Vacancies available for PhD ADMISSIONS – January 2027

Sl No. Name of Scientist Faculty Designation & Laboratory Proposed Title of the Project No. of Positions Available
1 Dr. Sunil Martin Scientist E-II, Cancer Research Synthetic Immunology of Engineered Immune Effector Cells to Target Refractory Malignancies 1
2 Dr. Anish Kundu Scientist C, Plant Biotechnology & Disease Biology Decoding Calcium–Purine Crosstalk in Endophyte-Mediated Plant Growth 1
3 Dr. Priya Srinivas Scientist G, Cancer Research Development of Noninvasive Diagnostics for Ovarian Cancer 1
4 Dr. Shijulal Nelson Sathi Scientist E-I, Transdisciplinary Biology AI-Guided De Novo Design of Antibacterial Peptides Targeting ESKAPE Pathogen Membranes 1
5 Dr. Karthik Subramanian Scientist E-I, Pathogen Biology Identification of Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Molecular Signatures in Bacterial Pneumonia 1
6 Dr. Rajesh Chandramohanadas Scientist F,Pathogen Biology Mapping the Genomic Landscape of Divergent Malaria Parasites in View of Evolving Drug Resistance 1
7 Dr. Mahendran K R Scientist E-II, Transdisciplinary Biology Functional Engineering of Bacterial Porins for Antibiotic Transport 1
8 Dr. Tessy Thomas Maliekal Scientist F, Cancer Research Investigating the Role of EPHA2 in Oral Cancer Progression and Recurrence 1
9 Dr. Debasree Dutta Scientist F, Regenerative Biology Signaling and Chromatin in Dictating States of Pluripotency in Embryonic Stem Cells from Different Mammalian Species 2
Chromatin Contribution to Drug Resistance
10 Dr. S. Asha Nair Scientist G, Cancer Research Colorectal Cancer Organoids for Predicting Drug Resistance and Therapeutic Plausibility: A Prospective Study 1
11 Dr. Kathiresan Natarajan Scientist E-I, Transdisciplinary Biology Molecular and Functional Characterization of the TUBA1A Tubulin Isotype: Implications for Microtubule Dynamics and Tubulinopathies 1
12 Dr. Leny Jose Scientist E-I, Pathogen Biology Targeting HPV Pathogenesis Using Bifunctional Protein Degraders 1
13 Dr. Devasena Anantharaman Scientist F,Cancer Research Characterization of Mucus in Oral Cancer and Development and Characterization of Oral Cancer Progression Models 1
14 Dr. Rashmi Mishra Scientist E-II, Neurobiology Decoding the Brain Glyco-Code: From Neurodevelopment and Cognitive Function to the Pathogenesis of Aggressive Brain Cancers 2
Deciphering Membrane Activation and Mechanotransduction in the Glioblastoma Microenvironment: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities