Research Students

Name Ms. Shiwangi Dwivedi
Designation Senior Research Fellow, ICMR project
Email ID shiwnagi18@yahoo.com
Research Topic Study on environmental chemical(s) induced cellular and organismal stress response in Drosophila melanogaster
Name of the Guide Dr. Anurag Sharma
Name Mr. Leonard Clinton D’Souza
Designation Ph.D. Minorities fellow, Karnataka Gov.
Email ID lclinton.dsouza@gmail.com
Research Topic Studies on effects of environmental chemical(s) on hematopoiesis using Drosophila model system
Name of the Guide Dr. Anurag Sharma
Name Mr. Anoopkrishna K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID anoopkrishna.k7773@gmail.com
Research Topic Molecular characterization of Plasmodium species from malaria patients in costal Karnataka
Name of the Guide Dr. Rama Adiga
Name Mr. Nishith Babu
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID nishibabu@gmail.com
Research Topic Investigating the role of Poly (A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) in mRNA stability, translational regulation and cancer
Name of the Guide Prof. Anirban Chakraborty
Name Ms. Akshatha K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID akshatha22mony@gmail.com
Research Topic Deciphering traits of drug resistance and survival strategies of Salmonella under in vitro gut like conditions.
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Ms. Dechamma P.N
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST-SERB project
Email ID divyadech@gmail.com
Research Topic RNases and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes: A systemic loss of function study of poly (A) specific ribonucleases (PARN) using zebrafish model system
Name of the Guide Prof. Anirban Chakraborty
Name Mr. Prithivisagar K S
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST-SERB project
Email ID n18phdbs108@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigating the role pf Vibrio Parahaemolyticus type VI secretion system (T6SS) in survival and ecological adaptation
Name of the Guide Dr. Krishna kumar B
Name Mr. Ashwath Nayak
Designation Karnataka DST-Ph.D. fellowship
Email ID n18phdbs102@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Isolation and characterization of probiotic bacteria from rohu and tilapia for potential application in aquaculture
Name of the Guide Dr. Biswajit Maiti
Name Ms. Sarika S
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n18phdbs109@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Quorum sensing associated pathogenicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa at varied glucose concentration
Name of the Guide Dr. Ramya Harsha
Name Mr. Nishith Kumar S K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n18phdbs107@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Protein hydrolysates containing ACE-1 inhibitory activity and their potential in nuetraceuticals
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha B
Name Ms. Sharanya K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n18phdbs110@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic In vitro morphogenesis of Curculigo orchioides for elucidation of bioactivity in Drosophila melanogaster
Name of the Guide Dr. Smitha Hegde
Name Ms. Anjana Kaveri Badekila
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n18phdbs101@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Fabrication of biometric three-dimensional scaffolds of primary cell and cancer cell niche development
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Mr. Vankadari Aditya
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST-SERB project
Email ID n18phdbs111@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Expression profiling of genes involved in survivability and adaptability of E. coli using simulated gut conditions
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Mr. Khyahrii Aloysius S
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n18phdbs106@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Isolation of bioactive compounds from Curculigo orchioides (Kali Musli) and evaluation of their anti-cancer properties
Name of the Guide Dr. Smitha Hegde
Name Ms. Apoorva R Kenjar
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID apoorvakenjar1@gmail.com
Research Topic Resistance mechanisms in recalcitrant dermatophytosis
Name of the Guide Dr. Juliet Mohan Raj
Name Ms. Krithika K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID krithika4066@gmail.com
Research Topic Generation of transgenic zebrafish in vivo models for studying tuberculosis
Name of the Guide Dr. Gunimala Chakraborty
Name Mr. Akshay Sadanand Dangari
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs101@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Relationship of outer membrane proteins and antibiotic resistance determinants in Salmonella
Name of the Guide Dr. Biswajit Maiti
Name Mr. Nijil S
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST-SERB project
Email ID n19phdbs103@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) nano-biosensor for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Ms. Pooja Aichpure
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs105@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Potential antiviral activity of selected medicinal plant extracts against dengue virus
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Ms. Chethana H.P
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs201@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Role of intrinsically disordered proteins in membraneless organelles and neurodegenerative diseases.
Name of the Guide Dr. Arshdeep Sidhu
Name Ms. Gillaine Vail Pinto
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs203@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Circulating microRNAs as novel biomarkers for leptospirosis
Name of the Guide Dr. Krishna Kumar B
Name Ms. Pallavi Bhat A
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs205@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Lytic activity of phage proteins against multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Name of the Guide Jr. Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj
Name Ms. Vanessa Fernandes
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs209@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Microencapsulated fucoxanthin as a nutraceutical for obesity.
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha B S
Name Ms. Chaithra S Hebbar
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID chaithra.20phdbs102@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Comparison of pathogenic features and physico-chemical tolerance of E. coli from ready-to-eat foods and non-intestinal infections
Name of the Guide Dr. Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj
Name Ms. Disha Somanath
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST project
Email ID disha.20phdbs103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Management of edwardsiellosis in warm water fish using outer membrane protein-based vaccine
Name of the Guide Dr. Biswajit Maiti
Name Ms. Harshitha M
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST project
Email ID harshitha.20phdbs104@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Outer membrane protein based vaccine for motile aeromonads infection in warm water fish
Name of the Guide Dr. Biswajit Maiti
Name Ms. Nidhi G Shetty
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID nidhi.20phdbs105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Generation of RPL-11 knockout zebrafish as an in-vivo model for rare genetic Disease using CRISPR/CAS9
Name of the Guide Prof. Dr. Anirban Chakraborty
Name Ms. Saisree Iyer
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID saisree.20phdbs107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of lutein nano-formulation and its effect on mice model of parkinson’s disease
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha B
Name Ms. Shruthi P
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID shruthi.20phdbs109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of point-of-care assay for the detection of high risk Human Papilloma virus
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Designation Junior Research Fellow, DST project
Email ID sonam.20phdbs110@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of non-invasive technique for detection of DNA methylation in liquid biopsy of lung cancer.
Name of the Guide Prof. Dr. Anirban Chakraborty
Name Ms. Sujana Prabell
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID sujana.20phdbs111@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Antimicrobial activity of Pseudomonas phage associated proteins
Name of the Guide Dr. Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj
Name Mr. Vinay C S
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs106@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Role of EGFR associated membrane receptor complex in pulmonary fibrosis
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Kumar Shetty
Name Mr. Nithin K K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID n19phdbs104@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic microRNA mediated regulation of triple negative breast cancer progression
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Kumar Shetty
Name Mr. Pavan K J
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID kjbiotech97@gmail.com
Research Topic Pro-inflamatory regulators in the pathogenesis of alzheimers deices
Name of the Guide Prof. Dr. Praveen Kumar Shetty
Name Mr. Dhinakaran I
Designation Ph.D. Student, Part-time
Email ID micradhina85@gmail.com
Research Topic Mechanism and prevalence of colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from tertiary care hospital, Chennai
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Ms. Athira A P
Designation Junior Research Fellow, ICMR project
Email ID athira.21phdbs101@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of Monoclonal Antibody-Based Point of Care Diagnostics for Dengue Virus
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Ms. Athira Viswambharan
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID athira.21phdbs102@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of Novel Non-Invasive Technique for Detection of Hotspot Mutation in Egfr and Kras in non small Cell Lung Cancer
Name of the Guide Dr. Gunimala Chakraborthy
Name Ms. Barani Devi. T
Designation Junior Research Fellow, ICMR project
Email ID barani.21phdbs104@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of nano-formulation of antibiotics against multidrug resistant gut pathogens
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Ms. Mrunali J P
Designation Junior Research Fellow, ICMR project
Email ID mrunali.21phdbs109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigation of anti-tumor properties of non-typhoidal salmonella in transgenic zebrafish cancer models
Name of the Guide Dr. Anirban Chakraborty
Name Ms. Rachel Carmelita Mathias
Designation Junior Research Fellow, Indo-Swedish project
Email ID rachel.21phdbs112@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of plant based biosorbent for removal of heavy metals from water systems
Name of the Guide Dr. Smitha Hegde
Name Ms. Srajana Nayak
Designation Junior Research Fellow, ICMR project
Email ID srajana.21phdbs114@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Role of outer membrane protein in multidrug resistance and bacteriophage resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
Name of the Guide Dr. Biswajit Maiti
Name Ms. Akshatha Naik
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID akshatha.21phdbs103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigation on the plant purified products/essential oils in repressing the type III secretion system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Name of the Guide Dr. Ramya Harsha
Name Ms. Bhavya J N
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID bhavya.21phdbs105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Evaluation of anti-quorum sensing activity of plant purified compounds in attenuating virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii
Name of the Guide Dr. Ramya Harsha
Name Ms. Deepthi I
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID deepthi.21phdbs106@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Molecular characterization of human Rota virus with acute gastroenteritis
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Ms. Dhanyashree Rai
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID dhanyashree.21phdbs107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Antimicrobial effect of selected phytochemicals against Shigella dysenteriae
Name of the Guide Dr. Akhila D S
Name Ms. Kavitha G M
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID kavitha.21phdbs108@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of Diagnostic KIT for the detection of rabies virus
Name of the Guide Dr. Akhila D S
Name Ms. Neeksha
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID neeksha.21phdbs110@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Production of phenazine pyocyanin pigment from pseudomonas aeruginosa and their potential biological applications
Name of the Guide Dr. Divyashree
Name Ms. Nisha Lakshmi K
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID nisha.21phdbs111@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Behavior of biosurfactant producing pseudomonas in clean and oil spilled environment
Name of the Guide Dr. Krishna Kumar B
Name Ms. Varsha P Shetty
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID varsha.21phdbs115@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Molecular characterization of multidrug resistant inetgrons of gut pathogens
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Mr. Rakshith M
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID
Research Topic
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Kumar Shetty