People
Principal Investigator
Rachna Chaba
DBT/Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow
Email: rachnachaba [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
Professor- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India (Feb. 2025- Present)
Associate Professor- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India (Nov. 2018- Feb. 2025)
Assistant Professor - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, India (Jan. 2012- Nov. 2018)
Assistant Research Scientist- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA (Jan. 2011- Jan. 2012) [Laboratory of Prof. Carol A. Gross]
Research Specialist- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA (Mar. 2009- Dec. 2010) [Laboratory of Prof. Carol A. Gross]
Postdoctoral Fellow- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA (Feb. 2004- Feb. 2009) [Laboratory of Prof. Carol A. Gross]
PhD- Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India (1998-2003) [Laboratory of Dr. Pradip K. Chakraborti]
MSc (Biotechnology) – Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India (1996-1998) Gold Medalist
BSc (Botany, Zoology & Chemistry) - HMV College, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (1993-1996) Gold Medalist
PhD Students
Megha Shrivasatava
Email: ph18006 [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
BS-MS integrated IISER Mohali (2013-18)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET & GATE
Deeptodeep Roy
Email: ph18011[at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
MSc Applied Microbiology BHU, Varanasi (2015-17)
BSc Microbiology, University of Calcutta (2012-15)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-JRF & GATE
Himanshi Maheshwari
Email: ph20043[at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
MSc Biochemistry, University of Hyderabad (2018-20)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Delhi (2015-18)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-JRF
Shivam Singla
Email: ph21001[at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
MSc (Hons School) Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2019-21)
BSc (Hons School) Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2016-19)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-JRF, BARC-DGFS, IIT-JAM & GATE
Chetna Gola
Email: ph21037 [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
MSc Biomedical Sciences, University of Delhi (2018-20)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Delhi (2015-18)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-JRF & GATE
Manmehar Kaur
Email: ph21092 [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
MSc (Hons School) Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2019-21) Gold Medalist
BSc (Hons School) Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2016-19) Gold Medalist
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET, UGC-JRF, DBT-JRF, JGEEBILS, GATE, IIT-JAM & DST-INSPIRE
Vanshika Sharma
Email: ph23077 [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
MSc Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (2019-21)
BSc Medical, Jammu University, Jammu (2016-19)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET-JRF
Postdoctoral Fellows
Rajesh Mishra
Email: rajeshmishrabiotech[at] gmail [dot] com
Senior Research Associate: IISER Mohali (2024-Present)
Research Associate: IISER Mohali (2023-24)
PhD: CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh (2016-23)
MSc Biotechnology, Burdwan University, West Bengal (2011-13)
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology, Burdwan University, West Bengal (2008-11)
Qualified CSIR-UGC NET JRF & GATE
Jasmin Pradhan
Email: jashupdh[at] gmail [dot] com
Research Associate: IISER Mohali (2025-Present)
PhD: NIT Rourkela, Odisha (2018-24)
MSc (Hons), Sambalpur University, Odisha (2014-16)
BSc (Hons) Zoology, Utkal University, Odisha (2011-14)
Qualified GATE
MSc Thesis Students
Aastha
Email: ms20054 [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
Undergraduate Student, IISER Mohali
Himani Koul
Email: ms20244 [at] iisermohali [dot] ac [dot] in
Undergraduate Student, IISER Mohali