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Lab Members
Lab Members
Present Lab Members
Present Lab Members
Vinica Dhar
Vinica Dhar
Vinica did her M.Sc. in Biotechnology from University of Jammu
Joined PhD in January 2015. Currently she is writing her thesis.
Her PhD research is mainly focused on exploring how Vibrio cholerae outer membrane porin OmpU modulates dendritic cell function.
Publication during PhD
Dhar V, Gandhi S, Sakharwade SC, Kaur A. (2022). Submitted.
Kundu N, Verma P, Kumar A, Dhar V, Dutta S, Chattopadhyay K. (2020). Biochemistry. 59(4) 605-614
Prasad GVRK, Dhar V et al. (2019). Journal of Immunology. 202 (8) 2431-2450
Arpita Sharma
Arpita Sharma
Arpita did her Masters in Biomedical Sciences from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), University of Delhi.
Joined PhD in January, 2017.
Arpita's research mainly focused on elucidating how Vibrio cholerae outer membrane protein OmpU translocates to host cell mitochondria
Publication during PhD
Sharma A, Yadav SP, Sarma D, Mukhopadhaya A. (2022). Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 128:35-77.
Shraddha Gandhi
Shraddha Gandhi
Shraddha did her Masters from Central University of Rajasthan.
Joined PhD in Jan, 2017. Shraddha is a joint PhD student with Dr. Kausik Chattopadhyay
Shraddha's research work mainly focused on exploring how Vibrio cholerae cytolysin (VCC) affects dendritic cell activation and antigen presentation.
Publication during PhD
Kaur D, Gandhi S, Mukhopadhaya A. (2021). 89(8):e0012121. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00121-21.
Mondal AK, Sreekumar A, Kundu N, Kathuria R, Verma P, Gandhi S. et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018;1112:281-291.
Yogesh Saxena
Yogesh Saxena
Yogesh did his M. Sc. in Biotechnology from Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu.
Joined PhD in August 2017.
His research work is mainly focused on understanding the role of Vibrio vulnificus OmpU in modulation of macrophage responses.
Publication during PhD
Saxena Y, Routh S, Mukhopadhaya A. (2021) Frontiers in Immunology. 12:687037.
Shashi Prakash Yadav
Shashi Prakash Yadav
Shashi joined as Integrated MS-Ph.D in Biological Sciences of IISER Mohali in 2016
Joined Lab as a Ph.D student in August 2018
Shashi is trying to investigate the role of Vibrio cholerae outer membrane porin OmpU in modulating host's intestinal immune responses.
Publication during PhD
Sharma A, Yadav SP, Sarma D, Mukhopadhaya A. (2022) Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 128:35-77.
(Joint first author)
Dwipjyoti Sarma
Dwipjyoti Sarma
Dwipjyoti did his M. Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Tezpur University, Assam
Joined PhD in January 2020
His research work is mainly focused on understanding the role of scavenger receptor CD36 in Vibrio cholerae OmpU-mediated immune cell activation.
Publication during PhD
Sharma A, Yadav SP, Sarma D, Mukhopadhaya A. (2022) Adv Protein Chem Struct Biol. 128:35-77.
Sanjeev Routh
Sanjeev Routh
Sanjeev joined as integrated MS-PhD in Biological Sciences of IISER Mohali in 2018.
He Joined the lab as a PhD student in 2020.
Sanjeev's research work is mainly focused on exploring if and how LOX-1 scavenger receptor is involved in macrophage activation by Vibrio cholerae OmpU
Publication during PhD
Saxena Y, Routh S, Mukhopadhaya A. (2021) Frontiers in Immunology. 12:687037. (Joint first author)
Past Lab Members (graduated)
Past Lab Members (graduated)
Dr. Deepinder Kaur, PhD
Dr. Deepinder Kaur, PhD
Deepinder received her PhD degree in the year 2021. Currently she is a Post-doctoral research fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York
She did her M.Sc in Biotechnology from Thapar University, Patiala
Joined PhD in Aug 2014. Her PhD research is mainly focused on characterization of Salmonella typhimurium outer membrane protein OmpV
Publication from PhD
Kaur D, et al. (2022). Submitted
Kaur D, Gandhi S, Mukhopadhaya A. (2021). 89(8):e0012121. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00121-21.
Kaur D, et al. (2020). Cellular Microbiology. e13172. doi: 10.1111/cmi.13172
Review:
Gulati A, Kaur D. et al. (2018). Adv Exp Med Biol. 1112:255-280.
Dr. Aakanksha Gulati, PhD
Dr. Aakanksha Gulati, PhD
Aakanksha received her PhD degree in the year 2020. Currently she is a post-doctoral research associate at Wyss Institute, Harvard University.
She did her M.Sc. in Biotechnology from D.A.V. college (Panjab University).
Her PhD research was focussed on understanding host innate immune modulation by Vibrio parahaemolyticus outer membrane porin OmpU as well as Salmonella typhimurium translocation effector protein SteA. Aakanksha received her provisional PhD degree in February 2020.
Publications from PhD
Gulati A, et al. (2019). Frontiers in Immunology.10:2822.
Gulati A, et al. (2019). Infection and Immunity. 23;87(5). pii: e00809-18.
Review:
Gulati A, et al. (2018). Adv Exp Med Biol.1112:255-280
Dr. GVR Krishna Prasad, PhD
Dr. GVR Krishna Prasad, PhD
Krishna received his PhD degree in the year 2020. Currently he is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
He did his Integrated B.Sc/M.Sc. in Biotechnology from
St. Xavier's college, Kolkata.
His PhD research was focused on signaling pathways involving MAPkinase activation by V. cholerae porin OmpU and its effect on OmpU-mediated inflammatory responses. Krishna submitted his thesis in September 2019. Got his provisional PhD degree in November 2019.
Publication from PhD
Prasad GVRK, et al. (2019). Journal of Immunology, 202(8): 2431-2450.
Gupta S, Prasad GVRK, et al. (2015). Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(52): 31051–31068
Sidiq S, Prasad GVRK, et al. (2017). Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 121 (16), pp 4247–4256.
Reviews:
Gulati A, Kaur D, Prasad GVRK, et al. (2018) Adv Exp Med Biol.1112:255-280
Sakharwade SC, Prasad GVRK, et al. (2015) Adv Exp Med Biol. 842:79-108.
Dr. Sanica C. Sakharwade, PhD
Dr. Sanica C. Sakharwade, PhD
Sanica received her PhD degree in the year 2017. Currently, she is working as an Instructional Designer in Thomson Digital [a division of Thomson Press (India) Ltd.] in Noida, India.
Publications from PhD
Sakharwade SC. et al. (2015). Molecular Immunology. 68(2 Pt A):312-24.
Sakharwade, SC. et al. (2015). Adv Exp Med Biol. 842:79-108.
Sakharwade SC. et al. (2013). Plos One, 27;8(9):e76583.
Dr. Shelly Gupta, PhD
Dr. Shelly Gupta, PhD
Shelly received her PhD degree in the year 2017. Currently, she is working as an assistant professor in Lovely Profession University in Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Publications from PhD
Gupta S, et al. J. Biol. Chem. 290(52):31051-68.
Khan J, Gupta, S, et al. (2012). Protein Expression and Purification, 85(2):204-10.
Dr. Junaid Khan, PhD
Dr. Junaid Khan, PhD
Junaid received his PhD degree in the year 2017. Currently, he is working as a Post-doc at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Publications from PhD
Khan J, et al. (2015). Immunobiology. 220 (11), 1199-209.
Khan J, et al. (2012). Protein Expression and Purification, 85(2):204-10.
With PhD and summer students 2019
With PhD and summer students 2019
Present lab members
Present lab members
Masters students supervising/supervised for MS thesis dissertation
Masters students supervising/supervised for MS thesis dissertation
1) Anurag Kanaujia (2011-12)
2) Kasturi Banerjee (2012-13)
4) Priyanka Jeeth (2014-15)
5) Raminder Singh (2016-17)
6) Rhythm Shukla (2017-2018)
7) Shuvam Gajrani (2019-20)
8) Mohit Barsain (2019-20)
9) Shivansh (2019-20)
10) Celina Meena (2020-2021)
11) Manisha Kalsain (2020-2021)
12) Avani (2021-2022)
13) Shreya Ajith (2021-2022)
Post-doctorate researchers
Post-doctorate researchers
Dr. Ritam Sinha
Dr. Ritam Sinha
Post-doc (2017)
Post-doc (2017)
Currently, working as a Post-doc in Michigan State University
Dr. Praveen Sharma
Dr. Praveen Sharma
Post-doc (2011-2012)
Post-doc (2011-2012)
Currently working in Reddy's lab, Hyderabad
Dr. Ranjai Kumar
Dr. Ranjai Kumar
Post-doc (2013-16)
Post-doc (2013-16)
Currently, working as a research scientist at Integral Biosciences, Noida, India
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