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DR. SHARMISTHA MAJUMDAR
Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
Research Interest:
Evolution of mobile genetic elements/ transposons: mechanisms of transposition and control.
Modifications of function in transposase homologs
Biochemical/biophysical/structural characterization of nucleotide-binding & nucleic acid-binding proteins.
Genomic and proteomic analysis of transposases and transposase homologs
BSc: Presidency College, Univ. of Calcutta, 1997
MSc: Madurai Kamaraj University, 1999
PhD: Cornell University, 2006
Email: sharmistham@iitgn.ac.in
HIRAL M. SANGHVI
PhD Scholar
B. Sc. : NVPAS college affiliated to SP University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar. 2009-2012
M.Sc. : Banaras Hindu University (2014)
Research Interests: I am exploring the molecular characterization of homo-oligomerization of HTHAP9 and Drosophila P element transposase
Email ID: sanghavi.hiral@iitgn.ac.in
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VASUDHA SHARMA
PhD Scholar
B.Tech. : Punjab Technical University (2014)
Description of work: I am trying to find DNA binding sequence and the catalytic triad of THAP9
Hobbies: Reading, drawing, watching puppies and kitten videos on youtube :P
Email ID: vasudha.sharma@iitgn.ac.in
RICHA RASHMI
PhD Scholar
B.Tech. : Punjab College of Engineering and Technology (2014)
M.Tech. : IIIT Delhi (2017)
Research Interest: Predicting Function of THAP9 Gene and Protein from Sequence, Structure and Expression Data
Hobbies: Sketching, Playing Ukulele
Email ID: richa.rashmi@iitgn.ac.in
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DIBYADARSHI NEPAL
Masters Student
Previous College: Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal.
Research Interest:
Isolation and characterization of taxol producing endophytic fungi from Taxus wallichiana
Cloning and expression of various isoforms of human THAP-9
Cloning of Host Cell Factor-1
Fun fact: Metalhead. One of the vocalists of IITGN, and have good hands in guitar and bass
Hobbies: Singing, playing musical instruments, traveling
CHANDAN NANDI
Masters Student
B tech: Haldia Institute of Technology(2019), West Bengal
Research interest:
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Thesis work TBD.
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expressing and purifying THAP domain of drosophilla THAP9
Hobbies : Photography, Playing foosball
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PRACHI THAKORE
Project Intern
M.Sc. : Biological and Life Sciences, Ahmedabad University
Research interests:
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Cloning and expression of human THAP9 isoforms
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Carrying out mutagenesis to analyze the catalytic domain of THAP9 and P element
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Expression, Purification and DNA binding studies of zebrafish THAP9
Hobbies: Sketching, playing scrabble, watching football
PARIN SOLANKI
Masters Thesis Intern
iMsc: Biological and Life Sciences, Ahmedabad University
Research interest:
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Studying differential coexpression of THAP-9 gene
Hobbies : Dancing, Reading and trekking
Email id: parin.s.imsc16@ahduni.edu.in
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SHYAM VIJAY DHOLAKIA
Masters Thesis Intern
Integrated M.Sc. in Life Sciences: - Ahmedabad University
Research interests:
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Protein Structure Prediction
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Protein Modelling and Protein Folding
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DHFR Proteins
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Virtual Screening
Hobbies: Table Tennis, Football and Volleyball.
Email ID: shyam.d.imsc16@ahduni.edu.in