STORM Squad
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PhD SCHOLARS
Jeganath A
Academics: M.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. B.Tech. in Biotechnology, Anna University Chennai.
Research Area: Lysosome mediated nutrient sensing and homeostasis, mTORC signalling, implications in diabetes, obesity
Hobbies: Art and Craft, Origami, Photography.
Email: jeganbt@iitk.ac.in
Shefali T
Academics: MSc. in Microbiology, Integral University, Lucknow, BSc. in Biotechnology, CSJM University, Kanpur.
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Research Area: Viral entry and transport, Cytoskeletal regulation for AAV trafficking, Implications in gene therapy efficiency and countering viral diseases.
Hobbies: Poetry, Photography and Sketching.
Email: shefalit@iitk.ac.in
Academics: MSc in Biochemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, BSc in Biotechnology, Chemistry & Botany, Hislop School of Biotechnology, Nagpur.
Research Area: Interplay of MAPs and PTMs in regulating lysosomal transport and organization.
Hobbies: Travelling, Trekking and Gastronomy.
Email: deepakmk20@iitk.ac.in
Suchismita Bhowmik
Academics: B.Sc. Zoology BHU, M.Sc. Zoology BHU
Research Area: Understanding the intracellular fate of nanoparticles: Influence of Microtubule PTMs and physicochemical properties of nanoparticles
Hobbies: Travelling, Music.
Email: suchib21@iitk.ac.in
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Joydipta Kar
Academics: B. Tech – M. Tech Dual Degree Biotechnology KIIT Deemed to be University.
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Research Area: Protein Aggregation and amyloids.
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Hobbies: Travelling, Music, Photography
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Email: joydipta22@iitk.ac.in
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Shilpi Yadav
Academics: MSc in Botany, DDU University, Gorakhpur. BSc in Zoology Botany and Chemistry, Radhika Mahavidyalaya, Gorakhpur.
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Research Area: Deciphering the role of insulin signalling in modulating the MT-PTM ,GLUT4 transport and How the SARS-CoV-2 infection affect this insulin signalling and GLUT4 function
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Hobbies: Travelling, Scrapbooking and Music
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Email: shilpiy23@iitk.ac.in
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Umang Srivastava
Academics: M.Sc- Biotechnology, BHU. B.Sc-Zoology from BHU.
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Research Area: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Factors in modulating the Microtubule Dynamics.
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Hobbies: Photography, Swimming, Chess
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Email: umangs24@iitk.ac.in
MTech STUDENTS
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Jemina J
Academics: B.Tech Biotechnology w/s in Genetic Engineering, SRM University.
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Research Area: Super Resolution Image Reconstruction using Deep Learning Modules
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Hobbies: listening to music
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Email: jeminaj24@iitk.ac.in
Academics: B. Tech. in Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Raipur
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Research Area: Specialized clustering algorithms for analyzing protein clusters, multi-channel co-localization, co-occurrence, and spatial organization in STORM/SMLM datasets.
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Hobbies: Competitive programming, Online gaming.
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Email: subhashc24@iitk.ac.in
Lab manager
Previous Lab members
PhD Students​
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Rachita Bhattacharya (2019 - 2024). Currently Post-doctoral research fellow at Institut Curie, Paris.
Post-doctoral researchers​
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Vijesh K. R (2022 - 2024). Currently Scientist at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi.
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Sreekanth (2021- 2021), Currently Postdoctoral Scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Master Students
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Prabir Tiwari (2022 - 2025). Currently, Market research associate -Pharma at LinQ Corp Soln, Vadodara.
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Sanket Patil (2020- May 2022), Currently Ph.D. Scholar at Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), University of Genoa, Italy.
Research Assistants
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Biswadeep Gosh Roy (2023 - 2024). Currently Ph.D. Scholar at University of Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Shivam Kant (2019 - 2022). Currently Ph.D. Scholar at Purdue University, USA.
Others
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​Mradul Tiwari- Lab Manager (2020 - 2022), Currently In-Charge DBTC, Ministry of Education, Kanpur