group members
Ashok Sekhar
Room no. 14, SIF Building
Ph.: +91 80 2293 3416
ashoksekhar@iisc.ac.in
Ashok did his B.Sc. in Chemistry at Vivekananda College (University of Madras) and M.Sc. in Chemistry at IIT Madras. He then went to the University of Wisconsin - Madison (U.S.A.) for a Ph.D. in Biophysics under Prof. Silvia Cavagnero. After a postdoctoral stint with Prof. Lewis E. Kay (University of Toronto, Canada), Ashok joined MBU, the department where he was first exposed to scientific research and bioNMR spectroscopy as a Bachelors student, in November 2017.
Room no. 14, SIF Building
Ph.: +91 80 2293 3416
ashoksekhar@iisc.ac.in
Ashok did his B.Sc. in Chemistry at Vivekananda College (University of Madras) and M.Sc. in Chemistry at IIT Madras. He then went to the University of Wisconsin - Madison (U.S.A.) for a Ph.D. in Biophysics under Prof. Silvia Cavagnero. After a postdoctoral stint with Prof. Lewis E. Kay (University of Toronto, Canada), Ashok joined MBU, the department where he was first exposed to scientific research and bioNMR spectroscopy as a Bachelors student, in November 2017.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Ajith Kumar
ajithk@iisc.ac.in
I joined the lab in Apr 2018 as a postdoctoral fellow and currently working as a Wellcome Trust Early Career fellow. I did my Masters degree in Marine Biology from Cochin University of Science and Technology. I worked in Prof N Sivakumar's group at the University of Hyderabad for a Ph.D. specializing in biochemistry of glycoproteins and their receptors related to lysosomal biogenesis. My research in Ashok’s lab involves studying protein-nucleic acid interactions and how it affects the structure and dynamics of proteins with application in health and disease.
ajithk@iisc.ac.in
I joined the lab in Apr 2018 as a postdoctoral fellow and currently working as a Wellcome Trust Early Career fellow. I did my Masters degree in Marine Biology from Cochin University of Science and Technology. I worked in Prof N Sivakumar's group at the University of Hyderabad for a Ph.D. specializing in biochemistry of glycoproteins and their receptors related to lysosomal biogenesis. My research in Ashok’s lab involves studying protein-nucleic acid interactions and how it affects the structure and dynamics of proteins with application in health and disease.
Dr. Akhila Viswan
akhilaviswan@iisc.ac.in
I did my M.Tech Biotechnology from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad. I completed my PhD from CBMR, Lucknow under the supervision of Prof. Neeraj Sinha where I worked on NMR metabolomics, structure and dynamics of collagen using solid-state NMR. I worked in Israel under Prof. Jordan and Prof. Shai Rahimipour as a post-doc where I studied the structural and biophysical properties of aggregation prone proteins. I joined as a postdoctoral fellow in IISc in Dr. Ashok Sekhar's lab in July 2021. My work here involves studying the structure and dynamics of PAS domains in the circadian clock.
akhilaviswan@iisc.ac.in
I did my M.Tech Biotechnology from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad. I completed my PhD from CBMR, Lucknow under the supervision of Prof. Neeraj Sinha where I worked on NMR metabolomics, structure and dynamics of collagen using solid-state NMR. I worked in Israel under Prof. Jordan and Prof. Shai Rahimipour as a post-doc where I studied the structural and biophysical properties of aggregation prone proteins. I joined as a postdoctoral fellow in IISc in Dr. Ashok Sekhar's lab in July 2021. My work here involves studying the structure and dynamics of PAS domains in the circadian clock.
Ph.D. Students
Vaishali Narayanan
vaishalin@iisc.ac.in
I joined the institute as an Integrated PhD student in 2017. After a one-month rotation, I joined Ashok's lab as the first IntPhD student in May 2018. I did my B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Women’s Christian College, Chennai. I am interested in understanding how PTMs affect the structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered regions in proteins involved in the mammalian circadian clock. My research also involves using NMR spectroscopy to explore the structural and binding features of protein-glycan interactions.
vaishalin@iisc.ac.in
I joined the institute as an Integrated PhD student in 2017. After a one-month rotation, I joined Ashok's lab as the first IntPhD student in May 2018. I did my B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Women’s Christian College, Chennai. I am interested in understanding how PTMs affect the structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered regions in proteins involved in the mammalian circadian clock. My research also involves using NMR spectroscopy to explore the structural and binding features of protein-glycan interactions.
Madhurima Kulkarni
madhurimamk@iisc.ac.in
I joined Ashok’s lab as the first PhD student in 2018. I completed my B.Sc. in Chemistry from D.Y. Patil College and did my M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Pune University. My research involves deciphering the dynamics of proteins that violate the structure-function paradigm and characterizing low population excited states using NMR spectroscopy.
madhurimamk@iisc.ac.in
I joined Ashok’s lab as the first PhD student in 2018. I completed my B.Sc. in Chemistry from D.Y. Patil College and did my M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Pune University. My research involves deciphering the dynamics of proteins that violate the structure-function paradigm and characterizing low population excited states using NMR spectroscopy.
Bodhisatwa Nandi
bodhisatwan@iisc.ac.in
I joined the institute in 2018 as an Integrated PhD student. After a one-month rotation, I decided to pursue my PhD in molecular biophysics and joined the lab in May 2019. I did my BSc in Biotechnology from Central University of Rajasthan. My doctoral study involves characterizing low population intermediate states in the interconversion between the native states of metamorphic proteins. My aim is to visualize the “invisible” intermediate using sophisticated NMR experiments such as CEST and CPMG.
bodhisatwan@iisc.ac.in
I joined the institute in 2018 as an Integrated PhD student. After a one-month rotation, I decided to pursue my PhD in molecular biophysics and joined the lab in May 2019. I did my BSc in Biotechnology from Central University of Rajasthan. My doctoral study involves characterizing low population intermediate states in the interconversion between the native states of metamorphic proteins. My aim is to visualize the “invisible” intermediate using sophisticated NMR experiments such as CEST and CPMG.
Ahallya Jaladeep
ahallyap@iisc.ac.in
I did my B.Tech/M.Tech Dual degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIT-Madras. I joined the lab as a Ph.D. student in 2019. My research involves studying the dynamics of glycan molecules and also understand their role in biological function. I am also interested in understanding protein-glycan interactions involved in tumor progression.
ahallyap@iisc.ac.in
I did my B.Tech/M.Tech Dual degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIT-Madras. I joined the lab as a Ph.D. student in 2019. My research involves studying the dynamics of glycan molecules and also understand their role in biological function. I am also interested in understanding protein-glycan interactions involved in tumor progression.
Claris Niya Varghese
clarisv@iisc.ac.in
I completed my BS-MS dual degree in Chemistry from IISER-Bhopal. I joined the institute as PhD student in Aug 2019. My research interests involve developing NMR methods to probe the field of glycan dynamics. I am also interested in understanding conformational switching in ligand-receptor interactions involved in the Notch signaling pathway.
clarisv@iisc.ac.in
I completed my BS-MS dual degree in Chemistry from IISER-Bhopal. I joined the institute as PhD student in Aug 2019. My research interests involve developing NMR methods to probe the field of glycan dynamics. I am also interested in understanding conformational switching in ligand-receptor interactions involved in the Notch signaling pathway.
Paulomi Sanyal
paulomis@iisc.ac.in
I joined Ashok’s lab as a DBT-JRF in Aug 2019. I did my Bachelors from St. Xavier's, Bombay and pursued my Masters from the Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University. My research involves studying the structure of proteins that regulate circadian rhythms in mammals using NMR spectroscopy and other biophysical techniques. I am interested in deciphering the structure-function relationship of these proteins in mammalian cellular systems.
paulomis@iisc.ac.in
I joined Ashok’s lab as a DBT-JRF in Aug 2019. I did my Bachelors from St. Xavier's, Bombay and pursued my Masters from the Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University. My research involves studying the structure of proteins that regulate circadian rhythms in mammals using NMR spectroscopy and other biophysical techniques. I am interested in deciphering the structure-function relationship of these proteins in mammalian cellular systems.
Shefali Jain
shefalijain@iisc.ac.in
I completed my B.Sc(H) in Biochemistry from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University. I joined the institute as an Integrated Ph.D. student in 2019 and then joined the lab in July 2020 after one month of rotation. My research interests involve the study of long-lived singlet states in NMR and characterizing the intermediates in the folding pathway of metamorphic proteins.
shefalijain@iisc.ac.in
I completed my B.Sc(H) in Biochemistry from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University. I joined the institute as an Integrated Ph.D. student in 2019 and then joined the lab in July 2020 after one month of rotation. My research interests involve the study of long-lived singlet states in NMR and characterizing the intermediates in the folding pathway of metamorphic proteins.
Bhuvaneshwari Rajendrakumar Gehi
bhuvaneshwar@iisc.ac.in
I completed my Integrated M.Sc from Pune University and M.Tech from IIT-Mandi. I joined the institute as a PhD student in August 2020. I work on understanding the slow dynamics of proteins within liquid - liquid phase separated droplets.
bhuvaneshwar@iisc.ac.in
I completed my Integrated M.Sc from Pune University and M.Tech from IIT-Mandi. I joined the institute as a PhD student in August 2020. I work on understanding the slow dynamics of proteins within liquid - liquid phase separated droplets.
