Savita Devi, PhD
Savita Devi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Contact: savitadevi@bt.iith.ac.in
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Savita Devi, PhD, received her Master’s and Doctorate degree from University of Hyderabad, India; where she joined Prof. Niyaz Ahmed lab and identified a novel mechanism employed by Helicobacter pylori to evade robust immune activation by exploiting the functional plasticity of innate immune receptors.
In August 2017, she moved to USA for postdoctoral studies, first she joined Prof. Marja Nevalainen lab at Medical College of Wisconsin, USA and studied the role of JAK-STAT signaling in Prostate Cancer. Next, she did a short postdoc with Prof. Rodney Newberry at Washington University St. Louis, USA; where she worked on the role of goblet cell associated antigen passages in the induction and maintenance of tolerance in colon. In December 2019, she joined Prof. Christian Stehlik and Prof. Andrea Dorfleutner lab at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA; where she deciphered the activation and regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome.
In February 2024, she moved back to India and started her own lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at IISER Berhampur. In May 2024, Savita joined Department of Biotechnology at IIT Hyderabad, where she is an Assistant Professor and headed an innate immunity and inflammasome focused laboratory.
Subhashree Mahalik
Subhashree Mahalik
Doctoral Student, Joined: August 2024
Contact: bt24resch11011@iith.ac.in
Subhashree earned her master's degree in Zoology from the Central University of Kerala, where her dissertation explored ‘screening of brackishwater crab species for potential pathogens infecting the hepatopancreas’. In her current research, she explores innate immune sensing mechanisms, focusing on how diverse pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) activate the NLRP3 inflammasome.
She investigates its role in mediating inflammation across various diseases, aiming to identify therapeutic targets to better modulate immune responses and improve treatment strategies. In her leisure time, she enjoys exploring classical music, dancing, and sharing her passion for learning through teaching.
Renjith V. S
Renjith V. S
Doctoral Student, Joined: Jan 2025
Contact: bt25resch01004@iith.ac.in
Renjith completed his Integrated Master's in Life Sciences from the Central University of Tamil Nadu, India, in 2023. He qualified CSIR-NET JRF July 2024 (AIR- 83), ICMR JRF (Category II) 2024, CSIR-NET LS December 2023 (AIR-53), GATE-XL (2024, 2023) and JGEEBIL 2024. He is interested in unraveling “Regulation of inflammatory caspases in Cancer”.
Saurabh Singh Yadav
Saurabh Singh Yadav
Doctotal Student, Joined: Jan 2025
Contact: bt25resch01007@iith.ac.in
Saurabh completed his Bachelor in Science (B.Sc.) in Biotechnology from Ewing Christian College, Prayagraj and Master in Science (M.Sc). in Biotechnology from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra. Before joining Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad as PhD research fellow in 2025, he worked as a project JRF at All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi (2023-24). He qualified DBT-JRF (2024) as well as GATE-BT (2022, 2024) and GATE-LS (2022). His interests include music, sketching, reading and games.
Research Interest: Regulation of NLRP1 Inflammasome.
Shruti Khandelwal
Shruti Khandelwal
B.Tech Student, Joined: Jan 2025
Contact: bt22btech11015@iith.ac.in
Shruti is a 3rd-year undergraduate student at IIT Hyderabad from the Biotechnology Department. She completed her schooling at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Umaria, M.P. Her interests include RNA-Seq analysis and applying machine learning in bioinformatics and biotechnology.
Anushuya Ghatak
Anushuya Ghatak
M.Tech Student, Joined June 2025.
Contact: bt24mtech14011@iith.ac.in
Anushuya Ghatak, currently is in her second year of M.Tech at IIT Hyderabad. She completed her B.Tech in Biotechnology from Guwahati University, where her research focused was on the extraction of oligosaccharides from agro-waste materials such as peanut shells and corncobs, and studied their potential probiotic properties. Alongside academics, She is passionate about music and pursue singing as a hobby. She also serve as the Hospitality and Logistics Head of the SPIC MACAY club at IIT Hyderabad, where She contribute to organizing and managing cultural events.
Silky Sau
Silky Sau
M.Tech Student, Joined June 2025
Contact: bt24mtech11007@iith.ac.in
Silky have completed her B.Sc and M.Sc. from the Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University,Kolkata. Her masters project focused on the heavy metal stress in Oryza sativa. Currently she is a 2nd year M.Tech student in the department of Biotechnology, IIT Hyderabad. Her research interests include immunology and related areas such as host microbe interactions.
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