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Bhaskar Datta

PhD (Carnegie Mellon University)
Associate Professor
Investigation of groove-modified nucleobases on Y-family DNA polymerase
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Research Interests

  • Investigation of groove-modified nucleobases on Y-family DNA polymerase activity
  • Construction of metal nanowires based on biomolecular templates
  • Structure-function correlations of unorthodox DNA structures
  • Aptamer-based sensors and detection strategies for infectious diseases
  • Enzymatic remediation of phenolic wastewater

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Dhiraj Bhatia

PhD (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)
Assistant Professor
DNA nanotechnology, Chemical biology

Research Interests

  • DNA nanotechnology
  • Chemical biology

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Karla P. Mercado-Shekhar

PhD (University of Rochester)
Assistant Professor
Tissue elasticity imaging
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Research Interests

  • Tissue elasticity imaging
  • Shear wave imaging
  • Quantitative ultrasound techniques
  • High-frequency ultrasound imaging
  • Tissue characterization

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Pratik Mutha

PhD (Pennsylvania State University)
Jibaben Patel Chair Associate Professor
Sensorimotor control and learning
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Research Interests

  • Sensorimotor control and learning
  • Movement disorders after neurological damage
  • Brain lateralization

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Sharad Gupta

PhD (University of Pittsburgh)
Associate Professor
Protein aggregation and their role in neurodegenerative disorders
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Research Interests

  • Protein aggregation and their role in neurodegenerative disorders
  • Role of post translational modifications on protein aggregation and toxicity
  • Peptides as molecular probes / therapeutics in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
  • Role of proteomics in understanding the effect of disease modifying therapies
  • Difficult peptide synthesis and novel scaffolds

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Sharmistha Majumdar

PhD (Cornell University)
Assistant Professor
Evolution of mobile genetic elements/ transposons: mechanisms of transposition
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Research Interests

  • Evolution of mobile genetic elements/ transposons: mechanisms of transposition and control
  • Modifications of function in transposase homologs
  • Biochemical/biophysical/structural characterization of nucleotide-binding & nucleic acid binding proteins
  • Genomic and proteomic analysis of transposases and transposase homologs

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Umashankar Singh

PhD (Uppsala University)
Assistant Professor
Cytoprotection
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Research Interests

  • Cytoprotection
  • Cellular stress response and gene expression vis-à-vis retrotransposon evolution
  • Co-ordination between different cellular processes by multifunctional proteins

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Vijay Thiruvenkatam

PhD (Jiwaji University)
Assistant Research Professor
Structural biology of macromolecular complexes
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Research Interests

  • Structural biology of macromolecular complexes
  • Chemical crystallography
  • Insitu cryo-crystallizations of liquids
  • Projects: a) Structural investigation of Alzheimer disease related protein gamma secretase activating protein (GSAP) b) Structural investigation of (Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein) ATR and (Ataxia telangiectasia mutated) ATM Kinase protein

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Virupakshi Soppina

PhD (Gulbarga University)
Assistant Professor
Kinesins and intracellular transport

Research Interests

  • Kinesins and intracellular transport