• Cell & Cell-free Therapy

Develop cell therapy and cell free therapy (secretome & extracellular vesicles) for various tissue repair and regeneration. Develop nanovesicle technology driven target delivery of therapeutic molecules for various tissue repair and regeneration. Identification of the molecular markers (micro-RNA and protein coding genes) related to stemness and understanding their role in determining the stem cell fate, their mechanism and signaling pathways contributing to stemness in cervical cancer

Faculty members:   Dr. Raviraja N S, Dr. Samatha Bhat & Dr. Raghavendra Upadhya 

Dr. Raviraja N S

Ph.D. Scholars

Ms. Shweta Verma, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Jahnavy Joshi, DST-Inspire Fellow

Mr. Gokul Krishna S, Dr. T.M.A Pai Part-time Fellow 

Postdoctral fellow

Dr. Swarnagowri Nayak

Dr. Raghavendra Upadhya

Ph.D. Scholars

Mr. Ramanarayana Bhat, ICMR-JRF

Ms. Abigail Rego, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Mr. Saran S, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

• Molecular Signal Transduction

Reversible, non-hormonal male contraceptive development and endeavour for a better understanding of the biochemistry of the gamete functions in mammalian systems, with special emphasis on the interrelation between (glycogen synthase kinase 3) GSK3 and FTO (RNA-specific demethylases) in the regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis and fertility.

Development of gene editing-based approaches to target GSK3, isoform-selectively, to mitigate cancer phenotypes in human acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cell lines and clinical samples.

Faculty: Dr Souvik Dey

Ph.D. Scholars

Ms. Neha Choudhari, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Aditi Khamamkar, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Mr. Rounak Roy, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Mr. T.S. Praneeth, UGC-JRF

Mr. H.S. Anirudh Srinivas, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Research Intern 

Mr. Noman Bakshi, (Alumnus)

For more details, please visit the Lab website: http://deyresearchlab.in

• Biomaterials & 3D bioprinting

We are synthesizing biocompatible hybrid biomaterials that will be suitable for various tissue regeneration and develop scaffolds via 3D bioprinting for drug screening and tissue regeneration.

Faculty: Dr. S.V. Kirthanashri

Ph.D. Scholars

Ms. Mrunmayi Gadre, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Vidhi Mathur Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Prachi Agarwal Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Vinita D’souza Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Dr. Arun Mayya Dr. T.M.A Pai Part-time Fellow 

JRF

Ms. Amrutha H.K, ICMR JRF

Research Assistant

Ms. Swathi Borra 

• Brain Aging & Neurotherapeutics 

Development of anti-aging strategies targeting autophagy pathways against brain aging and age-related neurodegenerative disorders 

Development and validation of a 3D model of brain aging in the dish as an alternative for animal uses for screening  discovery of novel anti-aging  molecules

Development and validation of nano-formulation using a cocktail of caloric restriction mimetics and biopolymeric materials for aging-induced  impaired neurogenesis and cognitive decline 

Faculty: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Singh

Ph.D. Scholars

Ms. Varsha Pai V, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Ishika Singh, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow 

Mr. Tamatta Rajesh, CSIR-JRF

JRF

Ms. Charu Jaiswal, SERB-JRF 

• Nanomedicine and Biomaterials

        Nanomedicine against Cancer and Neurodegenerative diseases

        Bioconjugation chemistry

        Smart nanomedicines and biomaterials in healthcare

        Faculty: Dr. Abhayraj S Joshi

Ph.D. Scholars

Ms. Meghana T, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

Ms. Swekcha, Dr. T.M.A Pai Fellow

• Bioinformatics and Rare disease screening partners

1.      Suma Genomics Pvt. Ltd.  -  https://sumagenomics.com/

2.      Mbiomics LLC - http://mbiomics.net/index.html