SBS lab IISER-M - The People

Principal Investigator

Santosh B. Satbhai, PhD

Since July 2018 Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali
2017-2018 Research Associate, SALK Institute for Biological Studies, CA, USA
2011-2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Vienna, Austria
2007-2011 Ph.D., Plant Genetics, Nagoya University, Japan.
2002-2004 M.Sc., Biochemistry, Pune University, India.

Email: ssatbhai@iisermohali.ac.in

Awards, Honours & Fellowships

Ramalingaswami Fellowship by Department of Biotechnology, India (2018/2019).
DST-SERB Early Career Research Award , Department of Science & Technology, India (2018)
Best Presentation award in “Crop Genomics: Present & Future” symposium, ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India (2017).
Best Presentation award in Salk Institute for Biological Sciences annual retreat (SALK-2017 retreat) San Diego, USA (2017).
Travel grant to attend Annual meeting of American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) Plant Biology-2017, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (2017).
Travel grant award to attend Keystone symposia “Plant Sensing, Response and Adaptation to the Environment” at Montana, USA (2009).
Awarded Monbukagakusho scholarship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Government of Japan for PhD study in Japan (2006-2007).

Dhriti Singh

(Institute Postdoctoral Fellow)

Email: dhritisingh89@gmail.com
Academic details:B.Sc., Life Science, V. B. S. Purvanchal University M.Sc. Biotechnology University of HyderabadPh.D. National Institute of Plant Genome Research (2021)
Works and interests:Dhriti joined the SBS lab in 2021 as a PostDoc fellow, she is investigating plant root development in response to nutrient stresses.

Samriti Mankotia

(Ph.D. Student, Institute Fellow)

Email: samritimankotia2717@gmail.comTwitter: @SamritiMankotia
Academic details:B.Sc (Hons.) Botany, Hansraj College, University of Delhi (2013-2016)M.Sc Botany, Miranda House, University of Delhi (2016-2018) Works and interests:Samriti joined the SBS lab as a Ph.D. fellow in January 2019, and she is investigating the plant root development in response to nutrient stresses.

Deep Shikha

(PhD Student, CSIR-JRF)

Email: deepshikhakth@gmail.com
Academic details:B.Sc, GDC Kathua, University of Jammu (2015-2018)M.Sc Botany, University of Jammu (2018-2020)
Works and interests:Deep joined SBS Lab in January 2021 as a Ph.D. Fellow. She is currently working on various mutants to study their response to abiotic stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Her interests include sketching, crafting, poetry and indoor plantation.

Budha Ratna Rav

(Int-PhD Student, Institute fellow)

Email: budharatna3@gmail.com Twitter: @rav_budha
Academic details:B.Sc (Hons.) Zoology, Ramjas college University of Delhi (2014-2017)Integrated Ph.D., Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali (2017- Present)
Works and interests:Budha joined IISER Mohali as an Integrated Ph.D. student in 2017. During his coursework, he was part of various research groups working on different model organisms (Zebrafish, C.elegans and Arabidopsis). He started his Ph.D. research work at SBS lab in December 2018 and he is currently investigating the role of phytohormones in response to abiotic stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. In his free time, he likes to do trekking and mountain biking, where he can feel something new from within and always finding countless ways to soak in the spirit of the outdoors.

Pooja

(PhD Student, CSIR-JRF)

Email: pjakhar497@gmail.comTwitter: @PJakhar_3097
Academic details:B.Sc.(Hons.) Botany, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi (2015-2018)M.Sc. Botany, Hindu College, University of Delhi (2018-2020)

Works and interests:Joined IISER Mohali as a Ph.D. student in 2021. Currently investigating molecular mechanisms involved in abiotic stress response in model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana.

Muskan Kalra

(MS student)

Email: muskankalra1499@gmail.com
Academic Details:BS-MS, Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali (2018- Present)
Works and Interests: I am Muskan Kalra, from MS18 batch and I am currently doing my Masters thesis in SBS lab under the guidance of Dr Santosh Satbhai. I am working on how plants respond to abiotic stress conditions. In my free time, I am into singing and dancing, I also love to draw and paint.

Sanskar Mishra

(MS Student)

Email: sanskar22mishra@gmail.com
Academic details:BS-MS, Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali (2018- Present)
Works and interests:Sanskar joined IISER Mohali as a BSMS student in 2018. His scholastic interests lie in developmental and molecular biology. In his leisure he peruses on plants and poetry.

Divyanshu Sahu

(MS student)

Email: divyanshusahu836@gmail.com
Academic details:BS-MS student; Major: Biological Sciences, Minor: Science-Society Studies; IISER Mohali (2018-Present)
Works and interests:I am doing my MS Thesis Project in SBS lab which includes working on a gene that is induced under iron deficiency in the roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, and trying to fill the knowledge gaps in the molecular pathway of Iron signalling in roots. The Socioeconomic & environmental effects of scientific works pique my interest. Anime, movies, and video games consume a significant chunk of my leisure time.

Rotation Int. PhD Students

Yogita, Int. PhD student, IISER Mohali ( Dec 2019 - March, 2020)

Summer trainees/interns

2021

Ayushi (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Shivangini (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Himani Meena (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Prashanth S (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Sanskar Mishra (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Muskan Kalra (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Vibhav Singh (2nd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Monika Sheera (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Aastha karwa (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Divyanshu (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)

2019

Navya Kapoor (4th year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Shalika Thakur (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Monika Sheera (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Aastha karwa (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Saurabh Bhatt (3rd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)
Divyanshu (2nd year BS-MS student, IISER Mohali)

Alumni

Riya Joon (JRF, 2020)

PhD Student, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India

Bitra Jyothi Srinivas ( MS student, 2021)

International business school (ESSEC Business School) Paris, France.

Shivangini Jaryal (MS student, 2022)

PhD Student, VIB-UGENT CENTER FOR PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, Ghent, Belgium

Monica (MS student, 2022)

PhD Student, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Prashanth S (MS student, 2022)
Himani Meena (MS student, 2022)
Astha Karwa (MS student, 2022)

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