People

Mrinal Srivastava

Dr. Mrinal Srivastava

Principal Investigator

Reader (F)

Email: mrinals  at tifrh dot res dot in

Phone: +91 40 20203070

Academic qualifications

  • BSc (2003-2006), University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • MSc (2006-2008), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India
  • PhD (2008-2014), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Postdoc (2014-2020), MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

Group Member

Anshika Upadhyay

JRF

Email: anshikau at tifrh dot res dot in

Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. Biotechnology, Chemistry, Zoology (2018-2021) DAVV University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
M.Sc. Department of Biotechnology (2021-2023) by DBT sponsored program, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India

 

Bhakti Mehta

JRF

Email: bmehta at tifrh dot res dot in

Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. Biotechnology (2018-2021) St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
M.Sc. Biotechnology (DBT sponsored) (2021-2023) Institute of Advanced Research (IAR), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

 

Nirjharini Saha

Ph.D (Biology Stream, 2021)

Email: nirjharinisaha at tifrh dot res dot in
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. Microbiology (2016-2019) University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
M.Sc. Chemical and Molecular Biology (2019-2021) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in collaboration with Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Priya Thakur

Ph.D (Biology Stream, 2023)

Email: thakurp at tifrh dot res dot in
Academic Qualifications
B.Sc. Botany Hons. (2018-2021) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
M.Sc. Botany Hons. (2021-2023) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Snigdha Sau

I-Ph.D (Biology Stream, 2021)

Email: ssnigdha at tifrh dot res dot in
Academic Qualifications
BSc Microbiology (2018-2021) St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata West Bengal, India

Soumallya Sen

Ph.D (Biology Stream, 2023)

Email: soumallyasen at tifrh dot res dot in
Academic Qualifications

JRF (2022-2023): Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University
B.Sc. (2016 – 2019) : Botany Honours, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, West Bengal
M.Sc. (2019 – 2021): Botany, University of Calcutta, West Bengal

 

Promeet Halder

I-Ph.D (Biology Stream, 2024)

Email: promeethalder at tifrh dot res dot in
Academic Qualifications

B.Sc. Microbiology (2021-2024) RKM Vidyamandira, Belur, West Bengal, India

 

Proma Banerjee

JRF (In collaboration with Dr. Rahul Kumar of IIT Hyderabad)

Email: promabanerjee at tifrh dot res dot in
Academic Qualifications

B. Sc. Life Sciences (2020-2023), Presidency University, Kolkata, West Bengal
M. Sc. Biotechnology (2023-2025), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, Maharashtra

 

Masters Dissertation Fellow

  1. Aashitha C Sekhar, BITS Hyderabad (January 2025 to June 2025)
  2. Somya Gupta, BITS Pilani (July 2025 to December 2025)

Visiting Students Research Programme Fellow

  1. Nandeesh Sharma, BS-MS Programme, IISER Pune (May 2023 to July 2023)
  2. Rishav Hirwani, M.Sc Biotechnology of GOVT. V.Y.T. PG Autonomous College, Chhattisgarh (May 2024 to August 2024)

Alumni

Muntaish Bashir Kathjoo

Current position: University of Kashmir
JRF: 2021-2023