransferase and Adenosine Triphosphate Pyrophosphatase: Domains of GMP Synthetase
Bharath S Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Structure-Function Studies on Three Members of the Haloacid Dehalogenase (HAD) Superfamily of Enzymes
Mangaiarkarasi A Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Safety, Efficacy and Immunological Evaluation of a Polyherbal formulation Against HIV-AIDS in an Open-label Clinical Trial
V. Sivani Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Functional Analysis of Centromeres and Centromere Associated Histone H3 in two Budding yeasts, Candida albicans and Saccharomyces castellii
Surbhi Dhar Ph.D. Insights into the Role of Brdt in Chromatin Remodeling during Rat Spermiogenesis
Mukti Nath Mishra Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. PFI0115c- A Novel Protein Kinase from Plasmodium falciparum
Nishtha Pandey Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. On Genetic Aspects of Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss
D. Karthigeyan Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Aurora Kinases Beyond Centrosomes: Role of Transcription Factors’ Phosphorylation in Gene Expression and Cell Cycle
Surabhi Sudevan Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Structure Activity Relationship (SAR) validation of Aurora kinase inhibitors towards drug designing and Understanding modulation of the kinase activity by means of Post translational modifications
Lakshmi Sreekumar Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Role of a multifunctional protein, Topoisomerases2 in the human pathogenic yeast, Candida albicans
Laxmi Narayan Mishra Ph.D. Towards understanding the role of HILS1 in chromatin remodeling during spermiogenesis
Babhrubahan Roy Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. CaMtw1, the Mis12 homolog in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, plays an essential role in kinetochore assembly and function
Vikas Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Matazoans-like mitotic events in a human pathogenic budding yeast, Cryptococcus neoformans
Mahesh B Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Role of NF-KB binding sites in the viral enhancer of HIV-1 subtype C promoter in shaping the viral replicative fitness
Sunaina Singh Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Screening and Identification of genes involved in autophagy and autophagy related pathways in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mamta Jain Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Rudhira is a cytoskeletal protein that regulates directional cell migration during vascular development
Abhishek Sinha Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. The endocytic protein Asrij regulates pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells
Sujata Kumari Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Chromatin associated protein, PC4 in genome organization and breast cancer manifestation
Shveta Jaishankar Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand M.S. in Biological Science Genetic analysis of the 5q34 locus for Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Mariyam Abdullah Khorakiwala Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand M.S. in Biological Science Towards Identifying a Potentially Causal Gene for Hot Water Epilepsy
Sundar Ram S Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Characterization and Essentiality of the Fungal Specific Dam1 Complex in Pathogenic Yeast Candida tropicalis
S N Suresh Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Small Molecule Modulators of α-synuclein Toxicity in a Yeast Model
Shreyas Sridhar Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Perturbing the Cryptococcus Neoformans Kinetochore: Insights into Kinetochore Architecture, Chromosome Segregation and the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint
Lakshmeesha K N Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram M.S. in Biological Science Preliminary Studies on Plasmodium falciparum Adenosine 5'Monophosphate Deaminase
Shreyoshi Mitra Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Role of Replication and Repair in Epigenetic Maintenance of Candida albican Centromeres
Pooja Barak Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand M.S. in Biological Science A Search for Novel Genes for Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Anjali Verma Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Functional Characterization of a Subtype-Specific NF-kB Motif in HIV-1 Subtype C Viral Promoter and its Association with the Proximal and Subtype-specific Sp1 Site
Kirthana M V Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Functional Analysis of PfEMP1-DBL Domains and ETRAMP14.1 of Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Involved in Host-pathogen Interactions
Sourav Roy Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Understanding Conformational Dynamics and Kinetic Behavior in Plasmodium falciparum Hypoxanthine Guanine Xanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase
Garima Verma Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum Centromeric Proteins: CENH3 and CENP-C
Debanjan Mukherjee Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Identification of the p300 Lysine Acetyltransferase Homologues in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Sanjeev Kumar Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Methanocaldococcus jannaschii GMP Synthetase: Investigations on Aspects of Catalysis and the Role of an Unusual Post-Translational Modification in Structure and Function
Gautam Chatterjee Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Identification and Characterization of the Centromere in Human Pathogenic Yeast Candida tropicalis
Saloni Sinha Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science A Conserved Role for Asrij in Regulating Multiple Signaling Pathways during Drosophila and Mouse Hematopoiesis
Meenakshi P M.S. in Biological Science Regulation of SOX8 Gene by a Long Non Coding RNA mrhl in Mouse Spermatogonial Cells
Senapati Parijat Ramesh Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Understanding the Mechanisms and Gene Targets of Histone Chaperone NPM1 Mediated Transcriptional Regulation
Laxmi Shankar Rai Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. A CTG-Clade Specific Histone H3 Variant acts as a Negative Regulator of Biofilm Formation in Candida albicans
Khadilkar Rohan Jayant Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Asrij-ARF1 Mediated Endocytic Control of Signaling Regulates Stemness in Drosophila hematopoiesis
Arpitha A Suryavanshi Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Generation of Knockout/knockdown of Aspartate Aminotransferase and Malate Quinone Oxidoreductase in Plasmodium
P K Raju Pedabaliyarasimhuni Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Connecting the Paralogs: Contribution of EFHC1 and EFHC2 in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Nikhil Gupta Ph.D. Insights into Post-Translational Modifications of Transition Proteins, TP1 and TP2 during Mammalian Spermiogenesis
Somya Vats Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Novel Small Molecule Modulators of Autophagy in Yeast and Mammalian Systems
Akhade Vijay Suresh Ph.D. Mrhl' Long Non-coding RNA: Role in the Regulation of Wnt Signaling and Gene Expression and Gene Expression
Priya Jaitly Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Role of a Putative CENP-A specific E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Psh1 in Human Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans
Manpreet Kaur Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. ‘Prospective Causal Genes for Genetic Generalized Epilepsy’
Veena A Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Autophagy Modulators to Enhance Host Control against Bacterial Infections
Shilpee Sharma Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Elucidation of HIV-1 subtype C Genetic Diversity in Gag and Tat from the Clinical cohorts of India: the PTAP Motif Duplication in p6 Gag Confers Replication Fitness on subtype C
Mr Siddharth Singh Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Functional Implications of a Rare Patient-derived Mutation in Tumor Suppressor Gene TP53
Shetty Ronak Kutty Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Rudhira/ BCAS3 Regulates Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition during Mammalian Vascular Development
Ms Amrutha Swaminathan Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Chromatin Organisation in Differentiation and Development: Role of chromatin-associated protein, PC4 and histone modifications
Shubhangini Kataruka M.S. in Biological Science Mrhl Long Non-Coding RNA Regulates Wnt Mediated Sox8 Gene Expression during Spermatogenesis Through Promoter Interaction
Ms Pallabi Mustafi Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Diverse Functions of a Highly Abundant Human Nuclear Protein PC4
Ms Kalpita Rashmi Karan Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Identification of Genetic Loci and Mutations in SLC1A1 for a Sensory Epilepsy Triggered by Touch and Temperature Stimuli
Ms Sarika Chinchwadkar Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science ‘Corrective Roles of Exocyst Complex and Septins in Autophagy’
Mr Prabhu S A Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. ‘Evaluation of the Efficacy of Needle-free Intradermal Immunization of DNA Vectors and Recombinant Proteins: Implications for Optimization of the Needle-free Technology’
Ms Diwan Zeenat Javid Lubna Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Role of Rudhira in Cell Migration
Mr Akash Kumar Singh Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Role of Lysine Acetyltransferases p300/CBP in Neurological Disorders: Implications in Therapeutics
Ms Aditi Batra Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science ‘Elucidation of the Role of a Cryptic RNAi Machinery in the Human Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans’
Mr Raktim Roy M.S. in Biological Science Role of TH2B Serine 12 Phosphorilation in Mouse Spermatogenesis’
Ms Simi Muraleedharan Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. ‘Divergent Roles of Rudhira in Maintenance of Filtration Barrier Integrity and Function in Drosophila Nephrocytes and Mouse Kidney Podocytes’
Ms Neha C V M.S. in Biological Science ‘Studies on the Long Non-Coding RNA, MRHL in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells’
Ms Neelakshi Varma Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram M.S. in Biological Science IMP Specific 5’-Nucleotidase 1: In vitro Characterization and Attempts at Conditional Knockdown in Plasmodium falciparum
Vijay J Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Metabolic Significance of Fumarate in Plasmodium falciparum and Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Class I Fumarate Hydratase from Plasmodium falciparum and Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Ms Jigyasa Verma Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science ‘Unconventional role of an autophagy protein, Atg11 in Maintaining Genome Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae’
Ms Bhavana Kayyar M.S. in Biological Science Studies on the interaction of DEAD box helicase p68 with mrhl long coding RNA
Anindita Pal Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Proteostasis Regulation in ALS Linked Protein Mediated Toxicity
Amit Kumar Behera Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Regulation of Expression and Function of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 4 (PRMT4/CARM1): Implication in Differentiation and Disease
Tirath Raj Dwivedi Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Role of Asrij in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging
Neha Varshney Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Regulation of Chromosome Segregation by Aurora B and Sch9 Protein Kinases in the Human Pathogenic Budding Yeasts
Vikas Yadav Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Structure-function Analysis of Centromeres in the Cryptococcus Species Complex
Polisetty V S Satya Dev Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Mitotic Regulation of Shugoshin, the “guardian spirit”, in Cryptococcus neoformans
Malini Menon Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Functional Significance of HIV-1 TAT Signature Amino Acid Residues (SAR)
Swati Keshri Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Implications of polyglutamine Aggregates on Autophagy
Piyush Mishra Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya Ph.D. Insights into Autophagic Flux Across Three Eularyotic Kingdoms
Anjali Amrapali Vishwanath M.S. in Biological Science Investigating the Effect of Syngap1 Heterozygous Mutation On Astrocytes
Stephanie Kaypee Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Mechanistic Insights into the Substrate-Mediated Regulation of p300 Autoacetylation: Implications in Tumor Suppressor/ Oncogene Functions
Deeti K Shetty Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. OCIAD1 Regulates Early Mesodermal Progenitor Specification in Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Altering Mitochondrial Activity
Suresh.S.N Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya Ph.D. Investigating Mechanisms of Aggrephagy Flux using Small Molecules: Potential Implications in Neurodegeneration
Bornika Roy Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science The Meiotic Cohesin Subunit Rec8 in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans
Ankit Sharma Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating the Role of ATG8A in Mediating Rescue of Circadian Rhythm in a Fly Model of Huntington’s Disease
Sweta Sikder Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Role of Non-Histone Chromatin Protein PC4 in regulation of Autophagy and Tumorigenesis
Shubham Singh Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu M.S. in Biological Science Studies on Post-Translational Modifications of Aurora Kinases
Santosh S. Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Mechanistic Underpinnings of Substrate Recognition, Catalysis and Allostery in GMP Synthetases
Irine Maria Abraham Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Identification of a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Autophagic Flux and an Automated Deep Learning Workflow for High-Throughput Autophagic Flux Analyses
Divyesh Joshi Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Elucidating Rudhira Function in Cytoskeletal Organization and TGFβ Signaling for Mouse Developmental Angiogenesis
Lakshmi Sreekumar Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Crosstalk of DNA Replication and Chromosome Segregation Machinery Ensures Genome Stability in Candida albicans
Kuladeep Das Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Poisoning a Fungal Pathogen by D-Amino Acids
Arnab Bose Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. The Role of Aurora Kinases at the Crossroads of Cancer and Differentiation
Sutanuka Chakraborty Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Synergy Between Enhanced Transcriptional Strength of the Viral Promoter and the Tat-Autoregulatory Circuit Accelerates Latency-Establishment in HIV-1C
Saheli Roy Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu M.S. in Biological Science Clocking Sleep: Role of Dorsolateral Clock Neurons in the Sleep Circuit of Drosophila melanogaster
Chhavi Saini Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar M.S. in Biological Science Host Transcriptome Dynamics During HIV-1 Latency
Rashi Aggarwal Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Molecular Mechanism(s) of Growth Phase Transitions
Debosree Pal Ph.D. Studies on LncRNA Mrhl in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and Neuronal Lineage Development
Shukla Aprit Prakashkumar Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Structure-Function Study of an IMP-Specific 5'-Nucleotidase from Plasmodium falciparum
Shalini Roy Choudhury Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. On Genetic Aspects of Hot Water Epilepsy, a Sensory Epilepsy Triggered by Touch and Temperature Stimuli
Padmalaya Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the role of the homolog of yeast Yta7 in chromosome segregation in the human pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans
Suchismita Dey Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Role of Nucleoplasmin Family of Histone Chaperones, NPM1 and NPM2, in the Regulation of Transcription
Akshaya C. Nambiar Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating the Role of Myosins in the Itinerary of Autophagic Flux
T. Lakshmi Prasoona Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Biochemical Studies on Inosine 5'-monophosphate Dehydrogenase from the Mesophilic Protozoan Plasmodium falciparum and Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Saloni Sinha Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Elucidation of the Conserved Role of OCIA Domain Proteins in Regulation of Drosophila and Mouse Blood Cell Homeostasis
Sharma Pragya Niraj Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu M.S. in Biological Science Preliminary Characterization of Activity Bifurcation Observed in Drosophila melanogaster and the Use of Novel Light Regimes in Probing the Flexibility of the Fruit Fly Circadian System
Shreyas Sridhar Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Assembly Dynamics and structure-function Analysis of an unusual Kinetochore in the Pathogenic Basidiomycetous Budding Yeast Cryptococcus neoformans
Jyotsna Karan Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Significance of PTAP Duplication for the Replication Fitness of HIV-1C
Iyer Aditya Mahadevan Ph.D. Studies towards Understanding the Biological Roles of TH2BS11ph Histone Mark and H1t Linker Histone Variant in Mammalian Spermatogenesis
Rahul Madaan Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram M.S. in Biological Science Towards Structural and Functional Characterization of Plasmodium berghei Haloacid Dehalogenase Superfamily members and Localisation studies on Plasmodium berghei Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase
Krishnendu Guin Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Chromosome-level Genome Assembly of the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida tropicalis
Somya Vats Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya Ph.D. Regulation of Autophagic Flux via Dynamic Trafficking of the SNARE Stx17: Studies using a Chemical Biology Approach
Ranabir Chakraborty M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating the Role of Astrocytes in Syngap1+/- Mediated Intellectual Disability
Barve Gaurav Ramanand Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya Ph.D. Septin Complex as a Novel Regulator of Autophagosome Biogenesis
Lakshmeesha K.N. Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Biochemical and Physiological Investigations on Adenosine Monophosphate Deaminase and Haloacid Dehalogenase Superfamily Members from Plasmodium spp
Palak Agrawal Ravi Manjithaya, Namita Surolia, Ravi Manjithaya, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Functional Dissection of Autophagy-related Proteins ATG5 and ATG18 in Plasmodium Falciparum
Sunaina Singh Rajput Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya Ph.D. Elucidating the Role of a Multisubunit Tethering Complex-Exocyst in Autophagosome Biogenesis
Dongre Prathamesh Rajesh Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating the Role of Asrij/OCIAD1-mediated Organelle Homeostasis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Aging
S. Sundar Ram Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Centromere Mediated Genome Rearrangements and Functional Analysis of an Outer Kinetochore Protein in Human Fungal Pathogens
Pallawi Choubey Kushagra Bansal, Kushagra Bansal M.S. in Biological Science Molecular Determinants of Dendritic Cell Differentiation and Function
Veena A Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya Ph.D. Insights into the Regulatory Mechanisms of Xenophagy as Revealed by Chemical Genetics
Bhat Mallika Dattatray Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Exploring The Role Of Mannose-6-Phosphate Receptor Trafficking in Health and Disease
Dongre Aparna Vilas Pushpalata Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Understanding the roles of fumarate in Plasmodium metabolism and succinimide in MjGATase stabilization
Rohit Goyal Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Identifying Novel Regulators of Genome Stability in Candida Albicans
Aishwarya Prakash Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Role of Organellar Proteins in Embryonic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Heterogeneity
Harshdeep Kaur Kushagra Bansal, Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating the Role of Topoisomerases in Immune Responses
Srijana Dutta Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Mechanisms and Factors Responsible for Establishment And Maintenance of Centromeric Chromatin Formed on Unique DNA Sequence
Yashashwinee Rai Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating Mechanisms of Differential Regulation of Progenitor Maintenance in Drosophila Hematopoiesis
Rima Singha Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Regulation of the Biofilm Development at the Chromatin Level in Candida albicans
Pallabi Mustafi Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Understanding the Role of Post-translational Modifications of Human Non-histone Chromatin Protein PC4
Harshit Arya Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Characterization of a Novel Cell Cycle Regulator Csa6 in the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida tropicalis
Bhange Disha Ramesh Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Understanding the Regulation of HIV-1 Latency through the Promoter-variant Viral Strains Emerging in India
Sambhavi Puri Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Towards Understanding Molecular and Cellular Attributes of Potential Genes for Hot Water Epilepsy
Arun Panchapakesan Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. Unique Molecular Properties of HIV-1C Reverse Transcriptase Conferring a Possible Replication Advantage
Shveta Jaishankar Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. On Molecular Genetic Analysis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Arghakusum Das Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Investigation of the Cytoskeletal Regulators of Cell Cycle and Hematopoiesis using Rudhira/BCAS3
Shrilaxmi V Joshi Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Genetic and Cellular Analysis of Genes and Variants for Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Vanshika Sood Kushagra Bansal, Kushagra Bansal M.S. in Biological Science Decoding the Role of Topoisomerase 1 in Innate Immune Responses
Pooja Barak Anuranjan Anand, Anuranjan Anand Ph.D. Dissecting the Molecular Genetic Basis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
Aditya Bhattacharya Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Elucidating the Functional Implications of Histone Acylation in Adipogenesis and Hepatic Steatosis
Priya Jaitly Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Identification of Proteins Involved in Genome Stability by High-throughput Screening of Overexpression ORFeome
Ananya Ray Namita Surolia, Namita Surolia Ph.D. Deciphering the Role of P. falciparum Autophagy in Mechanisms of ER Homeostasis and Artemisinin Resistance
Bhavana Kayyar Ph.D. Chromatin Organisation Mediated Gene Regulatory Function of mrhl lncRNA at the Sox8 locus
Wullingundam Praveen Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Investigating the Role of OCIAD2 in Mouse Hematopoiesis
Moumita Basu Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Elucidating the Relevance of Eukaryotic Acetyltransferases in Early Development and Cellular Homeostasis
Arindam Ray Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Elucidating the Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Endosomal Protein Sorting in Drosophila Blood Cell Homeostasis
Amrutha A S Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Characterization of the Genome wide Alterations Associated with Drug Resistance in Candida tropicalis
Asutosh B R Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Catalytic Mechanism and Stereospecificity in Class-I Fumarate Hydratase and L-Tartrate Dehydratase, and Structural Characterization of an Archaeal IMP Dehydrogenase
Karandeep Singh Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram M.S. in Biological Science Examination of the Structural Basis for Rapid Succinimide Formation in MjGATase and Diversity of Succinimides in Protein Structures
Sreshtha Pal Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar Ph.D. An Association Between Transcription Strength of HIV-1 LTR and the Gene Expression Noise: Implications for HIV-1 Latency
Akash Kumar Singh Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of a Specific Small Molecule Activator of Lysine Acetyltransferases P300/CBP for Neurological Disorders
Smitha A S Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Histone Acetylation and Heterochromatinization in Neurogenesis: Role of Non-Histone Proteins HP1α, PC4 and Lysine Acetyltransferase KAT3B/p300
Siddharth Singh Tapas Kumar Kundu, Tapas Kumar Kundu Ph.D. Oral Cancer-Associated Somatic Mutations in TP53 and their Pathophysiological Relevance
Jayendra Singh Ranga Udaykumar, Ranga Udaykumar M.S. in Biological Science The Diametrically Opposite Effects of Tat on HIV-1 Latency
Priya Brahma Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Factors Determining Morphological Transitions in the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans
Aman Sharma Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Role of Mitochondrial Proteases AFG3L2 and YME1L in Drosophila Blood Cell Function
Ritoprova Sen Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Elucidating the Role of Mitophagy in Mitochondrial Diseases
Souradip Mukherjee Hemalatha Balaram, Hemalatha Balaram M.S. in Biological Science Studies on E. coli L-Tartrate Dehydratase and M. jannaschii Inosine 5’-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase
Vishal Rajesh Lolam Achira Roy, Achira Roy M.S. in Biological Science Investigating Mechanisms Underlying Cortical Malformations Using Mouse Models
Deepam Bhattacharya Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Mutating Bacterial Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) to Investigate their Role in Interaction with Host Autophagy Machinery
Preeti Jindal Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Elucidating the Role of Rudhira/BCAS3 in Regulating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Rajarshi Batabyal Maneesha S Inamdar (on deputation), Maneesha S Inamdar Ph.D. Elucidating the Functional Link Between Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Drosophila Hematopoiesis Through Mitochondrial AAA+ Proteases
Polisetty V S Satya Dev Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. Analysis of 3D Genome Architecture and Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Dynamics During Mitotic Cell Cycle in Cryptococcus neoformans
Priyadarshini Ghosh Ravi Manjithaya, Ravi Manjithaya M.S. in Biological Science Delineating the Role of Autophagy in Pancreatic Cancer Using Pharmacological and Genetic Approaches
Rashi Aggarwal Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal Ph.D. The DNA Replication Initiator MCM 2-7 Complex Regulates the Kinetochore Integrity and Heterochromatin Assembly
Kamakshi Tomar Sheeba Vasu, Sheeba Vasu M.S. in Biological Science Understanding the Effect of Time Restricted Feeding (TRF) on Disease Phenotypes Associated with Huntington’s Disease Using Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Organism.
Joyee Bhattacharya Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Exploring Novel Approaches to Targeting the Human Fungal Pathogen Candida auris
Priyesh Singh Parihar Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation), Kaustuv Sanyal M.S. in Biological Science Dynamics of the Loss of a Non-Essential Supernumerary Chromosome in Candida auris & Localisation of Pre-RC Subunit ORC4 in Cryptococcus neoformans
Nivedita Pandey Hemalatha Balaram Ph.D. Deciphering the Role of Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (MPC) in Plasmodium berghei
Kuladeep Das Kaustuv Sanyal (on deputation) Ph.D. D-Amino Acid Metabolism in Candida albicans