Team Members

It's always Teamwork

Dr. Veena S. Patil

Principal Investigator /Team leader @ NII since 2019

Phone: 26717121 to 45 Ext.585; 26741382

E-mail: veena@nii.ac.in

Education

MSc (Agri): Genetics and Plant Breeding

PhD: Temasek Life Sciences laboratory / Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Post-doctoral training: La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, USA /University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA / Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBPMDI), La Jolla, USA

Mr. Raunak Kar

PhD Student (2019 batch)

I have had an interest in the field of immunology since my post-graduate days (St. Xavier’s, Kolkata), owing to the wonderful guidance of my immunology professor in college. Joining this institute was a dream come true as I had aspired to be here since 3rd year of college (P.S. an integrated course student: have the patience of a long tenure course ;)). I was always interested in mathematics and chemistry had been always my favorite subjects, but being introduced to Biotechnology in high school intrigued me to the wonders of life and biological processes. Learning about the nuances of life fascinated me and for that matter I am currently on the pursuit to characterize a unique subset of T-cells – CD4-CTLs, an opportunity bestowed upon me be by my PI and I am grateful for that. P.P.S. It’s true that being the first student has its perks. Kanpai!

I can be reached at riku2019@nii.ac.in

Ms. Kirti Sharma

PhD student (2020 batch)

I joined Immuno-genomics Lab (IGL) recently in September 2020 as a Ph.D. student. Prior to this, I completed my graduation and post-graduation in Biochemistry from the University of Delhi and the University of Hyderabad respectively. Since my graduation days, I have always found Stem cell biology and Immunology as very interesting fields to explore in science. For me, the fascinating thing about exploring these subjects is finding that the more we learn, the more we realize that we don't know and there's just so much out there to explore. I always wanted to pursue my research career in the field of human Immunology. The project which I am working on is to understand the neonatal immune system response during sepsis. Also I want to check how dynamically the proportion of various immune cells and their subsets changes during sepsis by analyzing their corresponding global gene expression patterns. Apart from working in the lab, I love to play badminton, enjoy dancing, art and craft, listening to music, and as I am a big foodie so I love to explore various food joints across the city in my spare time.

I can be reached at kirti@nii.ac.in

Ms. Shreya Sinha

PhD Student 2022 batch

While immunology always seemed very complicated and elusive to me, genomics was something completely unheard of . When I came to NII, I was not planning on joining an immunology lab. I chose to join this team based on how they did their science rather than what they did. Now that I am working in this field I have started to enjoy learning about the enigma that is the immune system. I am currently using a transcriptomic approach to understand the immune response of preterm neonates to infection from various pathogens which leads to sepsis. From doing 18hours long experiments to convincing our PI to take us out for random coffee outings I have realised that science is more fun when done with a shared vision than a personal goal.

PS- You can find me at every other desk other than mine.

Ms. Zainab Khatun

PhD Student 2023W batch

Ms. Medhatithi Chakraborty

PhD Student 2024W batch

Ms.Manjulika Vardhan

PhD Student 2024W batch

Ms. Sarojini Minj

Technical officer

Mr. Nandlal Arya

Technician

Past members

Dr. Mudit Agarwal

MD student AIIMS

Mr. Anas A S

Project Associate (Bioinformatics)

Ms. Gayathri D

Project Associate (Bioinformatics)

Dr. Rohit Gupta

Post-doc/SRF

Ms. Atheena Menon G

JRF

Mr. Fajar PM

MS Studnet from IISER Pune

Mr. Belal Ahmad

Project JRF

I completed my M.Sc in Biotechnology from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. During my graduation years I developed a particular interest in the area of immunology. It always intrigued me that such well developed immune machinery could also have faults which can lead to fatal diseases. My area of research focuses on a unique subset of T-cells-CD4-CTLs during viral infection.

Other than this I enjoy travelling and playing chess.

late Mr. Kiran Pal Singh

Technician

Dr. Gopika Gupta

SRF/Postdoc

Ms. Athira Anil

JRF

Mr. Surajkumar Sahoo

JRF

Mr. Ashish

Technician

Mr. Ghanshyam

Technician

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