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Lab Members

The team at TBT Lab

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Dr. Ajay Kumar

Lab Head

Associate Professor 

Department of Zoology

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Dr. Ajay is working in the area of oncology and tumor immunology especially with respect to the designing of novel cancer therapeutics by targeting tumor-specific unique aspects of tumor metabolism and tumor growth regulating components of tumor microenvironment including cognate and non-cognate cellular and molecular interactions.

 

The research work done by by our team has been published in in peer-reviewed journals of international repute such as Apoptosis, Chemico-biological Interactions, Environmental Toxicology etc.

Post-Doctoral fellow

Dr. Sriparna Pal

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Sriparna completed her bachelor's degree (B.Sc. in Zoology) from Calcutta University. She then obtained her master's degree (M.Sc. in Zoology) and Doctorate degree (Ph.D. in Zoology) from Banaras Hindu University.

Her research mainly focused on ovarian and uterine dysfunctions induced by environmental factors and its amelioration by the pineal hormone, melatonin. Currently, she is working as Raja Jwala Prasad Post Doctoral Fellow (RJP-PDF) in the TBT lab, Department of Zoology, BHU.

PhD scholar (SRF)

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar, PhD JRF

Abhishek completed his Bachelors in Science from Banaras Hindu University with Zoology as his Honors subject. He continued his masters from BHU itself and obtained MSc. in Zoology. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD from TBT Lab, BHU.

 

Abhishek is a very cheerful and stress-free person who believes in enjoying every bit of his life. Also, he is very fond of music and plays guitar exceptionally well. Abhishek lightens the lab by his musical abilities and makes us all enjoy the lab environment.

Contact: +91-9580072651

PhD scholar (SRF)

Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar, PhD JRF

Mukesh completed his Bachelors in Science from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Ayodhya. He then obtained MSc. in Zoology from University of Allahabad. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD from TBT Lab, Department of Zoology, BHU.

 

Mukesh is  very fond of playing outdoor games including cricket, badminton, volleyball, etc.  He is an excellent cook with an experience of over 7 years of cooking. In his leisure time, he loves taking nap and listening songs.

Contact: +91-9919854796

PhD scholar (JRF)

Siddharth Rai

Siddharth Rai, Project JRF

Siddharth obtained his B.Sc.(Hons) Zoology from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He then pursued Masters in Biochemistry from Department of Biochemistry, BHU. He is currently working in TBT Lab as a Ph.D. student.

 

Siddharth loves culminating himself tech savvy news and learning new skills. He is also the founder of VIDWAAN.forever, which is a science website designed specifically for students who love learning about the lesser known scientific phenomenon and topics. The website hosts more than 100 articles on science and related niches.

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Siddharth loves driving and long rides. You can even sometimes find him casually writing poems.

Contact: +91-7518410309
E-mail: siddharth.rai@bhu.ac.in
              srai5256@gmail.com

Project JRF

Kriti Gupta

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Kriti obtained her B.Sc (Hons.) Biochemistry from Delhi University. She then completed her masters in Biochemistry from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. She is currently working as a project JRF in the TBT lab.

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Kriti discovered baking as her hobby during lockdown. She likes to bake different types of cakes, muffins and donuts. She also loves watching movies, specifically of the genre murder mystery on different OTT platforms during her free time.

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Lab Staff

Sandip Patel, Lab attendent

Sandeep Patel

Lab attendent

Sandeep is the backbone of TBT lab. He is hard working, sincere and faithful in nature. His responsibilities broadly include maintaining the animal house, attending mice models and keeping the labs clean. The TBT lab is thankful to Sandeep for all his efforts.

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His hobbies include playing cricket, football and travelling.

Current Associated Students

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Adrika Gond
M.Sc. Dissertation

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Rukhsar Bano
M.Sc. Dissertation

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Sauryan Rai
B.Tech. Internship (Visiting)

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