Current Members – Sushil Kumar Lab

Members | Precision Oncology Lab

Principal Investigator

Dr. Sushil Kumar

Assistant Professor

Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering

Dr. Sushil Kumar is a researcher from Khothanwali (Hanumangarh, Rajasthan) and an Assistant Professor at IIT Bombay leading the Precision Oncology Lab. His research focuses on breast cancer biology, innate immunity, and strategies to overcome therapeutic disease resistance.

Education

Ph.D. (Immunology & Cancer Bio)
IISER Bhopal (2016)
M.Sc. (Life Sciences)
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
B.Sc. (Biology)
University of Bikaner

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Medicine, UPenn (2019–2021)
Prof. Fiona Simpkins Lab
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Veterinary Medicine, UPenn (2016–2019)
Prof. Rumela Chakrabarti Lab
Former Faculty Member
IIT Roorkee

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Naveen Kumar

Postdoctoral Fellow · 2024–Present

Holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of Delhi. Current research focuses on discovering breast cancer biomarkers from cell-free DNA.

Dr. Ankita S. More

Postdoctoral Fellow

Completed Ph.D. at NCCS, Pune. Studies chimeric transcripts in breast cancer to identify biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets.

Ph. D.

Sumana Paul

PhD Student · 2022–Present

Investigates oncogenic signaling rewiring and ubiquitination dynamics in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Himanshu

PhD Student · 2023–Present

M.Sc. in Genetics with former JRF experience at IISc Bangalore. Focuses on breast cancer-related signaling pathways.

Umesh Singh

PhD Student · 2023–Present

Explores post-translational modifications (PTMs) and extracellular matrix remodeling in aggressive breast cancer progression.

Jennifer Darrimawi

PhD Student · 2024–Present

M.Sc. in Biotechnology from JNU. Studies key molecular interactions driving breast cancer metastasis.

Susmita Sah

PhD Student · 2024–Present

M.Sc. in Biotechnology from South Asian University. Elucidates molecular signaling pathways in breast cancer for therapeutic development.

Vaishnav M

PhD Student · 2025–Present

Works with Inhibitor Design and Target site prediction using in-silico analyses including Docking and MD Simulations

Ansh Singh

PhD Student · 2025–Present

Develops novel liquid biopsy assays combining multi-omics and deep learning for biomarker discovery.

Aditti Sharma

PhD Student · 2025–Present

Builds deep neural network models for predicting therapeutic drug responses in breast cancer.

Masters Students

Prajna Parimita Nayak

Master's Student · 2026–Present

I'm an M.Sc. 2nd year student in Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Bombay. I'm working on a resesrch project Investigating the role of nuclear localization of MXRA8 in breast cancer progression. Apart from studies, I enjoy Listening music, Dancing, Reading poetry.

Deepdas Gupta

Master's Student · 2026–Present

I'm an M.Sc. 2nd year student at IIT Bombay. My project work focuses on domain mapping of KLHDC3 interacting proteins and their role in cancer cell proliferation. I've done my B.Sc. in Biology from MGKVP. I enjoy playing badminton and hanging out with friends.

Ravi Kumawat

Master's Student · 2026–Present

I am a 2nd yr M.Sc. student in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Bombay. Currently, I am working on a research project focused on the identification and validation of ELMO2 interacting proteins in breast cancer invasion. Apart from academics, I enjoy listening to music and travelling.

Ranadeep Dutta

Master's Student · 2026–Present

I'm a Msc 2nd year student at IITB , currently working on understanding gene expression of Breast cancer cells on 2D vs 3d environments. I'm originally from West Bengal and completed my Bachelor's in microbiology from Ramakrishna mission Vidyamandira. Beyond academics I really enjoying playing table tennis, volleyball, cricket. And also sketching is my favourite hobby.