Lab Members

Prior affiliation- I have done M.Sc. in biochemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Project-I am working on a project dealing with the role of BMP and Wnt signaling in pathogenesis of osteoarthritis with aging of mice articular cartilage and its therapeutics.

Hobbies- Reading books, debate on social issues and discussion on great scientific questions.

Prior affiliation: I completed my Masters in Biochemistry from University of Allahabad. In 2018, I joined PhD programme in BSBE, IIT Kanpur.

Project: Currently, I have been working on articular cartilage development and possible regenerative therapies for osteoarthritis using 3D Bioprinting. Concurrently, I am also interested in investigating the relationship of YAP, BMP signaling and Dpysl3 in embryonic limb development.

Prior affiliation: I have done my M.Tech in Industrial Biotechnology from NIT Karnataka, Surathkal. 

Project: I am working on finding novel molecular regulators of joint/articular cartilage differentiation. This will not only add to existing knowledge about articular cartilage development but also eventually open new avenues for the treatment of Osteoarthritis.

I am from Aligarh, UP, I completed my Bachelors of Technology from HCST, Mathura in 2015, I can be contacted on pnkjbsbe@gmail.com, I am trying to identify the gene regulatory network critical for differentiation of stem cells into bone cells. 

I like to play volleyball, listen to punjabi songs

I completed my B.Tech. in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata in 2018. In the same year I joined BSBE, IIT-K as an M.Tech. student in Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhay’s lab. Towards the end of my Masters tenure in 2020, I decided to continue in the same lab and converted my degree to Ph.D. I am currently invested in investigating the role of FGF4-mediated FGF signaling in limb skeleton branching. Apart from academics, I’m also trained in fine arts; so I usually spend my leisure hours as a sketch artist.

Mail id: oeshi@iitk.ac.in

I completed my Integrated M.Sc. in Biotechnology from VIT, Vellore. I joined Dr. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay’s lab as a Ph.D. student in July, 2019. I am currently working towards understanding the molecular mechanism of limb branching using chick embryo as a model organism. My research project aims at dissecting out the crosstalk that occurs among different signaling pathways in the context of limb branching. My hobbies include reading books, watching cricket and listening to music.

Email: akshara@iitk.ac.in

Before joining the lab as a PhD Scholar, I obtained my B.Tech (Biotechnology) from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) Noida. 

Currently I am working on understanding the process of endochondral ossification specifically the origin of osteoblasts and articular chondrocytes. 

Email: aroras@iitk.ac.in

I am Saahiba, a PhD scholar at Prof Amitabha Bandyopadhyay’s Lab, joined in December 2020. My masters is in Biochemistry from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore while my bachelors is in Botany, Zoology and Chemistry from Lucknow University. My work revolves around exploring the link between autophagy and a developing limb. Coffee and travelling rejuvenate me to get back to work with all my focus.