Ram Mishra

I hail from the holy city of Varanasi. I did my Bachelors in Chemistry (Hons.) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Due to my interest in Biology, I chose Biotechnology in my Masters. Later, I moved to Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai for my PhD with Dr. Rohit Mittal. This is where I learnt about SUMO and am still fascinated with. After completing PhD in mid 2005, I moved to National Institutes of Health (NIH) to work as post doctoral fellow in the pioneering SUMO biology lab of Dr. Mary Dasso. However, I was introduced to altogether new field of nuclear pore proteins (Nups). I learnt all my cell biology inclinations for nuclear pore proteins and familiarized myself with excellent system of Xenopus egg extract here. After a brief introduction to developmental biology at another lab at NIH, I joined IISER Bhopal in November 2011. I have been actively involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching since then and learning a lot in the process.