Epigenetics and RNA Processing Lab - IISER Bhopal, India

Group

Principal Investigator

Dr. Sanjeev Shukla

sanjeevs@iiserb.ac.in

Ph.D. Students

Deepak Pant deepak18@iiserb.ac.in "Having completed my MSc from University of Delhi, I joined ERPL as a PhD scholar in August 2018. I am currently working on hypoxia-induced differential expression of splicing factors in breast cancer"	Shruti Dhamdhere shruti19@iiserb.ac.in After completing Masters in Biotechnology from Savitribai Phule Pune University in May, 2019, I joined Epigenetics and RNA Processing Lab as a PhD Scholar in July, 2019. I have always been keen to work and research in the field of Epigenetics and Cancer Biology. In this lab, my work focuses on contribution of HIF1A in alternative splicing of various cancer related genes and their impact on tumorigenesis.	Mutnuru S Abhishek mutnuru19@iiserb.ac.in I completed my Masters in Biosciences from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of higher learning post which I worked at IISc for 15 months on the project titled; Role of AMPK signaling in murine mammary gland development. At ERPL, I am interested in studying the interplay between hypoxia signaling and alternative splicing in breast cancer.
Anchala Pandey anchala20@iiserb.ac.in In July 2020 I have completed my post graduation in biotechnology from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidhalay, Indore I joined Epigenetics and RNA processing lab in August,2020. I found Studying cancer with the approch of Epigenetics and Alternative splicing is fascinating.	Sommya Sinha sommya22@iiserb.ac.in At ERPL, I am interested in studying the interplay between hypoxia signaling and alternative splicing in breast cancer.	Anamika Bansal anamika23@iiserb.ac.in At ERPL, I am interested in studying the interplay between hypoxia signaling and alternative splicing in breast cancer.

BS-MS Students

Lab Technician

Ramu Meena

Dr. Smriti Singh I completed my PhD from ERPL at IISER Bhopal in March 2018 and now I am pursuing my postdoctoral training at NCI-Frederick, Maryland, USA.	Dr. Amit Gupta amt.gupta01@gmail.com After completing Masters in Microbiology from Maharaja Ranjeet Singh College (DAVV) Indore in the year 2012, I started pursuing PhD from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal. Here, I joined Epigenetics and RNA processing lab and with the guidance of Dr. Sanjeev Shukla I started exploring the role of epigenetic modifiers in tumorigenesis. After completing my PhD in 2019, I am now working as a postdoctoral fellow at the Univ of Connecticut, USA.	Dr. Neha Ahuja nehavs2@iiserb.ac.in I completed my M.Sc in Biotechnology from Savitribaiphule Pune University, Pune (2013-14) and joined as Graduate student in Epigenetics and RNA processing laboratory, IISER Bhopal in August, 2015. I was broadly working on "Hypoxia-mediated expansion of transcriptome due to epigenetic modifications in breast cancer tumorigenesis". I completed my PhD in Nov 2020.	Sandhya Yadav syadav@iiserb.ac.in I completed my M.Sc in Biotechnology from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur(2010-2012) and joined as a Graduate student in Epigenetics and RNA processing laboratory, IISER Bhopal in January 2015. I am currently working on effect of nutraceuticals on alternative splicing via induced epigenetic modifications in oral cancer.
Pooja Yadav poojay@iiserb.ac.in I did my M.Sc in zoology from University of Rajasthan and joined the lab in January 2018. I am mainly focussing on understanding the hypoxia induced alteration in expression of splicing factor and their role in tumorigenesis	Madhura Ravindra Pandkar madhura17@iiserb.ac.in After completing M.Sc. in Microbiology from Savitribai Phule Pune University in 2016, I joined Epigenetics and RNA Processing Lab as a Ph.D. scholar in December, 2017. Since my undergraduate days, the world of cancer biology has always intrigued me. In this lab, my research mainly focuses on understanding the role of transcription factors in hypoxia mediated alternative splicing in breast cancer.	Dr. Ashok Cheemala acheemala@iiserb.ac.in I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the ERPL from November 2019-March 2021. I am currently working as a Postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Vascular Biology, UConn Health, Connecticut, USA, with Dr. Patrick Murphy, focusing on the interrelationship between Alzheimers disease and cardiac dysfunction- the brain heart continuum.	Dr. Bhanupratap Singh MS in Bioinformatics from the University of Turku, Finland. Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Mark Johnson at Abo Akademi University, Finland
Dr. Sathya Pandi Narayanan Ph.D from Madurai Kamraj University and former Post-Doc at ERPL, IISER Bhopal. Current - position Post Doctoral Fellow at Michigan State University, USA.	Lavanya Balakrishnan Former BS-MS student at IISER Bhopal, Currently Indian Railway officer	Krupa Thankam Philip Former BS-MS 2012 Batch, Phd-student Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai.	Dhanajay Kumar Former BS-MS 2012 Batch, Program Executive - Shilpshree (NGO)
Athira A Former BS MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal. Currently joined (July 2017) as a PhD scholar at Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.	Rupam Ghosh Graduate Student, Department of Biophysics, UT Southwestern Dallas	Sujitha M. Sali Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal. Currently PhD scholar at VIT, Vellore	Archana PT Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal. Currently PhD scholar at RGCB, Trivandrum
Sakshi Gupta sakshig@iiserb.ac.in Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal.	Mamatharani DV mamad@iiserb.ac.in Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal. Currently, I am pursuing PhD at IISER Pune.	Prachi Wele weler@iiserb.ac.in Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal.	Dheetchanya MR dmr@iiserb.ac.in Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal
Ramakrushna Swain ramakrushnas@iiserb.ac.in Former BS-MS graduate student, IISER Bhopal.	Vishnu Narayanan S S vishnun229@iiserb.ac.in "I am currently pursuing my BS-MS Dual degree from IISER Bhopal. I am extremely motivated to learn more about alterations in gene regulation seen in cancer cells. In ERPL lab, under the guidance of Dr. Sanjeev Shukla, my efforts are to explore hypoxia mediated changes in alternative splicing and its role in tumorigenesis."	Subhashis Natua snatua@iiserb.ac.in "I am a BSMS student at IISER Bhopal. I have always been fascinated by cancer research, and it is this interest that has led me to do an internship at ACTREC, Navi Mumbai. There I happened to study the role of cell- free chromatin in various physiological aspects and diseases including cancer. Recently, the crosstalk between epigenetics and alternative splicing in tumorigenesis ignited my interest, and that propelled me to join ERPL as an MS project student under the supervision of Dr. Sanjeev Shukla."	Anna Cherian acherian@iiserb.ac.in "I am a BSMS student at IISER Bhopal. I joined ERPL as an MS project student under the supervision of Dr. Sanjeev Shukla."
Radhika Mishra radhikamishra@iiserb.ac.in "Graduated in 2020"	Adarsh R adarsh16@iiserb.ac.in	Sayak Dutta sayak16@iiserb.ac.in	Broti Adhikary broti17@iiserb.ac.in I am a final year BSMS student currently carrying out my master's project under the guidance of Dr Sanjeev Shukla at ERPL. My research interests include cancer epigenetics , alternative splicing and tumorigenesis.
Mansi Bhat mansib18@iiserb.ac.in I am a final year BSMS student currently carrying out my master's project under the guidance of Dr Sanjeev Shukla at ERPL. My research interests include cancer epigenetics , alternative splicing and tumorigenesis.	Rushikesh Joshi rushikesh18@iiserb.ac.in I am a final year BSMS student currently carrying out my master's project under the guidance of Dr Sanjeev Shukla at ERPL. My research interests include cancer epigenetics , alternative splicing and tumorigenesis.