Kesavardhana Sannula
Assistant Professor (Sep 2020–to date)
Postdoc in Immunology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, USA.
Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. Email: skesav@iisc.ac.in
Poulami Ghosh
Ph.D. student (Feb 2021– to date)
M.Sc. Botany, University of Calcutta B.Sc. Botany, Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta
Interested in elucidating the aspects and mechanisms of cellular death pathways leading to various immunopathological conditions.
Email: poulamighosh@iisc.ac.in
Sanchita Mishra
Int. PhD student (Aug 2021 — to date)
B.Sc. Microbiology, University of Delhi
Interested in dissecting the mechanisms involved in host antiviral immunity.
Email: sanchitam@iisc.ac.in
Ayushi Amin Dey
Ph.D. student (Aug 2024– to date)
Project associate – Biochemistry, IISc. Int. MSc. in Biotechnology: St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
Interested in unravelling the mechanisms of host immune responses against pathogenic infections.
ayushiamin@iisc.ac.in
Anantika Chandra
Ph.D Student (Aug 2022– to date)
M.Sc. in Chemical and Molecular Biology, IIT-Kharagpur & Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata B.Sc. in Life Sciences, Presidency University
Interested in exploring evasion and de-regulation of host innate-immune responses by viruses in the context of cell-death and inflammation.
anantikac@iisc.ac.in
Subham Das
Ph.D Student (Aug 2022– to date)
M.Sc. Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad
Interested in exploring cell death mechanisms and understanding the reservoir host specific immune response in case of viral infections.
subhamd@iisc.ac.in
Subham Saha
Int. PhD student (Aug 2023 — to date)
B. Sc. (Hons.) in Microbiology from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur, West Bengal
Interested in exploring novel mechanism of host-pathogen interactions governing regulation of cell death pathways
subhams@iisc.ac.in
Gayatri Banerjee
Ph.D Student (Aug 2023– to date)
M.Sc. Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad; BSc. (Hons.) Biochemistry, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi
Interested in investigating the role of biomolecular condensates in respiratory viral infections and inflammation- associated pathologies.
gayatrib@iisc.ac.in
Shivani Krishna Kapuganti
Project Scientist-1
PhD: IIT Mandi
MSc: Madurai Kamaraj University
I am interested in understanding the structure and conformation of macromolecules in biological organisation, function and disease by taking an interdisciplinary approach.
shivanik@iisc.ac.in
Akanksha Sunil Bhosale
Project Associate(June 2024-to date)
M.Tech Computational Biology, Pondicherry University
B.Tech Biotechnology, Vidya Pratishthans college of Agricultural Biotechnology, Pune.
I am interested in exploring avian influenza virus evolution and structure based functions.
Aashi Patel
Project Associate (July 2025- to date)
B.Sc (Hons.) Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego.
Interested in the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying disease and immunity, with a focus on translational approaches that bridge basic research and therapeutic discovery.
Patricia Fernandes C
Project Associate (June 2025 – to date)
Msc microbiology, St. Joseph’s University, Bengaluru. Bsc microbiology, Botany and Chemistry, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
My research interests focus on host–virus interactions, particularly cell death pathways and reservoir host immune responses.
patriciaf@iisc.ac.in
Srijani Roy
Int PhD student (Aug 2025-to date )
B.Sc. Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata
Interested in studying biomolecular condensates and their role in pathological conditions and antiviral immunity.
srijaniroy@iisc.ac.in
A R Vhasnsciani
PhD student (Aug 2025 – to date)
B.Tech Biotechnology from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Interested in exploring Z-form nucleic acids and viral adaptations in reservoirs and understanding their biological roles.
vhasnsciania@iisc.ac.in
Sabhyata Gopal
Project Associate (April 2025 – to date)
Master’s in Bioinformatics, JSS academy of higher education, Mysuru. BE in Biotechnology, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru.
My interests lie in structural biology, particularly in integrating computational methods such as modeling and simulations to understand the biomolecular mechanism.
sabhyatag@iisc.ac.in
Lab Alumni
Arushi Kaul (IISc-UG dissertation): July 2024-June 2025
Disha Jain (Project associate): Aug 2022-June 2025
Mokshana Sanjeeva (IISc-M.Sc. student): Aug 2023-May 2025
Ranjana Nataraj (Project associate): Aug 2023-May 2025
Avinash A Karkada (Research intern): Jan 2024-Aug 2024
Saloni Gelhot (IISc-M.Sc. student): 2022-2024
Keerthana Balamurugan (IISc – IoE postdcotoral fellow): Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Priyansh Chaudhary (IISc-UG-MS dissertation): June 2023- April 2024
Ahamed PK (IISc-UG dissertation); May 2022 – April 2023
Ajeet Kumar (BS-MS trainee, IISER-Tirupati) June 2020 – April 2023
Sahana Nagaraja (Project associate) Nov 2020 -Aug 2022
Aparna Shenai (Intern) March 2022- July 2022
Rashi Jindal (IISc-UG intern) July 2021 – Feb 2022
Kesav Lab 