Associate Professor (2021-Present)

Assistant Professor (2015-2021)

Postdoctoral Research, Cleveland Clinic (2009-2015)

PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2003-2008)

MBBS, Mysore Medical College (1997-2003)

Dr Lekha EM (Postdoctoral Fellow)

BE in Biotechnology, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (2008-2012)

MTech in Biotechnology, RV College of Engineering (2012-2014)

PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015-2021)

Joined Dept of Biochemistry in 2015

Dr Sangeetha Devi Kumar (Postdoctoral Fellow)

BSc in Life Sciences, Bhavan's Vivekananda College, Osmania University (2012-2015)

Int PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015-2023)

Joined Dept of Biochemistry in 2015

Md Noor Akhtar (Int PhD Student)

BSc in Biochemistry, Aligarh Muslim University (2013-2016)

Int PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2016-Present)

Kirtana Vasu (Int PhD Student)

BSc (Honours) in Biological Sciences, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi (2014-2017)

Int PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2017-Present)

Saubhik Som (Int PhD Student)

BSc (Honours) in Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata (2014-2017)

Int PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2017-Present)

Debraj Manna (PhD Student)

BSc (Honours) in Microbiology, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta (2014-2017)

MSc in Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (2017-2019)

PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2019-Present)



Japita Ghosh (Int PhD Student)

BSc (Honours) in Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata (2016-2019)

Int PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2019-Present)

Swati Ghosh (Int PhD Student)

BSc (Honours) in Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani (2017-2021)

Int PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2021-Present)

Dhruvi Solanki (MSc Student)

BSc (Honours) in Zoology, Sir PT Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat (2019-2022)

MSc, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2022-Present)

Divya V (Project Assistant)


BSc in Biotechnology, MES Degree College of Arts Commerce Science, Bangalore University (2014-2017)

MSc in Microbiology, MS Ramaiah College of Arts Commerce Science, Bangalore University (2017-2019)

Project Assistant (2020-Present)

Lakshmi Rajesh (Lab Assistant)