Shruthy Suresh (Aggarwal)

Principal Investigator

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I was born and raised in Chennai for 21 years and received a B.Tech in Biotechnology from IIT Madras in 2013. I obtained a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas in 2019. I then pursued postdoctoral training at MSKCC, New York and returned to India to start my own lab. I have been passionate and obsessed with cancer since I turned 18 and I am thrilled that pursuing this obsession is my full time job. I enjoy walking around the lab and chatting about the cool experiments my students are up to - I live vicariously through their highs, run a zillion westerns to delude myself into thinking I am still 'at the bench' and keep half joking about having my own project in the lab. In my free time, if such a thing exists, I love to play with my wonderful daughter, learn Carnatic music, hike up to waterfalls and check out the rock/metal scene in Delhi. 

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Adeeba

Ph.D Student

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I am a PhD candidate in Dr Shruthy’s lab. I did my masters in animal science from MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Having a keen interest in working in the therapeutics field, especially cancer, directly led me here from NCBS-TIFR. I am investigating the role of novel signature genes in metastasis conditions in the melanoma. Besides science, I do enjoy travelling, tracking, drawing, reading and writing short comic fictions and poetry.

Ravi Dubey

Ph.D Student

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I am from a small town near Nainital. I did my masters in Medical Biotechnology from PGI Lucknow. Driven by curiosity and a desire to make a meaningful impact, my work revolves around Non-Professional Phagocytosis in cancer using melanoma as a tumor model. I am a Rick and Morty fan and outside of my academic pursuits, I enjoy playing cricket and badminton.

Amisha Bhattacharya

Project Associate

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I was born in Kolkata, the city of joy and raised in the beautiful coastal city of Vizag. I have a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala. I previously worked in Dr. Nirmalya Ganguli’s lab at NIAB, Hyderabad, where I explored gene editing technologies aimed at developing high yielding livestock. Here I am currently exploring how inter organelle transport of cholesterol impacts tumor metastasis and immune responses. Outside the lab, I enjoy cooking, anime and taking long walks surrounded by nature and my favourite playlist.

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Pranav Rana

Project Associate

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I am from Himachal Pradesh, home to the lesser Himalayas. I have a BTech in Bioengineering and MTech in Biomedical Technology from IIT BHU Varanasi. I later worked at ACTREC in Shilpee Lab on deciphering the role of UPR in radiation induced senescence reversal in GBM and its therapeutic potential. I am interested in tumor immunology, cancer biology and immunotherapy. Here I am looking at non professional phagocytosis in clinical samples. In my free time, I enjoy sketching, painting, listening to Taylor Swift and cooking! and teaching GenZ slang to my peers.