Protein Biophysics Lab

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ph.D Scholars

Lawanya Natarajan (PMRF)

B. Tech, SASTRA University

Thanjavur, India.

lawanyanatarajan@gmail.com

  • Honors and Awards >>

    Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, India (2024)

Adithi K (PMRF)

B. Tech, SASTRA University

Thanjavur, India.

adithikannan@gmail.com

  • Honors and Awards >>

    Keshav-Rangnath Award, IIT Madras, India (2023-24)

Dhruv Kumar Chaurasiya (HTRA)

B. Tech, NIT Jalandhar

Punjab, India.

dhruvkumarjns97@gmail.com

Shilpi Laha (UGC-JRF)

M. Sc, RKMVERI

Kolkata, India.

lahashilpi02@gmail.com

Saloni Goyal (HTRA)

B. Tech, Thapar University

Patiala, India.

goyalsaloni0417@gmail.com

Mayukh Chatterjee (PMRF)

M. Sc, Presidency University

Kolkata, India.

mayukhdls@gmail.com

Sharad J S (HTRA)

M.S., IIT Delhi

Delhi, India.

sharadbharathi@gmail.com

Soham Ray Chaudhuri (HTRA)

M.Tech, NIT Rourkela

Rourkela, India.

sohamraychaudhuri99@gmail.com

Dhara Patel (CSIR-JRF)

M.Sc., CVM University

Gujrat, India.

Dharap.450.dp@gmail.com

Nivedhita S (HTRA)

M. Tech., MAKAUT

West Bengal, India.

nivedhita169@gmail.com
Former Ph.D Students

Kabita Bhattacharjee

Thesis: A ‘Perturb-Probe’ Method to Explore Signal Propagation in Proteins

Ph.D (2016-2024)



Current Position: Assistant Manager, ShasunMed Life-Sciences R&D, India external link

Bincy Lukose

Thesis: Molecular Determinants of Self-Assembly & Hetero-Oligomerization in the Thermo-Osmo-Regulatory Protein H-NS

Ph.D (2018-2024)

  • Honors and Awards >>

    1. Women leading IITM, India (2023)

    2. Best Thesis Award, IIT Madras, India (2024)

Rahul Dani

Thesis: Conformational Determinants that Shape Differential Functionality in Paralogous Proteins

Ph.D (2017-2024)



Current Position: Senior Scientist, Advanced analytical dept., Enzene Biosciences R&D, India external link

Divya Rajendran

Thesis: Switching the Conformational Features of DNA Binding Domains from the LacI Family of Repressors

Ph.D (2016-2024)

  • Honors and Awards >>

    Women leading IITM, India (2022)

Hemashree Golla

Thesis: Role of surface electrostatics in determining protein folding and conformational behaviours

Ph.D (2016-2022)

  • Honors and Awards >>

    Women leading IITM, India (2022)

Current Position: Principal Scientist, Biocon Limited, India external link

     
   

Soundara Rajan G

Thesis: Elucidating Protein Folding and Binding Mechanisms by Phase Space Reduction

Ph.D (2014-2020)

  • Honors and Awards >>

    1. Best Thesis Award, IIT Madras, India (2021)

    2. Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, India (2018)

Current Position: Research Associate, Ben Schuler Research Group, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland external link

Sneha Munshi

Thesis: Understanding Sequence-Disorder-Function Relationships in a DNA binding protein

Ph.D (2013-2019)

  • Honors and Awards >>

    1. Best Thesis Award, IIT Madras, India (2020)

    2. Appreciation from Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards (BIRAC-GYTI, 2019)

    3. Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, India (2018)

Current Position: Process Development Scientist, BIOVECTRA, India external link

   

Abhishek Narayan

Thesis: Understanding the Design Principles of a Protein Nano-sensor

Ph.D (2012-2018)

  • Honors and Awards >>

    1. Best Thesis Award, IIT Madras, India (2018)

    2. Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award under Cutting Edge Innovation category (BIRAC-GYTI, 2018)

    3. Financial Assistance under SERB International Travel Support Scheme

    4. Institute Research Award, IIT Madras, India (2017 and 2018)

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Canada external link

Former Research Assistants and Research Scientists

Dr. Divakar K

INSA Research Fellow (2017)

 

Sandhyaa Subramanian, B. Tech.

Junior Research Fellow (2016-2017)

 

Dr. Sebastian Raja

Post Doctoral Fellow (2014-2016)

M. Tech Students Project Students Summer Trainees

1. Akash Chakraborty

2. Chandrika Sarkar

3. Hrithik Baradia

4. Aarsha A

5. Vasantha Kumar G

6. Sonal A

7. Aneesa M H

8. Deepanjali K

9. Debosmita B

 

1. Aadit Mahajan

2. Ananya K Ajay

3. M K Mohana Priya

4. Lavanya R

5. Prahalaad VV

6. Madhumitha S

7. Rupanjoli M

8. Ashwin George M

9. Raja Rajeshwari SP

10. Logeshwar K M

11. Harshita Ojha

12. Sathvik A

13. Akashnathan A

14. Abhijeet Sinha

15. Rekha Suresh

16. Sunanda S

17. Divya Vijayabalan

18. Shreyansh Umale

19. Aaditiya V

20. Devanshu

21. Ashok Dhaharwal

22. Nanda Kumar

23. Bhavana Martha

24. Shubham Sehrawet

25. Samyuktha Ramesh

26. Swaathiratna Suresh

27. Praveen Krishna

28. Nitish Kumar Singh

29. Krithika Ravindran

30. Jayaseelan

31. Aparna Srinivasan

 

1. Naga Keerthana T

2. Navaneeth KN

3. Vani Padmakumar

4. Janani Rajendran

2. Varsha G

3. Varsha MN

4. Shweta Das

5 Meagha Ramana Kumar

6. Sreenath Srikrishnan

7. Shreyansh Umale

8. Gayathri Govindarajan

9. Harshith S

10. Rohith Sivakumar

11. Srinivasan Sivanandan

12. Hari Shankar

13. Arpita Ghosh

14. Pooja Sethiya

15. Karthigayini

 

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