Team Leader

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    • Dr. Varun Chaudhary

    Assistant Professor

    Ramalingaswamy Fellow (2017-2022 )



    Current Team Members

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    • Satyam Sharma

    Ph.D


    I did my Bachelor's in
    Life Sciences from MLN College, Yamunanagar and Master's in Biotechnology from MKU, Madurai. Currently, I am interested in understanding the trafficking route of Wntless and Wnt proteins in polarized Drosophila wing imaginal epithelia.


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    • Kritika Verma

    PhD


    I did my bachelors in life science
    from Miranda House, University of Delhi and masters in biotechnology from Amity University, Noida. In my PhD, I am interested in deciphering the role of Wingless receptor protein, Fz2, and its role in tissue growth.

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    • Rajni Kumari

    PhD


    I did my Masters in
    Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Tezpur University, Assam. I am currently working in deciphering the role of autophagy in Rer1 induced cell competition in Drosophila wing epithelium.



    Alumni (PhD)

    • Viniti Tomar

    • Pranab Kumar Paul

    • Swapnil Hingole

    Alumni (BS-MS)

    • Arvind Meena

    • Himanshu Teta

    • Midhun Mohan

    • Subham Biswas

    • Raounak Chaurasia

    • Sameedha Thale

    • Rishi Gandhi

    • Bhanu Pratap Singh

    • Lekshmy R

    • Jennifer Jhonson

    • Aishwarya D

    • Anuraag Chetty

    • Rishana Farin

    • Hrudya Mohan

    • Gaurav Kumar

    • Shivani Bajaj

    • Aishwarya D




    Academic Details

    • Assistant Professor (June 2015 onwards): Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal

    • Postdoctoral Fellow (2010-2015): German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg Germany

    • PhD (2005- 2009): Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield


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    • Shefali Mehta

    Ph.D


    I completed my Bachelor's and
    Master's in Biotechnology from Deogiri College, Aurangabad. I am interested in understanding the role of Wnt signalling in development of Drosophila abdominal epithelium.

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    • Shruti Umarvaish

    PhD


    I completed my master's
    degree in biotechnology from Govt V.Y.T PG Autonomous College, Durg. Currently, I'm pursuing a Ph.D., focusing on understanding the mechanism governing the interaction between Myc and Rer1, and its impact on the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) pathway.

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    • Vinay Pal Singh Bist

    PhD


    I hold Master's degree in
    Zoology from Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. I joined this laboratory in December 2023 as a PhD researcher. My current research focuses on elucidating the trafficking pathways of Wntless and Wnt proteins within the polarized Drosophila wing imaginal disc.

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    • Makhan Singh

    Lab Assistant


    I completed my Bachelor's
    in Computer Science from Bhopal. I am responisble for maintening fly lines in the lab and assist in other technical requirements.