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Doctoral Students:
Vivek Junghare
Joined in 2016
Integrated M. Sc. from Integrated Science Education and Research Center(ISERC), Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal
Research: I work in the field of Computational Biology. I am proficient in C, and Python programming languages. I also develop my scripts using Perl, R, shell scripting, and other required languages. I am enthusiastic to work on the in-silico study of different problems in biology. I am presently working with peptide study through modeling, simulation, and machine learning. Additionally, beta-lactamase enzyme understanding through sequences and structures is my current interest too. My research interest includes Studying the behavior of peptides using available data (structural data) and techniques such as MD simulation, Anti-hypertensive peptides generation and prediction using machine learning techniques, Development of a computational pipeline toward automation of beta-lactamase-based AMR data analysis
Fellowship: StAC, IIT Roorkee
Hobbies: Travelling, Playing table tennis, cricket, snooker
e-mail: vivek.junghare@gmail.com
Preeti Tomer
Joined in 2016
M.Sc. in Microbiology from CCS University, Meerut Campus.
Research: Reduction in plastic usage is a demand of time. There are several approaches taken worldwide on this topic. But the production of a green polymer like PHA is probably one of the best solutions to this problem that my Ph.D. work focuses on. PHA is the biologically synthesized green plastic and alternative to toxic synthetic plastic. In the current project, utilization of the agro waste as a carbon source for PHA synthesis significantly reduces the cost and enables a cost-effective production.
Fellowship: CSIR-UGC
e-mail: preetitomer7@gmail.com
Gireesh Kumar Shroti
Joined in 2016
MTech in Food Engineering and Technology from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur, Punjab
Research: I joined Hazra lab in Dec. 2016 as a Ph.D. scholar. I started my work on biodegradable polymer i.e., Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Previously I worked in the beverage industry. My area of expertise mainly includes Isolation and identification of PHA producers, Microbial growth, and polymer production optimization. Polymer characterization, Waste valorization using agricultural and agro-industrial waste and polymer production. We are aiming in applying our work toward developing biomedical implants and bandages.
Fellowship: MHRD
Hobbies: Travelling, Driving, and Cricket
e-mail: shroti.gk@gmail.com, gshroti@bt.iitr.ac.in
Niteesh Kumar Pandey
Joined in 2017
M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Research: My research topic is characterizing drug-resistant beta-lactamases produced by isolated bacteria from field samples, towards the understanding of AMR and the development of novel theranostics. My research focused on sample collection, screening, and isolation of drug-resistant bacteria. Identification of bacterial strain and resistant gene from isolated bacterial samples and Cloning, over-expression, and characterization of beta-lactamases obtained from respective samples. For sensitization of resistant bacteria by applying combinatorial therapeutics is one of the important objectives
Fellowship: MHRD
e-mail: nitishpandey99@gmail.com
Sourya Bhattacharya
Joined in 2018
M.Sc. in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from University of Calcutta
Research: The resistance to beta-lactam drug is the most threatening because till now it is the most potent antibiotic that our doctors routinely prescribe to us for any bacterial infection. My research interest involves understanding the structure-function relationship of various classes of beta-lactamase like Class A beta-lactamase, Class D carbapenemase, and Class B Metallo beta-lactamase. The primary aim is to clone and purify various classes of beta-lactamase from the wide strain of Enterobacteriaceae species and measure the activity of the beta-lactamase towards various classes of beta-lactam drugs. I also study the inhibitory activity of various carbapenems, mechanism-based inhibitors, non-beta-lactam compounds, and boronate compounds towards various classes of beta-lactamase and measure their interaction parameters with the help of various biophysical techniques. The next aim of our project is to screen perfect antibiotic combinations and check the combination with the help of in vivo bacterial screening methods.
Fellowship: ICMR
Hobbies: Reading Science Fiction Novels, Cricket, Volleyball, Being a Foodie
e-mail: souryajnv@gmail.com
Abirlal Mukherjee
Joined in 2019
M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Banaras Hindu University
Research: I work on the identification of novel enzymatic strategies evolved by gram-positive bacteria
Fellowship: MHRD
Hobbies: Travelling, Cricket, Watching Movies, Being a Foodie
e-mail: abirlibra94@gmail.com, amukherjee@bt.iitr.ac.in
Subhecchha Baidya
Joined in 2019
M.Sc. in Marine Biology from Pondicherry University, Port Blair campus.
Research: My work is focused on Antimicrobial resistance caused by the Metallo-Beta Lactamases like NDM, VIM, IMP, BcII, etc. MBLs efficiently hydrolyze the Beta-Lactam(BL) ring of the BL antibiotics like Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Carbapenem, Monobactam, etc. MBLs have become a matter of global concern as they can cleave any of the BL drugs (except Aztreonam) including last resort Carbapenems and no clinically approved inhibitor is still in our hands. My work focusses on the biochemical and biophysical characterization of MBLs followed by the structure determination by X-Ray Crystallography to understand the mechanics behind the catastrophic ability of hydrolysis of this class of enzymes. MD-Simulation is applied to look at the dynamic properties at an atomic level. Docking studies with different substrates are performed to check the substrate profile of MBLs.
Fellowship: ICMR
Hobbies: Science communication and awareness, Badminton, Music, Visual Arts, Film, Poetry, Architecture and Aesthetics.
e-mail: baidya.ethane@gmail.com, sbaidya@bt.iitr.ac.in
Kunal Dhankar
Joined in 2019
M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Research: Understanding Class A Carbapenemases towards drug Resistance; Studying the Chemistry of Carbapenem hydrolysis by Enzyme Kinetics, Single Turnover Kinetics, Fluorescence spectroscopy; Solving Enzyme Apo and complex structures by Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography; Determining the Enzyme inhibitor interaction by Isothermal Calorimetry & Microscale Thermophoresis.
Fellowship: MHRD
Hobbies: Playing Chess, Learning Foreign Languages
e-mail: Kunal@pe.iitr.ac.in
Deepika Singh
Joined in 2020
MTech in Solid State Electronic Materials from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Research: My research interest lies in the field of imaging systems employing nanostructures. Recently I am working on nanostructures. Besides this, I am doing molecular dynamics and super-hydrophobic surfaces.
Fellowship: MHRD
Hobbies: Reading, Travelling
e-mail: d_singh@ph.iitr.ac.in, deepikasinghdmp@gmail.com
Khalid Ansari
Joined in 2020
M.Sc. in Physics from Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
Research: My research is in the field of Biosensors. Currently I am working on the Terahertz light frequency based biological detector. For this research, I'm using 3-D Full wave electromagnetic fields solver based on Finite element Method (ANSYS). Also, I'm doing Molecular Dynamics simulations for analyzing behavior for various proteins in the field of AMR.
Fellowship: CSIR
Hobbies: Football, Reading, Watching Science Fiction Movies
e-mail: mk_ansari@ph.iitr.ac.in
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