Lab members

Project- I am interested in understanding how cortical neurogenesis occurs in an amazingly orchestrated manner?

Prior affiliation- Bachelor of Pharmacy from BBD University, Lucknow

Hobbies- I follow stand-up comedy, cricket and Indian politics religiously. 

Project- I am interested to look how BMP signaling plays a role in different phases of cortical neurogenesis. 

Prior affiliation- Msc. Zoology CSJMU kanpur

Hobbies- Reading, watching web series and travelling different places.

Working on Investigating the role of downstream BMP targets in mouse forebrain cortex development.

Ph.D. student joined in December 2024

Bachelor's With Zoology honours from Banaras Hindu University, 2022

Master's in Zoology from Banaras Hindu University, 2024

Project :-  I am working on understanding the role of various Metabolism related Genes in the development of the Hindbrain Boundary as well as understanding the forces that help in the invagination of ventral forebrain using AFM.

Prior affiliation :- I have done my Master's and Bachelor's in Botanyfrom CSJM university , Kanpur

Hobbies :- I love Painting and  Reading books.

I have done my bachelor's from Utkal University in Pharmacy and now pursuing M.Tech. 

Project- Working on the forebrain roof plate invagination in chick models

Hobbies- Watching movies, Cricket enthusiastic

I am Komal, i joined the lab as Ph.D student in July 2025. I did my M.sc in Zoology from PPN college CSJMU university Kanpur. I'm interested in investigating patterning and neuronal differentiation in forebrain. 

Hobbies: Reading, Singing, badminton.

My name is Shreya Yadav, and I am a PhD student in Prof. Jonaki Sen's lab. Prior to joining the PhD program, I completed my M.Tech in the same lab, and before that, I earned a Master's degree in Botany from Agra University. Outside the lab, I enjoy singing, painting, and art and craft.

Personal Write-up: I am a dual-degree student pursuing a Bachelor's and Master's (BT-MT) at BSBE, IITK. I am pursuing my masters in the Developmental Neurobiology Lab under the guidance of Prof. Jonaki Sen. 

Project: I am working to understand the role of PTK7 in Vertebrate Hindbrain development through its role in Chick Hindbrain Rhombomere boundary formation and the effect of its knockdown.

Hobbies: Following and performing stand-up comedy, Quizzing, Art, Comics and Anime.

Prior affiliation -  Graduated with BS-MS Dual Degree: Biology Majors, from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur in 2021.

Ph.D Project – Under the supervision of Dr. Jonaki Sen, I am interested in Neural Progenitor Cells which give rise to all the cell types and neurons responsible for neocortex development. My question of interest would be to determine molecular factors, which function to decide the plane of division in a Neural Progenitor Cell and thereby control symmetric and asymmetric divisions during early embryonic brain development.

Hobbies – As an ardent animal lover by nature, I love to care for dogs. My artistic hobbies include singing, dancing and binge watching anime. Nevertheless, basketball, table tennis and badminton are also my sport interests 

I did my MSc in Zoology from DBS College, CSJM University, Kanpur. I joined the lab as Ph.D. student in December 2019. I'm interested in investigating the molecule mechanisms leading to the change in cell morphology during forebrain roof plate development.

Hobbies- art and craft, nature photography

Project- Understanding the mechanistic and molecular role of forebrain mesenchyme in dorsal roof plate midline invagination & Three-dimensional modelling of the chick forebrain roof plate

Prior affiliations- B.Tech in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, West Bengal

Hobbies- Essentially anything fun I can make time for: Reading, manga, anime, badminton, chess, cricket 

Website- https://sites.google.com/view/anuvabchatterjee/home

Prior affiliation- M.Sc. Botany, CSJMU Kanpur 

Project: Role of NeuroD in vertebrate forebrain patterning 

Hobbies- Optional

I am Aishwarya, a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Jonaki Sen. I have done B.Sc. Microbiology from North Bengal University and M.Sc. Microbiology from Pondicherry University. Currently I am working on understanding the role of various metabolism related genes in the development of the ventral forebrain and the hindbrain boundary. I work on the developing chick embryo. Apart from the experiments and studying that I do, I enjoy reading novels and traveling.

Prior affiliation:

M.Sc. in Biochemistry (Central University of Rajasthan).

CSIR-UGC NET June 2021

DBT BET 2022 (fellowship)

Joined Dr. Jonaki Sen's lab in July 2022