Meet Our Team
Principal Investigator
Shobhna Kapoor, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai - 400076, India.
&
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
Saitali Laha Roy
M.Sc. Microbiology, Lady Branourne College, University of Calcutta
B.Sc. Microbiology (Hons.), Gurudas College, University of Calcutta
Joined: July 2021
Lydia Mathew
M.Sc. Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
B.Sc. Biotechnology, Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai
Joined: July 2022
Mosami P Shah
BS-MS from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
Joined: July 2023
mosamishah211@gmail.com
Prajakta Tarnekar
M.Sc. Molecular Microbiology, University of Hyderabad
B.Sc. Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology, RTM Nagpur University
Joined: July 2023
Janhavi Phadke
MSc in Microbiology, St. Xavier's College (Empowered Autonomous) Mumbai
BSc in Microbiology, PTVA's Sathaye College Mumbai
Joined: July 2025
Sohini Chakraborty
MSc - Chemistry, IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
BSc- Chemistry, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam
Joined: January 2026
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Nishant Pandey
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
Dr. Vinod Shinde
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
Project Staff
Dr. Pradnya Kamble
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
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
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