Members

Current members:

Graduate students

Surya Dev Mishra

I did B.Sc. (ZBC) from Lucknow university and a double M.Sc. in Biotechnology (2014) and Chemistry (2017) from BBAU Lucknow. I also earned a MPhil degree from Central University of Gujarat. I have qualified CSIR, DBT and and ICMR JRF exams. I joined the group in January 2019 and I like reading textbooks, traveling and planting tree.

I am exploring the in vitro and in cellulo proteins labeling under the co-supervision of Dr. Vishal Rai from the Chemistry department, IISER Bhopal.

(surya18@iiserb.ac.in)

Garima Joshi

I completed B.Sc. in Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology from Women's Christian College, Chennai, and M.Sc. in Biotechnology from the University of Madras. I have qualified GATE and joined the lab in January 2020. I enjoy music, poetry writing, and bird watching. Watching movies and reading online blogs is what I do in my leisure time.

I will be working on cytoskeletal intermediate filament dynamics in neurogenesis projects.

(garimaj19@iiserb.ac.in)

Jyotsna Kawadkar

I graduated from Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal and completed my MSc in Zoology from Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. I have qualified CSIR-JRF and INSPIRE fellowship and joined the lab in January 2020. Beyond academics, I enjoy drawing and listening music in my spare time. I like to visit adventurous places, read stories and watch movies.

In my research work, I will be focusing on dissection of nucleoporin biology in Drosophila metamorphosis and spermatogenesis.

(jyotsna19@iiserb.ac.in)

Divya Bindra

Born in the capital city of Delhi, I completed my B.Sc. from Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi University after which I moved to the University of Hyderabad to pursue M.Sc. in Biotechnology. I have qualified for the CSIR-NET JRF and GATE examinations and joined the lab in August 2020. When not in the lab, you would find me segueing from sports to exploring places or writing songs or poems.

I will be working to delineate the relation between Nucleoporin overexpression and cancer.

(divya20@iiserb.ac.in)

Harsh Vardhan Singh

Coming from the holy city of Mathura, I completed my B.Sc. from Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya, Mathura, and M.Sc. in Biotechnology from the Central University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. I have qualified for CSIR-NET JRF, DBT-NET, and GATE examinations and joined the lab in August 2021. My co-curricular interests involve playing Basketball, Badminton, and Cricket.

I will wrestle with SUMO and will explore details of the SUMOylation process operating in different cellular pathways leading to cell proliferation and migration.

(harsh21@iiserb.ac.in)

Nikita Sharma

I hail from the Bikaner, Rajasthan. I obtained my MSc in Microbiology with Gold medal from the Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer. I qualified the GATE examinations in both Biotechnology and Life Sciences, as well as DBT-JRF scholarship. I find great joy and solace in painting and traveling.

Joined the NSBG in July 2023 and my research will focus on the importance of Nucleoporins of Y-complex in neuro-developmental studies on Drosophila.

(nikita21@iiserb.ac.in)

Akshita Gupta

I belong to the pink city Jaipur. I graduated from university Maharani college, Jaipur. Moving from that, I completed my MSc in Zoology from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. I have qualified CSIR NET JRF and GATE examinations and joined the lab in August 2022. My co curricular activities are music and singing, Art and craft and exploring new places.

I will working towards identifying roles nucleoporins play in immune cell development and function.

(akshita22@iiserb.ac.in)

Kaveri A. S.

Native of Trivandrum, Kerala, am a BS-MS graduate from IISER Bhopal. I have qualified GATE-2022 examination in Life science and Biotechnology and INSPIRE Fellowship and have joined the lab for my Ph.D. in August 2022. The hobbies I enjoy most are dancing, listening to music, and embroidering.

My research will focus on the importance and consequences of Nucleoporin, Sumoylation, on their downstream cellular effects.

(kaveri22@iiserb.ac.in)

Smit Nimesh Patel

I come from the banks of Sabarmati, Ahmedabad. I have completed my BSc in Biotechnology from Gujarat University and then MSc Biotechnology from Nirma University, Ahmedabad. I have qualified CSIR-UGC JRF and joined a lab in January 2025.

I have a keen interest in translational research, reading medical literature and am passionate about exploring new research concepts and techniques.

(patels24@iiserb.ac.in)

Undergraduates:

Anushka Yamini

Born and brought up in the Steel city of India, Bokaro, in Jharkhand. I came to IISER Bhopal in 2021 driven by my love for science, especially Biology, and the big dreams of becoming a researcher. For my MS thesis project, I will be investigating the potential link between nucleoporin SUMOylation and cancer.

Outside of academics, I’m passionate about working out, running, and expressing my creative side through painting, singing, and dancing.

(anushkay21@iiserb.ac.in)

Ishita Jagtap

Belonging to Satara, a part of the sugar belt of Maharashtra, and an aim to push boundaries, I embarked on a scientific journey at IISER Bhopal, where I have deepened my passion for biology. I have an inherent inclination for protein dynamics and cancer biology. In my master’s thesis, I will be exploring roles of nucleoporins in Drosophila development. My passion for research comes from the combination of my diverse interests.

Outside the laboratory, you can find me playing badminton or expressing myself through various art forms.

(jagtap21@iiserb.ac.in )

Lisupriya Baral

Born and brought up in the capital, New Delhi. After completing my schooling, I came to IISER Bhopal to pursue my love for science. I am currently in my last year as a BS-MS student. For my master's thesis, I am working on a project to understand the role of nucleoporins in regulating autophagy in the larval stage of Drosophila.

In my spare time I like to work on my artistic side, I draw, paint, or make some craft stuff.

(lisupriya21@iiserb.ac.in)

Shambhavi Mishra

Born and brought up in the city of pen and sword, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, I am a BSMS student and will be joining the lab to undertake my thesis work. I am a science enthusiast who also loves to play volleyball and listen to music in my leisure time.

I will be working on cytoskeletal proteins SUMOylation project. Currently, I am carrying out project work with Dr. Arun Sampathkumar at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Berlin, Germany.

(shambhavi21@iiserb.ac.in)