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Meet The Faculty<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Ashutosh’s group works in the area of computational biology, network analysis and circadian biology<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dhiraj’s group works in the area of DNA Nanotechnology and development of DNA Nanodevices<\/span><\/p>\n

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Karla’s group works in the area of ultrasound imaging and tissue characterisation<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mukesh’s group focuses on\u00a0Allograft implants and biomaterials.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharad’s group works to \u00a0understand mechanism of protein misfolding and means to disrupt ensuing aggregation pathways in neurodegenerative diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharmistha’s group focusses on understanding the evolution of transposable elements by investigating the mechanism of transposition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Subramanian’s group focuses on plant developmental biology.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Umashankar’s group focuses on identifying novel non-oncogene addiction mechanisms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vijay’s group focuses on X-ray crystallography of small molecules and macromolecules<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rohil’s group focuses on Organ Transplantation, Liquid Biopsy Assays, and Spectroscopic Techniques<\/p>\n

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Bhaskar’s group works on recognition of biomolecular targets by small molecules and development of nanobiocatalysts for environmental applications<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pratik’s group works in the area of understanding the principles and brain mechanisms that mediate the control of our actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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