Our group
The immunosurveillance lab team in Dec 2024. We are a set of people with a passion for
immune cell biology, and a strangely common propensity to gravitate toward sports (esp. Badminton), painting, and cooking, in one form or the other.
Sudha trained in cell biology with Prof. Jitu Mayor at NCBS, in immunology and immunotherapy-relevant biology with Prof. Michael Dustin at NYU/Oxford and Prof. Darrell Irvine at MIT. Sudha is a strong advocate of interdisciplinary science and equity in science. When not doing science she loves to read classic literature, learn new languages, see new places, and go birdwatching.
Sudha Kumari
Principal Investigator
Srishti graduated from the Vellore Institute of Technology. Her research interest is to understand and manipulate lymphocyte subcellular dynamics in diseases. Both outside and inside the lab she is an avid dancer, and outside the lab, she enjoys sports of various kinds.
Srishti Mandal
Graduate Student
Sayanti got her Master's degree in Biotechnology from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. Currently, she is investigating the (dys)regulation of T cell activation in tumor contexts. She is a proud recipient of the 2024 eLife Ben Barres Spotlight Award. In her free time, Sayanti enjoys reading, dancing, playing badminton, and sleeping.
Sayanti Acharya
Graduate Student
Aheria did her M.Tech. training at IIT Kanpur BSBE, with specialization in Gene Therapy. Her work in the lab is focused on how defects in signal integration in T cells may contribute to autoimmune reactions. Her hobbies include traveling, sketching, and cooking (big time!). She loves cycling, Badminton, and dancing as well.
Aheria Dey
Graduate student
Priyobrata got his Integrated M.Sc. degree from NISER Bhubaneswar. Here, he is starting his scientific journey to explore the fascinating cell biology of antigen-presentation in the complex plot of solid cancers. When the lab coat comes off, you'll find him fuelling his geek fire with anime, movies, books, and captivating conversations.
Priyobrata Biswas
Graduate student
Stuti Mukherji
Graduate student
Stuti got her Master's degree in Life Sciences from IISc and her Bachelor's degree in Zoology from BHU. Stuti is working towards understanding cytoskeletal regulation in lymphocytes. Stuti's hobbies include canvas painting and messing around with clay. She is a self-confessed bibliomaniac when it comes to fantasy or historical fiction.
Parinaz Shekri
Int. Ph.D. student
Parinaz completed her Bachelor's degree from Fergusson College, Pune. Parinaz's hobbies include art (sketching & painting), listening to music, and cooking (all of which remain to be validated). Parinaz is highly passionate about developing more effective immunotherapies. Her research interest in the lab is to understand and modulate immunogen cellular display for boosting immune response.
Jyotirmoy is in his fifth year of BS-MS at IISc, Bangalore. He loves playing the Tabla, dancing, and delving into detective novels. Jyotirmoy is an avid sports enthusiast and plays cricket, badminton, and table tennis. Jyotrimoy is developing a multimodal tumor cytotoxicity assay.
Jyotirmoy Biswal
Masters student
Anish Mukhopadhyay
Graduate student
Anish did his BS-MS at IISER Tirupati and originally started as a Master's thesis student in the lab with a passion for developing tumor therapeutics. Anish is an accomplished protein biologist and a "cells and chords" player. In his time outside the lab, he likes to play guitar and sports such as badminton. Now in his new avatar as a graduate student, Anish is delving deeper into targetable mechanisms underlying ovarian cancer progression.
Charu Prajapati
Graduate student
Charu completed her B.Tech from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She loves to combine computational approaches to biological questions, and as a joint graduate student with Mohit Jolly's group, Charu will investigate immune cell dynamics. Outside of the lab, Charu likes to apply nature walks to music listening experience, and vice versa.
Usha Yadav
Lab Assistant
Information coming soon..
Neha is a fifth-year BS/MS student at IISER Pune. Neha has teamed up with Priyobrata to explore immune cell biology in the context of cancer. Neha is a cinephile, loves playing football, enjoys card games, and appreciates music especially metal and hip hop.
Neha Shamsuddin
Master's thesis student
Past members
Aditya Ghosh
Varuni Nagesh
Aditi Palo
Mahalaxmi K.
Amogh Ranade
Sikha V. T.
Sandeep Kumar
Abritty Kirsku
Mahitha S.
Joanna P.
Adithi S.
Joint M.Tech student with Sarit Agasti's group, JNCASR 2024- 2025. Currently pursuing his PhD at ULB, Belgium.
Master's Thesis student from IISER Pune, 2024- 2025.
Currently pursuing her interest in Invertebrate immunology at MAHE.
Master's Thesis student from IISER Pune, 2024- 2025.
Currently pursuing her interest in Indian Administrative Services
Research Assistant Nov. 2022 - June 2024.
Currently pursuing PhD at Turku University, Finland.
Master's Thesis student from IISER Pune, 2023-2024.
Currently pursuing PhD at Turku University, Finland.
Research Assistant Aug - June 2024.
Currently pursuing PhD at Turku University, Finland.
Postdoc October 2022- October 2023.
Currently Postdoc at OSU, USA.
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Master's Thesis student from IISc undergraduate program 2022- 2023.
Currently pursuing PhD at IIT Delhi.
Summer student October 2021- August 2023.
Currently studying at NYU, New York.
Project trainee July 2022- February 2023
Currently pursuing PhD at Erasmus University.
Summer student April- August 2022.
Currently studying at LMU Munich.