Members

Principal Investigator

Dr. Chandan Sahi

Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

IISER Bhopal

Email: sahi@iiserb.ac.in

Chandan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Delhi, South Campus (Laboratory of Prof. Anil Grover, Department of Plant Molecular Biology). Then he moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Laboratory of Prof. Elizabeth Craig, Department of Biochemistry), where he worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow and Assistant Scientist before moving to IISER Bhopal, India.

CURRENT MEMBERS

Anup Kumar Biswal

Graduate Student

Anup obtained his Master's degree from Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh). He joined the group as a CSIR-JRF in December 2019. He is interested in identifying aggregate-prone proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana and understanding how they are remodeled by different molecular chaperones.

Neha Sharma

Graduate Student

Neha has completed her Master's in Botany from Banaras Hindu University. She is a CSIR fellow. Neha joined CSBL in January 2020. She is primarily interested in exploring the role of mitochondrial JDPs in plant stress response. Apart from JDPs, Neha likes trekking, music, visiting new places and playing cricket and badminton.

Yadvendradatta R. Y.

Graduate Student

Yadvendradatta is a Ph.D. student. He completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Bhavan's College, University of Mumbai and became a member of CSBL group in December 2021. Yadvendradatta is DBT-JRF fellow. He is involved in functional study of cytosolic J-domain proteins considering Arabidopsis thaliana as a role model. Also he like to travel, explore new places, watching movies, listening music and playing badminton.

Shreyosi Dey

Graduate Student

Shreyosi completed her Master's in Botany from Banaras Hindu University. She joined CSBL in August 2022 as a DBT-JRF. Shreyosi is exploring the role of cytosolic chaperones in ribosome biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Besides, she also enjoys writing poetry and listening music

Meghna G. Roy

Graduate Student

Meghna joined the lab in May 2023. She completed her Master's from University of Kalyani. She loves to travel, watch movies and try out new recipes in her free time. Her research work is funded by UGC and she is working on plant and yeast system.

Ajay Babu K

Graduate Student

Ajay earned his Master's degree in Botany from Kannur University, Kerala and joined CSBL in August 2024. He is interested in studying the functionality of molecular chaperones in Arabidopsis thaliana. He finds immense joy and fulfillment in teaching. Apart from his scientific pursuits, Ajay also enjoys staying active through kho kho and badminton and venturing into new travel experiences.

Dharani Kurup

Graduate Student

Dharani has completed her Master's in Biotechnology from University of Hyderabad. She joined CSBL in January 2025. She is exploring the role of cytosolic J-domain proteins in yeast. Besides this she also enjoys travelling, watching movies and journalling.

Oshni Pyasi

Graduate Student

Oshni has completed her Master’s in Life Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is a DBT-JRF fellow and joined CSBL in August 2025. Her primary research interest lies in exploring the role of mitochondrial JDPs in plant stress responses. Beyond her academic pursuits, Oshni enjoys reading novels, discovering good food, and listening to music.

Parth Chaddha

Undergraduate Student

Parth is pursuing his undergraduate studies at IISER Bhopal. He is from Bhopal. He joined CSBL for his MS thesis in May 2025. Parth is primarily interested in exploring the role of JDPs in yeast. Apart from his academic pursuits, he enjoys playing online games,watching web series, and playing outdoor sports.

Rushda Parveen

Undergraduate Student

Rushda is an undergraduate student at IISER Bhopal. She joined CSBL in June 2025 for her MS Thesis. Her work is focused on ribosome associated chaperones. Outside the lab, she loves watching crime documentaries, horror movies and trying new cuisines.

Shruti Gupta

Undergraduate Student

Shruti is an undergraduate student at IISER Bhopal, currently pursuing her MS thesis with CSBL since August 2025. She is from Mumbai. Her work focuses on exploring the spliceosomal functions of chaperones. Beyond the lab, she enjoys immersing herself in music, unraveling murder mysteries through books, and binge-watching web series.

Rajendra Nagar

Laboratory Technician (2017-present)

Akash Nagar

Laboratory Technician (2023-present)

ALUMNI

Ph.D.s and Post-docs

Dr. Sandeep K Raut

PhD Student (2012-18)

Current: General Manager, TBI, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad

Dr. Amit K Verma

PhD Student (2012-18)

Post-doctoral fellow (2018-20)

Current: Post-doctoral fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA

Dr. Neha Dobriyal

PhD Student (2012-18)

Current: Post-doctoral fellow, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Dr. Chetana Tamadaddi

Undergraduate (2014-15)

PhD Student (2015-2021)

Current: Post-doctoral fellow, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Yogesh Tak

PhD Student (2015-21)

Current: Post-doctoral fellow, The UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA

Dr. Kirpa Yadav

Ph.D Student (2016-24)

Dr. Preeti Sagarika

Ph.D Student (2017-24)

Current: DBT-RA, JNCASR, Bangalore

Dr. Silviya S Lal

Undergraduate (2016-17)

Ph.D Student (2017-2024)

Dr. Gouri Satheesh

Ph.D Student (2019-25)

Dr. Disha Mody

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Current: Sanskar Valley School, Bhopal.

Dr. Zeyaul Islam

Post Doctoral Fellow (2013- 15)

Current: Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Andre LB Ambrosio group, LNBio, Campinas, Brazil

Undergraduates and JRFs

Danish Diwan

Project JRF (2013-16)

Current: Ph.D. Student, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Aseem Srivastava

Undergraduate (2013-14)

Current: Ph.D. Student, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Susrita Sarkar

Undergraduate (2013-14)

Current: Ph.D. Student, Brandeis University, USA

Ankita Das

Undergraduate (2014-15)

Current: Ph.D. Student, Ohio State University, USA

Prashant Waiker

Undergraduate (2014-15)

Current: Ph.D. Student, University of North Carolina, USA

Late. Prerna Tripathi

Undergraduate (2015-16)

Vinay Sagar

Undergraduate (2015-16)

Current: Ph.D. Student, NCBS Bangalore

Devesh Thakur

Undergraduate (2016-17)

Kusum Lata

Undergraduate (2016-17)

Current: Ph.D. Student, IISER Mohali

Reena Katke

Undergraduate (2017-18)

Shilpa Gopan

Undergraduate (2017-18)

Current: Ph.D. Student, IISER Pune

Gopika Sasikumar

Undergraduate (2018-19)

Current: Ph.D. Student, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany

Parul Gupta

Undergraduate (2018-19)

Current: Ph.D. Student, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

Anup K Prusty

Undergraduate (2019-20)

Fathima Afsal

Undergraduate (2019-20)

Current: Ph.D. Student, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Madhumita B

Undergraduate (2019-20)

Current: Ph.D. Student, IISc Bangalore

Vyankatesh Zambare

Dissertation student (2019-20)

Current: Ph.D. Student, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Anjitha Gireesh

Undergraduate (2020-21)

Current: Ph.D. Student, University of Edinburgh, UK

Minita Y Desai

Undergraduate (2020-21)

Current: Ph.D. Student, NCBS Bangalore

Shrestha Rath

Undergraduate (2020-21)

Biosecurity Researcher, Centre for Effective Altruism USA

Aryama Das

Undergraduate (2021-22)

Avanti Vairagkar

Undergraduate (2021-22)

Current: Ph.D. Student, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Sreehari P

Undergraduate (2021-22)

Deepsika P.

Undergraduate (2022-23)

Vihar Ramteke

Undergraduate (2022-23)

Ishani Sengupta

M.Sc. (2023-24)

Current: Ph.D. Student, IIMCB - International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology ,Poland

Geethika Hareendranath

Undergraduate (2024-25)

Souparnika S

Undergraduate (2024-25)

Current: Ph.D. Student, IISc Bangalore

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