Post Docs
Dr. Madhurima Sarkar
Ph.D., University of Calcutta
Duration: June 2019 - August 2022
Current Position: Scientific Affairs Associate, Hyloris Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Sejal Desai
Ph.D., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Homi Bhabha National Institute)
Duration: April 2015 - November 2019
Current Position: Scientific Officer D. Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
PhDs
Dr. Iffat Jahan (Ph.D., 2021)
M.Tech, Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati
Thesis title: Bioactive hydrogels for wound healing application
Current Position: Associate Scientific Manager, Biocon Biologics, Bangalore
Dr. Amlan Barai (Ph.D., 2021)
MSc-Ph.D integrated , Biotechnology, IIT Bombay
Thesis title: Mechanoresponsive regulation of cancer invasion and radioresistance
M. Tech, Biomedical Engineering, MNIIT, Allahabad
Thesis title: Microenvironmental regulation of stem cells: from migration to differentiation.
Current Position: Post Doctoral fellow. University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Dr. Abhishek Mukherjee (Ph.D., 2020)
M. Tech, Mechanical Engineering,
Thesis title: Modeling cancer mechanics across multiple length scales: from basic understanding to applications.
Current Position: Post Doctoral fellow. National Institutes of Health (NIH), MD, USA.
Dr. Lakshmi Kavitha Sthanam (Ph.D., 2018)
M.Sc., University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad AP
Thesis title: Biophysical Regulation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell fate and DNA damage.
Current Position: Post Doctoral fellow. MD Anderson, Texas, USA.
Dr. Alakesh Das (Ph.D., 2018)
M. Sc., Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Assam
Thesis title: MMP-cytoskeletal crosstalk in cancer invasion.
Current Position: Post Doctoral fellow. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Dr. Edna George (Ph.D., 2017)
M. Tech, Nanomedical Science, Amrita Center for Nanoscience, Cochin, Kerala
Duration: Jan 2011 - June 2017
Thesis title: Microenvironmental regulation of cell spreading and motility.
Current Position: Associate Editor, JoVE.
Dr. Sandeep Kumar (Ph.D., 2017)
B. Tech, Computer Engineering Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh UP
Duration: July 2012 - April 2017
Thesis title: Microenvironmental regulation of cancer invasion and tumor heterogeneity: Insights from computational modeling
Current Position: Post Doctorate fellow, The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Dr. Aastha Kapoor (Ph.D., 2017)
M.Sc., Biotechnology
Duration: Jan 2011 - Mar 2017
Thesis title: Understanding mechanisms of invasion in drug-resistant ovarian cancer.
Current Position: Post Doctorate fellow, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.
M.Tech./M.Sc./M.Phil.
Anirban Shit
Duration: July 2019 - May 2020
Project: MMPs in cancer invasion.
Soumili Sarkar
Duration: July 2019 - May 2020
Project: MMPs in cancer invasion.
Current Position: Ph. D. Student, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Harsimran Kaur
Duration: July 2019 - May 2020
Project: Computational modeling of cancer metabolism.
Current Position: Research Fellow, Cancer System's Biology laboratory, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Sayan Roy
Duration: June 2019 - May 2020
Project: Tissue adhesives for wound healing
Current Position: Senior Engineer at TATA Elxsi
Aakash T Shaji
Duration: July 2018 - May 2019
Project: Cancer glycocalyx.
Current Position: Ph. D. Student, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Chaman Yadav
B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, Hindu College, University Of Delhi
Duration: July 2017 - May 2018
Project: Tissue adhesives.
Aksha Dhawan
B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, University Of Delhi
Duration: July 2017 - May 2018
Project: Cancer-associated glycoproteins.
Kritika Mehta
BSc. (honors) Biomedical Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi.
Duration: May 2016 - May 2017
Project: Computational modeling of cancer cell invasion.
Current Position: Ph. D. Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
Sweta Kujur
B.sc Biotechnology St. Xavier's College, Ranchi.
Duration: June 2016 - May 2017.
Project: Hybrid hydrogel for tissue engineering.
Amrit Bagchi (M.Tech., 2016)
B.Pharm.(Hons.), BITS Pilani.
Duration: May 2015 - June 2016
Project:Chromatin modeling using Brownian dynamics.
Current Position: Ph. D. Student, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Ketaki Sengupta (M.Sc., 2016)
B.Sc. Microbiology (Hons.),Calcutta University.
Duration: June 2015 - May 2016
Project: Nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of alpha-actinin-4 in breast cancer.
Aradhana Bharati (M.Sc., 2015)
MSc. Project duration: April 2014 – May 2015
Current Position: PhD Student, The Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore.
Arka Ghosh (M.Sc., 2014)
MSc. Project duration: April 2013 – May 2014
Project:Probing the role of alpha-actinin in cancer invasion.
Current Position: Ph. D. Student, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata.
Project Students / Staff
Rahul Kulkarni
M.Tech, Computer Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore.
Duration: Dec 2014-June 2015
Current Position:Ph. D. Student, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai.
Athul M Sivan
BSMS 3rd Year Student (DST INSPIRE Fellow).Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata (Pursuing).
Duration: May 2015-June 2015.
Project: Computational modeling of EMT induced cell scattering
Anuj Rastogi
Junior Research Fellow.
Duration: Oct 2011-July 2013.
Project: Mechanobiological regulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal and differentiation.
Current Position: PhD Student, Southern Illinois Medical School, Carbondale, Illinois.
Divya Ganapathi Sankaran
Project Intern
Duration: Jan 2013-June 2013
Project:Cancer cell migration on cell derived matrices.
Current Position: PhD Student, University of Colorado, Anchutz Medical Campus, Denver.