PhD Scholars
Sadhana Roy
Area of Research: Mycobacterial secretion and pathogenesis
Description: Studying the secretion mechanisms of mycobacterial Protein Kinase G with emphasis on SecA2, Esx1 and MPT63. Analysing the role of PknG-induced macrophage factors in immune evasion.
Area of Research: Host-pathogen interaction w.r.t. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Description: Elucidating the mechanisms of macrophage M1 to M2 polarization during mycobacterial pathogenesis.
Debayan Das
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Area of Research: Host-pathogen interaction in mycobacterial pathogenesis.
Description: Investigating the role of redox switch of Mycobacterial Protein Kinase G in driving active pathogenesis into latency.
Saborni Biswas
Area of Research: Translational interventions in Tuberculosis.
Description: Development of a biosensor for detecting drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Arjun Sankhla
Sayantani Datta
Area of Research: Host-pathogen interaction in mycobacterial pathogenesis.
Description: Investigating the mechanisms behind dampening of the pro-inflammatory response during mycobacterial infection.
Area of Research: Leishmanial pathogenesis.
Description: Characterization of Leishmanial RNaseHIIB.
Satabdi Kundu
Institutional Post Doctoral Fellow
Area of Research: Host-pathogen interaction.
Dr. Manisha Behera
Alumni members
Dr. Payel Das
Area of Research: Parasite biology
Description: Functional characterization of Leishmania Topoisomerase 1A and understanding the cell death mechanisms triggered by Leishmania Topoisomerase 1A targeted drug.
(2017-2024)
Dr. Saradindu Saha
Area of Research: Mechanisms of mycobacterial pathogenesis.
Description: Characterization of the macrophage substrates for the mycobacteria secreted virulent kinase Protein kinase G. Elucidation of the mechanism of hindered phagosome maturation by macrophage Coronin1 on being retained on mycobacteria containing phagosome.
(2017-2023)
Current M.Tech students:
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Lakshmi E S
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Karthi N