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Aadya NageswaranAadya is an undergraduate student pursuing a biology major at Ashoka University. She has broad interest in cell biology, genetics, immunology. More specifically Aadya is fascinated by the dynamic cytoskeleton and is currently exploring computational biology. Overall, she is still figuring things out! Through working in AP Lab, she wishes to understand and narrow down her interests better and hopefully be in a position to decide what she wants to do. Outside the lab, Aadya reads nonfiction, classics and horror novels, and can be found either in her room or library.
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Anup PadmanabhanFollowing his B.Tech from the Center for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai and an M.S from the Singapore-MIT Alliance, Anup obtained his Ph.D. working with Prof. Mohan Balasubramanian at the National University of Singapore. During his Ph.D. he studied cytokinesis in the unicellular yeast S. pombe, focussing on mechanisms governing the positioning and assembly of the cytokinetic ring. He carried out his post-doctoral training in the laboratory of Prof. Ronen Zaidel-Bar at the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore where he explored cytokinesis regulation in the context of a multicellular organism. Using the C. elegans embryo as a model system, he investigated how the cell adhesion protein E-cadherin regulates the dynamics of cytokinetic furrow ingression. A sports enthusiast and an amateur photographer, Anup can be reached here.
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Debodyuti MondalAfter completing her bachelors in microbiology from University of Calcutta and masters in medical biotechnology from Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Debodyuti joined the Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology (CCMB) @ Hyderabad. At CCMB she employed various proteomics techniques working on cell biology problems. She believes this experience helped hone her creative insights and abilities and develop a passion for research. Presently she is interested in understanding how cells decide their fates and regulate essential biological processes during development. A musician, singer and a painter, Debodyuti can be reached here.
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Divyashree A. NDivya is a postgraduate in molecular biology from the University of Mysore. Prior to joining the apLab, she worked at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru and Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, where she honed her research and management skills. For her research, she is keen to investigate the molecular aspects underlying cell biology of infections. Demystifying biology had always fascinated her, so she likes to address complex problems by breaking it down to simple questions. An ardent nature lover – her interests revolve around nature – trekking, hiking, exploring new places. Divya loves playing the Veena and can be reached here.
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Diya AnandComing from Chennai, Diya is an undergraduate currently pursuing a Biology major and a Performing Arts minor at Ashoka University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of genetics, molecular biology, neurobiology, and data analysis. She is excited to contribute to ongoing projects at the lab and learn key skills in these fields. With her strong academic record and interdisciplinary background, Diya is always happy to collaborate with team members from various fields. Diya can be reached here.
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Ishani Sharma
Ishani hails from Tinsukia, Assam and has done her masters in molecular biology and biotechnology from Tezpur University. Ishani has interested in stem cell biology and her research in AP Lab primarily focuses on the stem cell maintenance in the C. elegans germ-line.
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Megha RaiMegha is from Jharkhand, and holds an M.Sc in Physics from the Department of Physics and Astrophysics at University of Delhi. She looks at biological problems from a physics perspective to try and bridge that discipline-induced knowledge gap. At Ashoka, Megha intends to study cellular morphogenesis. She loves to spend her time, wandering in forests exploring weird, funny and interesting things in nature , observing nature and finding patterns and logic behind these interesting observations. She also enjoys dancing, badminton, cooking and photography. Megha is passionate about research and intends to contribute, in whatever ways she can, to science. She can be reached here.
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Promiti MitraPromiti is from Indore and is pursuing a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry at Ashoka University. She is interested in cell biology, cell physiology and molecular biology. She is curious to learn about the intricacies of life at the cellular level. Outside lab, she spends time reading, sketching and painting. She can be reached here.
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Sanjna KartikSanjna is from Bangalore, and is a Biology major and a Sociology and Anthropology minor. Her main interests are immunology and disease biology, and she wishes to understand how our immune system responds to pathogens of different kinds. She's also interested in public health and is curious about how biological and non-biological factors interact to impact an individual's health. Outside the lab, Sanjna loves singing, playing the piano, and enjoys debating. She can be reached here.
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Tanushree SinhaTanushree comes from Ranchi, Jharkhand. She pursued B Tech. in Biotechnology from VIT, Vellore. She has had the opportunity to decipher protein interactions in mitochondrial dynamics and neuronal autophagy in Drosophila melanogaster at TIFR, Hyderabad and JNCASR, Bangalore respectively. Presently, she is indulged in unravelling the proteomics of actomyosin cortex in cellular morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Gardening and bird-watching are her other pursuits she looks forward to everyday. Tanushree can be reached here .
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Yogesh PratapYogesh is a second-year M.Sc. Biology student. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Physics from Ashoka University and then went on to pursue a Postgraduate Diploma and Advanced Major in Physics as a part of the Ashoka Scholars program. During his diploma, Yogesh explored the physical dynamics and collective behaviour of C. elegans using the concepts of phase separation and phase transition in granular media. In our lab, Yogesh is interested in employing principles of physics along with computational and mathematical biology toolkits to experimentally understand cellular phenomena. He is a potterhead who enjoys indulging in creative hobbies like painting, clay modeling, and swimming. If you spot someone in mess lawns struggling with their canvas in weird postures or watching horror movies with half eyes covered, that's probably him. He can be reached here.
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