PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Sushil Kumar
Dr. Sushil Kumar, a researcher from Khothanwali, a village in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Bikaner. Subsequently, he moved to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Indore to complete his Master’s degree in Life Sciences. In 2016, he earned his Doctoral degree under the mentorship of Prof. Himanshu Kumar at IISER Bhopal. His doctoral research delved into the exciting field of innate immunity and cancer biology.
Dr. Kumar gained valuable postdoctoral experience at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, under the guidance of Prof. Rumela Chakrabarti. He explored the fascinating biology of mammary gland development and breast cancer. In 2019, Sushil moved to Prof. Fiona Simpkins’s lab, where he worked with patient tumor-derived models and industry partners to overcome disease resistance. After postdoctoral training, he stayed at IIT Roorkee for about six months as a faculty.
In May 2022, Dr. Sushil Kumar joined IIT Bombay as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, where he currently mentors brilliant young researchers in the precision oncology lab.
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POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS
Akhilesh Maurya
2023 – Present
I am from Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. I did my doctorate from IIIT – Allahabad in computer-aided drug design. My research expertise is in the field of drug design and development against cancer.
Contact: 20003317[at]iitb.ac.in
Naveen Kumar
2024 – Present
I am from New Delhi. I hold a doctorate from University of Delhi in Anthropology, focusing on developing biomarkers for graft health monitoring and diagnosing rejection in kidney transplant recipients. My current research aim is to discover breast cancer biomarkers from cell-free DNA.
Contact: 20003764[at]iitb.ac.in
Ph.D. STUDENTS
Sumana Paul
2022 – Present
I am from Kolkata. I did my master’s in Biochemistry and joined IIT Bombay in 2022 as a research scholar. My area of interest is understanding the oncogene-mediated molecular signaling in triple-negative breast cancer.
Contact: 22d0075[at]iitb.ac.in
Himanshu
2023 – Present
I am from Sonipat and I did my master’s in Genetics, 1 year JRF at IISc, Bangalore and joined IIT Bombay in 2023 as a research scholar. I have a keen interest in the study of breast cancer-related signaling pathways.
Contact: 22d0078[at]iitb.ac.in
Umesh Singh
2023 – Present
I am from Mohali, Punjab, and completed my master’s degree in Biochemistry from BHU, Varanasi. In July 2023, I began my journey as a research scholar at IIT Bombay. My area of interest includes the understanding of Post Translational Modifications ( PTMs) in breast cancer.
Contact: 23d0062[at]iitb.ac.in
Jennifer Darrimawi
2024 – Present
I hold a master’s degree in Biotechnology from JNU, New Delhi. I joined IIT Bombay in January 2024 as a Ph.D. scholar where my research focuses on studying the molecular interactions involved in breast cancer metastasis.
Contact: 23d0074[at]iitb.ac.in
Susmita Sah
2024 – Present
I am from Kathmandu, Nepal. I did my Master’s in Biotechnology from South Asian University, New Delhi. In August 2024, I embarked on my journey as a research scholar at IIT Bombay. My research focuses on elucidating the molecular signaling pathways involved in breast cancer, with the ultimate goal of advancing therapeutic strategies in this field.
Contact: 24d0083[at]iitb.ac.in
MSC
Sushmita Negi
August 2024 – Present
I am Sushmita Negi, 2nd year MSc student. Currently, I’m working on Understanding the role and molecular mechanisms of protein glycosylation in breast cancer. I have done my BSc from Neta ji Subhash Chandra Bose college in Zoology.
Sayan Haldar
August 2024 – Present
I’m Sayan Haldar from West Bengal. I have completed my Bachelor’s in science from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira in Zoology. Presently, I’m a M.Sc. 2nd year student working on understanding the role of RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) on c-Myc in Breast cancer.
EXCHANGE STUDENTS
Azadeh Nahavandi Araghi
April 2024 – August 2024
I’m an Iranian student doing PhD in Molecular Biosciences at Autónoma University of Madrid in Spain. Since, I deal with RNA Binding Proteins in my ongoing thesis in Madrid, I am fascinated in learning how these proteins affect the oncogenes in breast cancer.
INTERNS
Jas Chaudhary: October 2024 – Present
Rishi S. Bhadresvara: September 2024 – Present
Priyanshu Sharma: June 2024
Riya Pareek : June 2024
Shreya Verma : May 2024
Maya Pooniya : May 2024
Tanuja Sharma : May 2024
BN Priyanjali : May 2024
Aayushi Shah : May 2024
Dhruv Sharma : May 2024
ALUMNI
Komal Waghmare
January 2024 – July 2024
She joined as an IRCC intern and successfully defended her thesis by investigating the role of glycosylation-related genes in breast cancer progression. Presently, she is working as a Project Staff at Stem Cell Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Sayak Dhar
August 2023 – May 2024
Extensive experience with single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing data, having established end-to-end pipelines for two labs. Currently, he is working as an Associate Bioinformatics Engineer at Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore, helping in developing neural network-based prediction models tailored for biological big data.
Rakesh G.R
August 2023 – May 2024
His M.Sc. project was focused on understanding the role of a novel gene in cancer metabolism. With expertise in experimental work, he is currently a Research Associate at Aurigene Oncology Ltd. in Bangalore.
Aswathi C.B
June 2023 – April 2024
She defended her master’s thesis by analyzing Bulk RNA sequencing and identifying the signaling pathways associated with genes involved in TNBC. Currently, she is working as a JRF in Cellogen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd in Noida.
Samyukta Sundaram
October 2022 – June 2023
Her project focused on studying the role of genes in cancer signaling pathways. Currently she is doing her MS from University of Arizona, USA.
Mayank Ghogale
October 2022 – June 2023
His project focused on the analysis of Single Cell Sequencing Data. Currently he is doing his MS from Boston University, USA.
Shwetha S
January 2023 – July 2023
Her project focused on identification of the novel genes involved in cancer signaling using computational methods. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D from IIT Madras.
