Team
Prof. Tulika Prakash Srivastava
Principal Investigator
My research interests are applying Microbiology, Computational Biology, Evolutionary methods, and Next Generation Sequencing methods to solve challenges related to:
Probiotics, Immune mechanisms, Disease Biomarkers, Autoimmunity
Environmental Pollutants, Waste treatment, Novel microbes.
Current Members
Mr. Arjun O. K.
Research Scholar (2019 - present)
Arjun is interested in studying bacterial populations using different genomics approaches. His area of research focuses on utilizing comparative genomics to identify taxa-specific signature sequences which can potentially represent a bacterial population. Before joining the lab, he was working on understanding how genetic divergence can contribute to reproductive isolation resulting in the speciation and adaptation of Drosophila species.
Ms. Rashmi Ira
Research Scholar (2020 - present)
Rashmi’s core interest is in Microbiology and Next Generation Sequencing. She has experience in 16S metagenomic sequencing on the Illumina platform. Her research work is focused on designing of microbial consortia for wastewater treatment, biogas production, and degradation of natural and synthetic polymers using metagenomics and comparative transcriptomic approaches.
Ms. Pratyusha Patidar
Research Scholar (2021 - present)
Pratyusha is a DST-Inspire fellow. Her research interest lies in Human genome analysis, Autoimmunity, and human health. Previously, she has worked on human ChIP-Seq datasets and natural fungal pigment extraction for dyeing applications. In the Systems Biology lab, she is interested in learning about the underlying mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders using multi-OMICS, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, and Immunoinformatics approaches . Besides research, Pratyusha enjoys Cooking, Music, Painting, Poem writing, and spending time with the natural scenic beauty in her free time.
Ms. Sandhya Yadav
Research Scholar (2022 - present)
Sandhya has done her graduation and post-graduation in Microbiology from the University of Mumbai. Her previous work involved total lipids isolation from algae cells for biodiesel conversion as a cure for algal bloom due to eutrophication. She is currently working on a microbial approach for pollutant degradation as a process of bioremediation.
Dr. S. Gurunathan
Senior Project Scientist for NGS (2022- present)
Dr. Gurunathan is working as a Senior Project Scientist for the NGS facility in the lab. He has expertise in specialized fields including Microbial Biotechnology, Microbial Bioinformatics, Bacteriology, Bioprocess Technology, Bioprogramming, Immunology, and Genomics & Proteomics. He is trained in designing, planning, handling, and managing NGS sequencing experiments.
Harshita Sharma
Ph.D. Scholar (2023-Present)
Harshita joined the lab in Aug 2023. She did her post graduation from JUIT, Waknaghat and graduation from University of Delhi. Her previous work involved biochemical characterization and application of phytase enzyme. Later, she worked on the testing of dairy products at the National Referral Centre for Milk Quality and Safety (NRCMQS). She is currently working on fermented food products.
Rija Kalita
Ph.D. Scholar (2023-Present)
Rija is a DST INSPIRE fellow. She completed her Masters in Biotechnology from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. She has previously worked on mice model to study inflammatory diseases. Her research interest revolves around health and diseases and is currently working on the underlying genetic determinants associated with autoimmune diseases. Apart from research, she also loves painting, dancing, cooking, exploring new places, and reading novels.
Shweta
Ph.D. Scholar (2023-Present)
Shweta joined the lab as a PhD scholar in Aug 2023. She completed her MTech in Biotechnology from IIT Guwahati where she worked on the production of bioethanol using wheat straw by co-culturing fungi and yeasts. Thereafter, she worked as a JRF at BITS, Pilani. Currently, she is working on degradation of lignocellulosic waste.
Vanshika Sharma
M.tech (Research) Student (2023-Present)
Vanshika is enrolled in M. Tech. (Research) degree program. She completed her Bachelors in Biotechnology from Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan. She has previously worked on Plant Tissue Culture and her current research project is focused on Auto-immune diseases.
Ms. Neetu
Project Staff (2023-Present)
Nitu has joined the lab as an SRF for the SERB-supported COVID-19 surveillance project.
Our Alumni
Mr. Rahul (Intern May-July 2023): Rahul was a summer intern in the lab and his project work involved the in silico analysis of Metagenomic dataset to study the probiotic roles of gut microbial species.
Mr. Sachin: (Project Staff 2023): Sachin joined the lab as Field Assistant for the SERB-supported COVID-19 surveillance project.
Ms. Saumya Shukla: M.tech Biotechnology Aug 2023, Thesis project - Systems Biology application in environment pollutant degradation and conversion to valuables.
Mr. Jitesh Adwani: M.tech Biotechnology Aug 2023. Jitesh is currently working as Scientist-I at Strand Life Sciences, Bangalore.
Ms. Snehlata Rao: M.tech Biotechnology Aug 2022, Currently, Snehalata is working as a Ph.D. scholar at IIT Kanpur.
Dr. Priti Pandita: Dr. Priti worked as a Field Applicant Scientist (for NGS) in the lab. She is presently working as a Molecular Biologist at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH-NIH).
Dr. Aditi Jangid (Ph.D. scholar). She worked as a Postdoctoral fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Presently, she is doing a Postdoc at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
Mr. Prashant Pandey (Ph.D. Scholar Feb 2022 - June 2022): Prashant is working as Senior Scientist at Biocon Limited.
Ms. Mira Koul (M.Tech. Biotechnology June 2021). Currently, Mira is pursuing Ph.D. at IIT Roorkee.
Ms. Jeevita Konari (M.Tech. Biotechnology June 2021). Jeevita is presently a Ph.D. scholar at IIT Chennai.
Dr. Fauzul Mobeen (PhD scholar)
Dr. Vikas Sharma (PhD scholar)
Dr. Shrawan Kumar worked as a Field Applicant Scientist in the lab. Presently, Dr. Kumar is working at QIAGEN.
Ms. Mayuri Mathur (Project student May-Nov 2019)
Ms. Priya Singh (M.Tech. Biotechnology Aug 2018 - Jun 2019). Currently, she is working as a research student at CCMB, Hyderabad.
Ms. Rupinder Kaur (Project Student May 2018 - Dec 2019)
Ms. Shatabisha Bhattacharjee (Project Student 2017 - 2019)
Mr. Somdutt (M.Tech. Biotechnology Aug 2017 - June 2018). Somdutt is pursuing his PhD at IIT Delhi.
Ms. Arisha Arora (B.Tech in Biotechnology 2014-2018)
Mr. Gaurav Chetal (M.S. by Research Feb 2013 - 2016)