Ph.D. Scholars
Souradeepa Ghosh
M.Sc.- Department of Botany, Ballygunge Science College (Calcutta University)
PhD Joining- January 2020
Research work- Souradeepa is currently working on unravelling the star players of drug resistance in intracellular Kinetoplastida infection.
Bio- A Resilient one
Personal trivia- Souradeepa watches K-drama as a part of therapy. She loves to travel and is an Indo-Chinese food lover. She has a keen interest in photography, painting and listening to music in her leisure time.
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Life's motto- "Better an oops than a what if!"
Supratim Pradhan
M.Sc.- Department of Zoology, Burdwan University
PhD Joining -January 2020
Research Work- Supratim is currently focussing on understanding the molecular mechanism behind the aggressive pathology of drug-resistant parasites.
PMRF Fellow
Bio- A movie freak
Personal Trivia- Supratim loves to listen to music, and is fond of food and sleep. Travelling gives him peace like nothing else.
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Life's motto-"Eat, research, sleep, repeat".
Shatarupa Bhattacharya
M.Sc. – School of Studies in Neuroscience, Jiwaji University
PhD Joining – September 2020
Research Work – Shatarupa is currently working on the molecular mechanism behind Apicomplexan parasite infection.
Bio- A happy-go-lucky soul
Personal Trivia – Shatarupa loves to sleep on her days off! She is a fun-loving person and a complete foodaholic. She loves to play cricket. Also, she can’t keep calm, if there is a DJ playing music around!
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Life's motto-"The best is yet to come"
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Debolina Manna
M.S. (Pharm)- Department of Biotechnology, NIPER Mohali
PhD Joining- August 2021
Research Work- Debolina is currently trying to decipher the mode of infectivity and immunological consequences of parasites within the host cells.
Bio- A digi-freak
Personal Trivia- Debolina loves to explore films, documentaries, and series from around the world. Her comfort lies in listening to various genres of music, singing, reading books and learning something new quite often.
Life's motto-"Life goes on, let’s live on".
Shubhangi Chakraborty
M.Tech. – Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Hyderabad
PhD Joining – July 2023
Research Work – Deciphering inflammasome signatures in PKDL to unravel disease progression and hypopigmentation mechanism.
Bio- A scavenger for good playlist
Personal Trivia – Shubhangi grooves with different genres of songs. Naps and watching suspense movies are her escape after a long tiring day.
Life's motto-"Life happens, coffee helps"
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Nilanjan Pradhan
M.Sc.- Department of Zoology, Jhargram Raj College.
PhD Joining- July, 2024.
Research Work- Nilanjan is currently trying to study the mechanism of vesicle formation in host-pathogen interaction.
Bio-A foodaholic.
Personal Trivia-Nilanjan loves to play football, cricket. He is fond of sleep.
Life's motto- "Done is better than perfect"
Sunandini Bhattacharya
M.Sc. – Chemical and Molecular Biology, IIT Kharagpur
PhD Joining – July, 2024
Research Work – Trying to decipher the mechanism of fusion of LDL vesicles with the Leishmania parasitophorous vacuoles in the context of both drug resistant and drug sensitive parasites.
Bio- A melomaniac
Personal Trivia –Sunandini loves listening to music and sing songs especially semi-classical and Rabindrasangeet. She is fond of watching movies, reading non-fiction books in her leisure time.
Life's motto- "Accept the change and move on"
Deneshraj S
M.Tech - Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
PhD Joining - July, 2024
Research Work - Investigating the mechanism behind the high lipid sequestration of drug resistant Leishmania donovani inside the host cells.
Bio - The wandering optimist
Personal Trivia - A novice gamer and fiction lover. Experiencing new food has been my hobby for last few years.
Life's motto - "Take a leap and let's see where we go"
Aparajita Pati
M.Sc. – Department of Botany & Forestry, Vidyasagar University
PhD Joining – July 2024
Research Work –Aparajita is currently trying to develop microfluidics channel model to understand the mechanism governing PKDL.
Bio- An astrophile
Personal Trivia – Aparajita enjoys travelling, cycling, swimming and listening to various genres of music. She loves to dance and also sleep. A cup of tea is her perfect mind-refresher.
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Life's motto- "Grow through, what you go through"
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Interns
1. Piyush Nanda
Background: MTech, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: January 2020- June 2020
2. Teerath Kumar
Background: BTech, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: June 2020- December 2020
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3. Shahbaj Hussain
Background: BTech, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: June 2020- December 2020
4. Karan Singh
Background: BTech-MTech, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: January 2021-March 2022
5. Aditya Saxena
Background: BTech-MTech, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: January 2021- March 2022
6. Shazia Parveen
Background: MSc in Molecular Medical Microbiology, SMST, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: July 2021- March 2022
7. Pradipti Thakur
Background: BTech-MTech, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: January 2021-May 2023
8. Sutirtha Banerjee
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal.
Duration: January, 2022- June, 2022
9. Yashika Sautya
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal.
Duration: January, 2022- June, 2022
10. Gargee Chatterjee
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal.
Duration: January, 2022- June, 2022
11. Radhika Joshi
Background: M.Sc., Department of Medical Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, West Bengal.
Duration: January, 2022- June, 2022
12. Swapnil Sengupta
Background: BS/MS, Department of Biological Sciences, IISER Kolkata
Duration: February, 2022- June, 2022
13. Khushi Chouhan
Background: MSc in Molecular Medical Microbiology, SMST, IIT Kharagpur.
Duration: July 2022- December 2022
14. Anwesha Panja
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Duration: January, 2023- June, 2023
15. Akash Maity
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Duration: January, 2023- June, 2023
16. Shreya Banerjee
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, R.N.L. Khan Women's College (Gope College), Medinipur, WB
Duration: February, 2023- May, 2023
17. Arijita Deb
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University
Duration: March, 2023- June, 2023
18. Arijit Dey
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University
Duration: March, 2023- June, 2023
19. Arkapriya Bhattacharyya
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biophysics, Rajabazar Science College, Calcutta University
Duration: April, 2023- June, 2023
20. Soumen Adhikari
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, Kalyani University
Duration: May, 2023- June, 2023
21. Anamika S.S.
Background: BS-MS, IISER Mohali
Duration: May, 2023- July, 2023
22. Aniket Mookerjee
Background: M.Sc., Department of Microbiology, St. Xaviers' College (Autonomous)
Duration: June, 2023- July, 2023
23. Sanjana Lahiri
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biophysics, Rajabazar Science College, Calcutta University
Duration: June, 2023 - August, 2023 & February, 2024 - June,
24. Nabanita Sarkar
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biochemistry, Ballygunge Science College, Calcutta University
Duration: June, 2023- August, 2023
25. Swarna Shaw
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biotechnology, Adamas University
Duration: June, 2023- September, 2023
26. Oushnik Goswami
Background: M.Sc., Department of Biotechnology, St. Xaviers' College (Autonomous)
Duration: March, 2024- May, 2024