Lab News
A very proud moment! Congratulations to Dr. Debashruti Bhattachararya on joining as an Assistant Professor!
August 2026: Dr. Debashruti Bhattacharya joined School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata, as an Assistant Professor.
First Ph.D. graduate from the lab
August 2026: Dr. Priyanka received her Ph.D. degree on 8th August, 2026
June 2026: Dr. Priyanka visit to the lab
Second Ph.D. graduate from the lab
June 2026: Second PhD graduated from the lab, Dr. Debashruti Bhattacharya
Prof. Minocha receiving Emerging Women Leadership Award by IIT DELHI
March 2026: Prof. Minocha received Emerging Women Leadership Award by IIT DELHI
March 2026: First PhD graduated from the lab, Dr. Priyanka Prakash Srivastava
CMMDR 2026 at SNU
ISTBH-2026 at AIIMS, Delhi
Research from the laboratory published in Applied Surface Science (Hemlata et al.).
Lab members presented their research at national scientific meetings, including CMMDR 2026 at Shiv Nadar University(SNU).
An oral talk was delivered by Prof. Shilpi Minocha at the 2nd International Symposium on Translational Bone Health (ISTBH-2026) conducted by AIIMS, Delhi.
Srabaita Roy received a Poster Award in Open House
Manasvi STEM Mentorship Program for high-school girls
February 2025: Anjali Mishra and Adrija Mohanta joined the laboratory as Ph.D. students.
June 2025: Ramanarayanan V joined the laboratory as a Ph.D. student.
ICMR project initiated: Dual-Use Peptide-Based Nanobiomaterial for Management of Acinetobacter baumannii.
SERB project completed: Understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying brain regeneration: from epigenome to proteome.
DBT project nearing completion: Pharmacological agents for NAFLD and regulatory mechanisms maintaining metabolic homeostasis after liver injury and surgery.
Lab research featured in ANI News through the Manasvi STEM Mentorship Program for high-school girls, successfully concluded at IIT Delhi. https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/iit-delhi-successfully-concludes-stem-mentorship-program-manasvi-for-high-school-girls20251209181844/
BioWorld 2025: Three lab members—Sweta Mondal, Ramanarayanan V, and Srabaita Roy—received research awards.
Srabaita Roy received a Poster Award (2025).
Multiple research articles were published across cellular regeneration, disease modeling, cancer biology, and molecular neuroscience.
Ph.D. thesis successfully submitted by Priyanka Prakash Srivastava, Debashruti Bhattacharya, and Dr. Pranay Tanwar.
Sidharth Bhasin with MS(R) thesis.
January 2024: Himanshu Shekhar joined the laboratory as a Ph.D. student.
June 2024: Saidul Sk joined the laboratory as a Ph.D. student (Co-supervisor: Prof. Marshall Dayal, Department of Physics).
DBT project initiated: Characterization of intratumoral heterogeneity resulting from uneven vasculature and exploring its therapeutic potential in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Organized the Zebrafish Delhi-NCR Meeting.
BioWorld 2024: The laboratory won poster awards; recipients included Ayushma and Priyanka.
Sidharth Bhasin was awarded the Perfect 10 Gold Medal for outstanding MS(R) thesis performance.
High-impact publications appeared across development, regeneration, liver biology, and cancer research.
January 2023: Srabaita Roy joined the laboratory as a Ph.D. student (Co-supervisor: Prof. Saran Kumar).
July 2023: Sweta Mondal joined the laboratory as a Ph.D. student (Co-supervisor: Prof. Anita Roy).
The laboratory entered an active research phase focusing on epigenetic regulation, regeneration, and disease-associated injury responses.
Continued research publications and conference presentations across national and international platforms.
January 2022: Pranay Tanwar (Ph.D.) and Ayushma joined the laboratory.
June 2022: Nikita Pradhan joined the laboratory as a Ph.D. student (Co-supervisor: Prof. Saran Kumar).
January 2022: Kavan joined as MS(R) student.
An international collaborative research project was initiated: An integrated approach to uncover genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms underlying severe neurodevelopmental disorders, funded by the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR).
Prachi Amuley (MS(R)) successfully completed her thesis with Grade A.
SERB project initiated: Understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying brain regeneration: from epigenome to proteome.
Indo-French TREMPLIN Award completed: Neurodevelopmental disorders: From genetics to molecular analysis.
June 2021: Sidharth Bhasin joined as MS(R) student.
Debashruti Bhattacharya joined as a Ph.D. student.
ICMR project sanctioned: Understanding the molecular mechanisms of SB202190-induced defective autophagy
December 2019: Priyanka Prakash Srivastava joined as the lab’s first Ph.D. student. One of her first brain paraffin sections is shown here.
Prachi Amuley joined as (MS(R)) student.
DBT project initiated: Identification of pharmacological agents for treatment of NAFLD and regulatory mechanisms in metabolic homeostasis.
New Faculty and Equipment Matching Grant awarded by IIT Delhi.
Establishment of the laboratory at the Kusuma School of Biological Sciences, IIT Delhi.