Abhishek Bhattacharya
Ph.D. - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY (advisor: Nick Baker) 
Regulation of neural progenitor specification using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. 

​Postdoc - Columbia University, NY (advisor: Oliver Hobert)
Understanding the molecular basis of neural circuit development and plasticity using C. elegans as a model organism. 

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Atal Vats
Integrated PhD Student
B.Sc. (Biochemistry)
Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
Email: atalv (at) ncbs.res.in

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Sudhanand M
PhD Student
M.Sc. (Biotechnology with specialisation in disease biology)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology, Trivandrum
​Email: sudhanandm (at) ncbs.res.in

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Ananya Bandyopadhyay
Integrated PhD Student
B.Sc. (Biochemistry)
Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
Email: ananyab (at) ncbs.res.in

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Arunima Sen
Integrated PhD Student
B.Sc. 
Presidency University, Calcutta
Email: arunimas (at) ncbs.res.in

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Akankshya Sahu
PhD Student
M.Sc. (Indian Institute Science Education and Research - Berhampur )
​Email: akankshyas (at) ncbs.res. 

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Marlyn Xavier Mascarenhas
JRF
M.Sc. (St. Xavier's College [Mumbai])
​Email: marlynm (at) ncbs.res.in

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Janhavi Desai
JRF
M.Sc. (St. Xavier's College [Mumbai])
​Email: janhavid (at) ncbs.res.in

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Lab Alumni
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Athira Menon                      Masters Thesis Student (Aug, 2021 - May, 2022)
Lakshini Kannan                  Summer Intern (May, 2022 - July, 2022)         
Aiswarya Raj Varakoth       Masters Thesis Student and JRF (Jan, 2022 - Mar, 2023)
                                              Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India
Bedant Barik                        Graduate Trainee (Apr, 2021 - June, 2023)
                                              Currently pursuing Ph.D. at UMass, Worcester. US
Muzamil Mushtaq               Graduate Trainee (Dec, 2021 - June, 2023)
                                              Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Univ. Illinois, US
Swastika Mukherjee           Summer Intern (May, 2023 - July, 2023)
                                              Currently pursuing Ph.D. at IRB, Switzerland
Aditya Sharma                    Summer Intern (May, 2023 - July, 2023)
                                              Currently pursuing Ph.D. at TIFR, Mumbai
Dimpy Ravindar                  Project Associate (April, 2023 - March, 2024)
Selvanayaki Eswaramoorthy    Senior Project Associate (July, 2021 - Mar, 2024)
Himani Dave                        Masters Thesis Student (May, 2023 - Dec, 2023)
                                              Currently pursuing Ph.D. at IBDM, France
Rachna V                              Masters Thesis Student (Jan, 2024 - June, 2024)
Nargis Mushtaq                   Masters Thesis Student (Jan, 2024 - June, 2024)
Deasini Saha                        Summer Intern (May, 2025 - July, 2025) 
Riyah Arshad                        Summer Intern (May, 2025 - July, 2025) 
Sushrita Roy                         Masters Thesis Student (Nov, 2025 - May, 2026)
Abhinaya A                           Winter Intern (December, 2025 - January, 2026)
Dr. Swarupa Mallick            Postdoctoral Fellow (May, 2025 - June, 2026)
Tushti Govind                       Summer Intern (May, 2026 - July, 2026)
Eshita Tandon                       Summer Intern (May, 2026 - July, 2026) 
Aryan Sharma                      Summer Intern (May, 2026 - July, 2026)
Jesna P J                                Summer Intern (May, 2026 - July, 2026)