Debjani Paul (group leader)
Debjani has an Integrated PhD degree (2005) in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, where she worked in the group of V. Venkataraman. During her postdoctoral research she worked with Jean-Louis Viovy (Physical Chemistry Group, Curie Institute), Andrew Flewitt (Electronic Devices and Materials group, University of Cambridge), Piero Migliorato (Biosensor group, University of Cambridge) and Pietro Cicuta (Biological and Soft Systems group, University of Cambridge). She briefly worked in a pharmaceutical company before joining IIT Bombay in 2012. She can be contacted at debjani.paul@iitb.ac.in.
Santosh Jinnawar (senior administration assistant)
Santosh has a Master’s degree in Commerce with specialisation in finance and accounts from University of Mumbai. He is the go-to guy for all purchases and administrative procedures in the Paul lab. He also steps in to help with managing lab stocks and inventory. He likes reading books on taxation, and playing football and cricket whenever he can get away from the lab. For all administrative enquiries related to the Paul lab, he can be reached at lab604.office@gmail.com.
Ramiz Raza (PhD student, 2018 Jan -)
Ramiz completed a Master’s in Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati before joining the Paul lab for a PhD. He explored the role of a transcriptional factor in the cowpea plant against aluminium stress in acidic soil for his master's thesis. In IIT Bombay he will study how bacteria move, grow and survive in extremely confined conditions. Ramiz will use microfluidic devices to mimic these confined channels. In his spare time he likes to play table tennis, chess and athletics. He can be contacted at ramiz.raza@iitb.ac.in.
Savita Kumari (PhD student, 2018 Jan -)
Savita has a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and a Master's in medical imaging and informatics from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. She is exploring the deformability of red blood cells using microfluidic devices. Her goal is to understand whether and how stiffness of red blood cells changes in different diseases. She likes to skate, play badminton and watch movies. Savita can be reached at savita.kumari@iitb.ac.in.
Sourav Acharya (PhD student, 2019 July -)
Sourav has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee where he worked on 3D microfabrication in glass for enhancement of microfluidic mixing. Prior to joining Paul Lab, he has worked as an Assistant Professor in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology. In his PhD, he has developed a centrifugal microfluidic platform that can continuously pump large sample volumes. He is currently working on exosome isolation through inertial microfluidic platforms. He is also interested in understanding flow dynamics using CFD. He is a history enthusiast and a football fanatic. He can be contacted at sourav.acharya@iitb.ac.in.
Apoorva S Raman (PhD student, 2022 Jan -)
Apoorva has completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Microbiology from St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore. She has worked in the areas of protein and molecular biology at CSIR-CFTRI prior to joining IIT Bombay. She is a molecular and protein biologist. Her PhD thesis work involves developing a sensitive molecular detection platform for viral pathogen detection. Her hobbies are playing badminton and sketching. She can be contacted at 214300008@iitb.ac.in.
Neha Biswas (PhD student, 2023 Jan -)
Neha did her Bachelor's of Science in Life sciences from Presidency University and then Master's of Science in Biological Sciences from Indian Association for Cultivation of Sciences (IACS), Kolkata. She is currently working in the field of single cell encapsulation using droplet microfluidics. She has interest in painting, doodling and badminton. She often likes to kill her spare time watching movies, anime, documentaries and web series. She can be contacted at 22d0086@iitb.ac.in.
Ashwin A (MTech student, 2022-2024)
He has completed his Bachelor’s in Biotechnology from Anna University, Chennai. As a Master's student at IIT Bombay, he is working on exosome isolation using microfluidic devices. His hobbies include swimming, playing badminton and cricket. He can be contacted at ashwin.22@iitb.ac.in.
Jenil Mange (MTech student, 2022 - 2024)
Jenil has completed his Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from Mumbai University. Prior to joining IIT Bombay for his Master’s degree, he worked in a biotechnology company as a project intern to develop a point-of-care lateral flow assay for detection of prostate cancer. He is currently exploring the field of digital microfluidics for generation of hydrogel droplets for biological applications. He is passionate about nature and loves to go on treks. His other hobbies include photography and playing guitar. He can be contacted at jenil.mange@iitb.ac.in.
Akshay Kumdale (Mtech student, 2022 - 2024)
Akshay has a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Maharashtra. He is a MTech student in Biomedical engineering at IIT Bombay. He's currently working on bacterial motility inside microfluidic droplets. He likes taking late night long walks. His other hobbies include reading, watching anime and photography. He can be contacted at akshay.kumdale@iitb.ac.in.
Adarshkrishnan R (Project Staff/JRF)
Adarsh graduated from IISER-Thiruvananthapuram with a Bachelor’s in Science-Master’s in Science dual degree majoring in mathematics. He worked on the finite element method to obtain an optimized topology for a cantilever beam using the phase field method. He is a junior research fellow in the group of Prof. Mithun Mitra and is co-hosted by our group. He loves applying mathematics to solve real-world problems. He enjoys reading and puzzle games. He can be contacted at akr2000b2@gmail.com.
Senjuti Chakraborty (project research assistant)
Senjuti has a Master’s in Business and Science, with a focus on Biotechnology and Genomics from Rutgers University. Currently adding microfluidics to her repertoire, she is exploring cell adhesion and deadhesion under chemical gradients in a microfluidic gradient generator. She has also worked on cell separation in microfluidic devices. Better known as SJ, she is our resident artist and often entrusted with creative lab activities. Animal lover, Bookworm, Caffeine-addict. Contact her at sj.kalitexnis@gmail.com.
