Meet Our Team
Principal Investigator
Shobhna Kapoor, PhD
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Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai - 400076, India.
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Specially Appointed Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-0046, Japan
PhD students
Aishi Dasgupta
M.Sc. Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
B.Sc. Life Sciences (Hons.), Presidency University, Kolkata
Joined: July 2021
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Saitali Laha Roy
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M.Sc. Microbiology, Lady Branourne College, University of Calcutta
B.Sc. Microbiology (Hons.), Gurudas College, University of Calcutta
Joined: July 2021
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Lydia Mathew
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M.Sc. Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
B.Sc. Biotechnology, Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai
Joined: July 2022
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Mosami P Shah
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BS-MS from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
Joined: July 2023
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mosamishah211@gmail.com
Prajakta Tarnekar
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M.Sc. Molecular Microbiology, University of Hyderabad
B.Sc. Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology, RTM Nagpur University
Joined: July 2023
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Janhavi Phadke
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MSc in Microbiology, St. Xavier's College (Empowered Autonomous) Mumbai
BSc in Microbiology, PTVA's Sathaye College Mumbai
Joined: July 2025
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Sohini Chakraborty
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MSc - Chemistry, IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
​BSc- Chemistry, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam
Joined: January 2026
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Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Nishant Pandey
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Ph.D. Chemistry, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali.
Thesis title: Synthesis of Natural Product-Inspired Glycohybrid Triazoles.
M.Sc. Chemistry, Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
B.Sc. (H) Chemistry, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi.
Joined: February 2024
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Dr. Vinod Shinde
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Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Thesis title: Chlorophyll-Based Nanomaterials for Cancer Treatment.
M.Sc. Biotechnology, Government Institute of Science, Aurangabad.
B.Sc. Biotechnology, MGM Institute of Biosciences & Technology Aurangabad
Joined: April 2025
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Project Staff
Dr. Pradnya Kamble
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Postdoctoral Research title: Development of whole blood based IL-2 ELISA assa for distinguishing patients with active and latent tuberculosis
Indo-German Science and Technology center (IGSTC) Industrial Postdoc at Lionex Diagnostics and Therapeutics GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
PhD thesis title: Trop2 in ovarian cancer: Investigating its therapeutic potential
ICMR-NIRRCH, Mumbai
MSc: University of Mumbai
BSc: University of Mumbai
Joined: March 2026​​
Dr. Anjana P Menon
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PhD in Biophysical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Thesis title:
MTech. Institute of Chemical Technology, 2016-2018
BTech. Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, University of Kerela, 2012-2016
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Interns
Esther Paulson
MSc in Microbiology, St. Xavier's College (Empowered Autonomous), Mumbai​
Summer Research Intern
Purushothaman R.
MSc student, SASTRA deemed to be University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu​
IRCC Research Intern
Aaradhya Aggarwal
BSc Biotechnology Honors with Research 4th year, Banasthali Vidyapith University, Rajasthan​
Masters students
Debanya Pradhan
​M.Sc Chemistry, IIT Bombay
Arijit Bhattacharyya
​M.Sc Chemistry, IIT Bombay
Sharayu Mapara
​M.Sc Microbiology, Mithibai College
Staff
Nilesh J. Kamble
​Accountant