The Team

Ph.D Students

Abhilasha Ghalawat

Hailing from New Delhi I did MSc from University of Hyderabad and then joined MKB lab for pursuing PhD work. Funded by a fellowship from ICMR, Govt. of India, I am working towards identifying unique members of the Plasmodium recombination machinery that are absent in the human host.When not in the lab I like spending time playing outdoor sports like basketball, cycling, running etc.

Tanishka

I hail from Sonbhadra, a small town in Uttar Pradesh. I did BSc from Banaras Hindu University before joining for Integrated-MSc-PhD program at University of Hyderabad. In my PhD I am trying to decipher how the cross-talks between the recombinases and the anti-recombinases shapes the outcome of Plasmodium meiosis as well as antigenic diversification. To carry out this work I received the prestigious Prime Minister Research Fellowship from Govt. of India.

When not in lab I enjoy listening to music.

Pooja Kumari Kushwaha

I come from Gopalgunj, Bihar. I completed my master's degree at Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh). With the DST-INSPIRE fellowship from Govt. of India I am pursuing my PhD work on understanding the mechanism of repair of the apicoplast genome of the human malaria parasite.

I like to watch documentaries and read novels when I am not in the lab.

Pawar Jyoti Baban

I hail from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. I did my master’s from Government Institute of Forensic Science, Aurangabad. Currently I am investigating the roles of PfHsp90-cochaperones in the DNA repair pathway in human malaria parasites. To this end, I receive research fellowship from UGC, Govt. of India.

I like to go for walk and practicing Yoga when not in lab.

Deepak Kumar Rout

I hail from Nuapada, Odisha. After completing my BSc from Regional institute of Education, Bhubaneswar I joined the Integrated-MSc-PhD program at University of Hyderabad. In my PhD I am trying to decipher the nuclear roles of PfHsp90 and its cochaperones in the context of DNA-damage repair. I receive research fellowship from DBT, Govt. of India.

When I'm not in the lab, I like listening to songs and playing keyboard and flute.

Yashmita Choudhary

I come from Ajmer, Rajasthan. After my MSc from University of Hyderabad I joined the MKB lab to investigate how the cross talks between HR and MMR dictates the outcome of DNA repair, drug-resistance and antigenic diversification. To this end I received fellowship from CSIR, Govt. of India.

In my free time I like to play badminton.

MSc Students

Bhavadharini Balachandar

I come from New Delhi. I am currently doing Integrated-BSc-MSc in Biochemistry. For my dissertation work I joined MKB lab to fish out unique DNA repair proteins that can be targeted to curb malaria.

When not in the lab I like to read novels, cook and draw.

Kalya Dileep

I'm from Kochi, Kerala, and hold a bachelor's degree in Zoology from Union Christian College, Kottayam. I joined the Department of Biochemistry, University of Hyderabad for my MSc. For my dissertation work at the Bhattacharyya lab, I am working on the cochaperones of PfHsp90 and investigating the functional modulation of PfSir2 activity.

Beyond academics, I love reading mystical and psychological thrillers and binge watching intense, suspenseful and comedy dramas.