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Email<\/b>: aprotim [at] tifrh [dot] res [dot] in<\/span><\/p>\n Phone<\/b>: +91 40 20203074<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”66,98,108,97,151,154,180″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” animation_direction=”left” auto=”on” auto_speed=”3000″ hover_enabled=”0″ module_alignment_tablet=”center” module_alignment_phone=”center” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”86px” custom_padding=”65px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG20260221123335-scaled.jpg” alt=”Shantam Yagnik in Barcelona” title_text=”oplus_134217730″ force_fullwidth=”on” src_tablet=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG20260221123335-scaled.jpg” src_phone=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG20260221123335-scaled.jpg” src_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_height_tablet=”1000px” max_height_phone=”1000px” max_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment_tablet=”” module_alignment_phone=”” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” height=”1000px” max_height_tablet=”900px” max_height_phone=”1000px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”||-760px|||” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n syagnik@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my Bachelor’s of Science in Biotechnology from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala. My research focuses on understanding the interplay between DNA damage responses and nuclear mechanics, especially in the context of YAP signalling.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-for-website.png” alt=”Shantam Yagnik in Barcelona” title_text=”Picture1″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” width__hover_enabled=”off|desktop”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n gsinjini@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my B.Sc in Microbiology (Honours) from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Kolkata. My research interests center on cellular responses to genomic stress, specifically investigating how the nucleolus functions as a sensor and responder to DNA damage.<\/span> My doctoral thesis research focused on stress-induced spatial and temporal reorganization of the nucleolus and its role in DNA damage responses.<\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n gsinjini@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my B.Sc in Microbiology (Honours) from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Kolkata. My research interests center on cellular responses to genomic stress, specifically investigating how the nucleolus functions as a sensor and responder to DNA damage.<\/span> My doctoral thesis research focused on stress-induced spatial and temporal reorganization of the nucleolus and its role in DNA damage responses.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” height=”395px” height_tablet=”1000px” height_phone=”1000px” height_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_height=”1000px” max_height_tablet=”800px” max_height_phone=”900px” max_height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”||-639px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n gsinjini@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my B.Sc in Microbiology (Honours) from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Kolkata. My research interests center on cellular responses to genomic stress, specifically investigating how the nucleolus functions as a sensor and responder to DNA damage.<\/span> My doctoral thesis research focused on stress-induced spatial and temporal reorganization of the nucleolus and its role in DNA damage responses.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”65px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000218957.png” alt=”Shantam Yagnik in Barcelona” title_text=”Picture1″ force_fullwidth=”on” src_tablet=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000218957.png” src_phone=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000218957.png” src_last_edited=”on|phone” show_bottom_space_tablet=”” show_bottom_space_phone=”” show_bottom_space_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” min_height_tablet=”” min_height_phone=”” min_height_last_edited=”on|desktop” height=”1000px” height_tablet=”1000px” height_phone=”1000px” height_last_edited=”on|phone” max_height=”870px” max_height_tablet=”790px” max_height_phone=”880px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”||-639px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n kbansal@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my B.Sc. in Biochemistry (Honours) from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. My research work focuses on understanding how chromatin-architecture influences histone-dynamics & repair-factor interplay in response to UV-damage.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture5.jpg” alt=”Shantam Yagnik in Barcelona” title_text=”Picture1″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” height=”384px” height_tablet=”1000px” height_phone=”1000px” height_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_height=”1000px” max_height_tablet=”820px” max_height_phone=”890px” max_height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”||-639px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n smisra@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my MSc in biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) followed by a MS in biochemistry from the University of Houston.<\/p>\n I am interested in how oxidative modifications on nucleic acids impact functional outcomes in the cell.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260904_125924-scaled.jpg” alt=”Shantam Yagnik in Barcelona” title_text=”Picture6″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” height=”384px” height_tablet=”1000px” height_phone=”1000px” height_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_height=”1000px” max_height_tablet=”780px” max_height_phone=”850px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”||-639px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n ssen@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my bachelor’s degree from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math.<\/p>\n My research focuses on the role of nuclear mechanics in regulating DNA damage responses.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.tifrh.res.in\/~aprotim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-03-at-17.44.44-scaled.jpeg” alt=”Shantam Yagnik in Barcelona” title_text=”Picture6″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” height=”384px” height_tablet=”1000px” height_phone=”1000px” height_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_height=”1000px” max_height_tablet=”850px” max_height_phone=”910px” max_height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”||-639px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n zrani@tifrh.res.in<\/a><\/p>\n I completed my master\u2019s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Kashmir.<\/p>\n My research focuses on understanding the role of nuclear actin in DNA double-strand break repair and the molecular mechanisms by which genomic instability drives differentiation in pluripotent embryonic stem cells.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”18px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ 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Postdoctoral fellow<\/span><\/h3>\n
Sinjini Ghosh\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Karan Bansal<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Integrated M.Sc. \u2013<\/span>PhD, Biology Stream, 2020<\/h3>\n
Shravasti Misra<\/span><\/h3>\n
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PhD, Biology Stream, 2021<\/h3>\n
Souvik Sen<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Integrated M.Sc. –<\/span>PhD, Biology Stream, 2021<\/h3>\n
Zeba Rani<\/span><\/h3>\n
PhD, Biology Stream, 2023<\/h3>\n
Marwa<\/span><\/h3>\n
PhD, Biology Stream, 2023<\/h3>\n