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Team Members

Ramya Nair M.T. (PhD)

Post-Doctoral Research fellow

Qualification:

PhD in Clinical Embryology, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal 

MSc in Microbiology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 

Research topics:

Female Reproductive Health-

  • Development of intraovarian in vitroculture model;
  • Development of in vitro PCOS ovarian model;
  • Regulating the pluripotency in ovarian cancer environment.

Neha Choudhari

Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholar

Qualification:

MSc in Medical Biotechnology, from Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal

Research topic: 

Role of mRNA demethylases in the process of Spermatogenesis and their interaction with testis-specific kinases to understand the functioning of the male reproductive system.

Noman Bakshi

MSc Research Intern

Qualification:

Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

Current research work:

Development of Small Molecular based inhibition therapy against Acute lymphoblastic and lymphocytic leukemia. Our target is to selectively impair the GSK3 action-based cellular pathways to mitigate Acute lymphoblastic leukemia traits.

Ms. Aditi Khamamkar

Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholar

Qualification:

MSc in Medical Biotechnology, from Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal

Research topic: 

Study on the pharmacological inhibition of human sperm GSK3α and calcineurin on fertilization parameters – a step forward towards the development of male contraceptives.

Mr. Rounak Roy

Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholar

Qualification:

MSc in Genome Engineering, from Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal

Research topic: 

Deciphering the role of GSK3a in spermatogenesis using a knockout mouse model.

Mr. H.S. Anirudh Srinivas

Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholar

Qualification:

MSc in Zoology, from the University of Mysore, Mysore.

Research topic: 

Elucidation of the age-dependent role of GSK3 isoforms on Leydig cell function and its physiological consequences.

Mr. T.S. Praneeth

Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholar/UGC-JRF

Qualification:

MSc in Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, from Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal

Research topic: 

Targeting selective glycogen synthase kinase 3 isoforms in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: pharmacological and gene-knockout approaches.

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Collaborators

Prof. Srinivas Mutalik

Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS), MAHE, Manipal

Prof. Satish Adiga, P

Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, Manipal

Prof. Padmaraj Hegde

Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, Manipal

 

Prof. TS Keshava Prasad

Centre for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru

Dr. Rajender Singh

Endocrinology Division, Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow

Dr. Indrashis Bhattacharya

Department of Zoology, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod

Dr. Subhasis Barik

Department of In vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata

Dr. Mahesh Sahare

MGEF Facility, National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru

Dr. Radhakrishnan P

Department of Medical Genetics, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, Manipal

Prof. Vasudeva Bhat

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, Manipal

Prof. Srinivas Vijayaraghavan

Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA

Dr. Rahul Dutta

Department of Reproductive Science, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), MAHE, Manipal

Dr. Gireesh Gangadharan

Department of Ageing Research, Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE, Manipal