Meet The Team
FACULTY MEMBERS
![Ashutosh Srivastava](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1Ashutosh.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Ashutosh Srivastava
Assistant Professor
Ashutosh’s group works in the area of computational biology, network analysis and circadian biology
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![Karla P. Mercado-Shekhar](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/KarlaMercadoShekharPhoto2023Junesquare.jpg?resize=831%2C831&ssl=1)
Karla P. Mercado-Shekhar
Assistant Professor
![Mukesh Dhanka](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mukesh.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Mukesh Dhanka
Assistant Professor
![Sharad Gupta](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr__Sharad.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Sharad Gupta
Associate Professor
Sharad’s group works to understand mechanism of protein misfolding and means to disrupt ensuing aggregation pathways in neurodegenerative diseases.
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![Sharmistha Majumdar](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr__Sharmistha_JPG.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Sharmistha Majumdar
Associate Professor
Sharmistha’s group focusses on understanding the evolution of transposable elements by investigating the mechanism of transposition.
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![Subramanian Sankaranarayanan](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Subramanian.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Subramanian Sankaranarayanan
Assistant Professor
![Umashankar Singh](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Umashankar_Singh.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Umashankar Singh
Associate Professor
![Vijay Thiruvenkatam](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/vijay.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Vijay Thiruvenkatam
Associate Research Professor
![Bhaskar Datta](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr__Bhaskar_JPG.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Bhaskar Datta
Associate Professor
Bhaskar’s group works on recognition of biomolecular targets by small molecules and development of nanobiocatalysts for environmental applications
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![Pratik Mutha](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dr__Pratik_JPG.webp?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1)
Pratik Mutha
Jibaben Patel Chair Associate Professor
Pratik’s group works in the area of understanding the principles and brain mechanisms that mediate the control of our actions.
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GUEST PROFESSOR
![Sharmila Mande](https://i0.wp.com/bio.iitgn.ac.in/bio/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9fb4b4_2ddc724e1a334f3d9fbf4006b882aa71mv2.webp?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1)
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