Nikhil R. Gandasi (NRG)
Bachelors and Masters - University of Mysore, Mysore, India
PhD - Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Postdoc - Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Postdoc - Academia-Industry strategic collaboration with Mercodia AB, Uppsala, Sweden
Postdoc - University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Assistant professor (Guest) - University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Assistant professor - Developmental Biology and Genetics (DBG), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Adjunct Faculty - Institute of Medical cell biology, Uppsala University, Sweden

Awards
Ramalingaswami fellow - 2021
​Daniel T. O’Connor Early Career Investigator Award - 2020
European Foundation for Study of Diabetes’s - Rising Star Award - 2018
Young Investigator Award from Scandinavian Society for Study of Diabetes - 2015
Travel awards - American Society of Cell biology, European Molecular Biology Organization, ​European Foundation for Study of Diabetes - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
​UGC Meritorious fellow - 2008

Contact
grnikhil@iisc.ac.in, nikhil.gandasi@mcb.uu.se
​+91-80-22933460

Aishwarya M A
​PhD Student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 
Masters in Biochemistry - Bengaluru City University, Bengaluru, India

DBT-JRF - 2021
​DST-INSPIRE - 2020
GATE - 2020, 2021

Contact
aishwaryama2@gmail.com
​+91-80-22932490

Anuma Pallavi
​PhD Student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 
Masters in Animal Biology and Biotechnology - University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

DBT-JRF - 2021
GATE - 2021
CSIR-NET (LS) - 2020
TIFR - 2021
Prathibha Award for University toppers - 2019

Contact
anumapallavi@iisc.ac.in
​+91-80-22932490

Abhishek Barua
PhD Student (with Prof. Sandhya S Vishweshwaraiah)
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2021-present) 
Masters in chemical and molecular biology - IIT-Karagpur, Karagpur, India

GATE - 2021
CSIR-NET - 2020

Contact
abhishekbaru@iisc.ac.in
​+91-80-22933457

Meetu Singh
​Integrated-PhD Student (with Prof. Anu Rangarajan)
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 
Bachelors in Life Sciences - Delhi University - Delhi, India

IIT-JAM - 2020

Contact
meetusingh@iisc.ac.in
​+91-80-22932490

Priyadarshini V
​PhD Student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 
Masters in Biotechnology - Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

DBT-JRF - 2021
GATE - 2019

Contact
vpriyadarshi@iisc.ac.in
​+91-80-22932490

Saptadipa Paul
​Postdoc, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2023-present) 
PhD - Jain University - Bengaluru, India

Contact
saproses3@gmail.com
​+91-80-22932490

Prajwal Nagle
​Masters thesis student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 
BS-MS in Biology (ongoing) - IISER-Kolkota - Kalyani, India

Contact
pn18ms115@iiserkol.ac.in
​+91-80-22932490

Vibha V
​Bachelors thesis student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 
B.tech in Biotechnology (ongoing) - PES University - Bengaluru, India

Contact
vvibha27@gmail.com
​+91-80-22932490

Shruti Renganathan
​Bachelors thesis student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2023-present) 
B.tech in Biotechnology (ongoing) - PES University - Bengaluru, India

Contact
rshruti2507@gmail.com
​+91-80-22932490

Sneha Sathapathi
​Masters thesis student, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2023-present) 
MSc in Biochemistry (ongoing) - University of Madras - Chennai, India

Contact
ssathapathi@gmail.com
​+91-80-22932490

Gangadhar
​Lab helper, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (2022-present) 

Contact
​+91-80-22932490

Past Members

​Niharika
​MBBS intern, Indian Institute of Science-MBBS Intern program completed

Chaitra N
​Completed Masters thesis

Shakar Said
​Completed pharmacy program thesis - Pharmacist, Gothenburg, Sweden

Jonathan Wahlund
​Completed bachelor thesis - Pfizer Inc, Stockholm, Sweden

Neha Sinha
Completed masters thesis - Currently working as PhD student at University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Sandeep Domkawale
Masters thesis - Currently working as research and laboratory manager at Astrazeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden

Komal Mohite
Completed masters thesis - Currently at University of Sussex, UK

Prajakta Belekar
Completed masters thesis - Currently working as a PhD student in University of Innsbruck, Austria