Molecular Medical Bacteriology Laboratory
School of Biological Sciences
National Institute of Science Education & Research
Members
Principal Investigator
Harapriya Mohapatra, PhD, Reader
Ph.D - Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus,
Post-Doc - Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Sanchari Chowdhury, Batch 2018, PhD scholar
M.Sc Microbiology, Institutional Fellowship
PhD project: Investigating role of TolC and TolC like proteins in acid stress and infection
Hitkarsh Kushwaha, Batch 2020, PhD Scholar
M.Sc Biotechnology, UGC-JRF
PhD project: Investigating topology of MATE efflux pump protein
Jiban Mishra, Batch 2020, PhD scholar
M.Sc Botany, CSIR-JRF
PhD project: Understanding molecular basis of antibiotic resistance evolution
Auqib Hussain Parray, Batch 2024
M.Sc Biotechnology, Institutional Fellowship
Lab Alumni
Dr. Shashank Patole, Institutional Fellow, Batch 2014, PhD Scholar
Thesis title: Study on persister cell formation in a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Present affiliation: Scientist, mAbGENEx
Dr. Mitali Mishra, DST-INSPIRE fellow, Batch 2012, PhD Scholar
Thesis title: Study on membrane-mediated antibiotic resistance mechanisms and pathogenic potential in clinical and non-clinical multidrug resistant Enterobacter isolates.
Present affiliation: Post doctoral fellow Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh, CSIR-UGC NET JRF, Batch 2010, PhD scholar
Thesis title: Comparative study of molecular diversity in environmental and clinical isolates of Klebsiella sp: focus on resistance mechanism, genomic variations and virulence potential.
Present affiliation: Head, Biotechnology, Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur
Roseleen Ekka, M.Sc Batch 2007-2012. Undergraduate student
Dissertation title: Prevalence and diversity of antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial isolates from aqueous environment.
Ph.D: Eukaryotic Gene Expression Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology.
Sunil Kumar Sethy, M.Sc Batch 2008-2013. Undergraduate student
Dissertation title: Diversity of efflux pump genes and exploring the role of MATE efflux pump in multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Present affiliation: Scientific Officer, BARC, Mumbai
Jacklin Thomas Tete, M.Sc Batch 2009-2014. Undergraduate student
Dissertation title: Genetic relatedness among efflux pumps of MATE and MFS sub-families.
Minu Sahoo, Project Fellow II, November 2013.- January 2017, Project fellow
Project title: Genetic diversity and alternate biological functions of quinolone resistance determinants in gram negative bacteria.
Funding agency - Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India