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Ashutosh Srivastava

PhD (CSIR Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Assistant Professor
Integrative modeling of macromolecular complexes

Research Interests

  • Integrative modeling of macromolecular complexes.
  • Network analysis of protein structures.
  • Dynamics driven drug discovery.
  • Modeling and conformational analysis of disordered regions.

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Bhaskar Datta

PhD (Carnegie Mellon University)
Associate Professor
(Jointly with Chemistry department)
Construction of metal nanowires based on biomolecular templates

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)
Associate 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, Shear wave imaging, Quantitative ultrasound techniques

Research Interests

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

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Mukesh Dhanka

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Assistant Professor
Allograft Therapy, Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Bio-nanotechnology, Orthopedic Applications, Regenerative Medicine

Research Interests

  • Allograft Therapy
  • Biomaterials
  • Drug Delivery
  • Bio-nanotechnology
  • Orthopedic Applications
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Photo-thermal Therapy
  • Cancer

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Pratik Mutha

PhD (Pennsylvania State University)
Jibaben Patel Chair Associate Professor
(Jointly with Cognitive and Brain Sciences department)
Sensorimotor control and learning, Movement disorders after neurological damage, Brain lateralization

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

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)
Associate Professor
Evolution of mobile genetic elements/ transposons: mechanisms of transposition and control

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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Subramanian Sankaranarayanan

PhD (University of Calgary)
Assistant Professor
Plant Developmental Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology

Research Interests

  • Plant Developmental Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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Umashankar Singh

PhD (Uppsala University)
Associate Professor
Cellular stress response and gene expression vis-à-vis retrotransposon evolution

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)
Associate Research Professor
Structural biology of macromolecular complexes, Chemical crystallography, Insitu cryo-crystallizations of liquids

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