Computational Genomics & Transcriptomics Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Details
Dr. Rahul Kumar

Principal Investigator




PhD Scholars

Kavita Kundal

PhD Scholar (PMRF)

Kavita Kundal

Kavita Kundal is a Ph.D. Scholar working under the prestigious Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme in Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. She received her Master of Engineering in Biotechnology and Medical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha, India and Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from Sardar Beant Singh State University (SBSSU) Gurdaspur, Punjab, India in 2021 and 2019 respectively. Her present research interest lies in the field of Computational Biology, Cancer Genomics and Radiogenomics.

Avik Sengupta

PhD Scholar (CSIR-SRF)

Avik Sengupta

Avik Sengupta is a research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, working under the leadership of Dr. Rahul Kumar in Computational Genomics and Transcriptomics lab. He has completed his Master in Science (M. Sc.) from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Life Sciences and did a project in nanobiotechnology as his master thesis project. He has pursued his Bachelors in Science (B. Sc. Hons.) in Microbiology from University of North Bengal, West Bengal. His current interests are colorectal cancer studies, drug discovery, biomarker discovery, and AI/ML based-prediction server development.

Sushree Sangita Kar

PhD Scholar (UGC-SRF)

Sushree Sangita Kar

Sangita, a Ph.D. scholar with CSIR-UGC fellowship, has completed her M.Sc. in Zoology from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and her B.Sc. in Zoology from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar. Her current research interests center around the application of single-cell transcriptomics to the study of breast cancer. This cutting-edge approach allows her to delve into the molecular profiles of individual cancer cells, uncovering novel gene expression patterns and signaling pathways that may serve as potential therapeutic targets.

Bhanu Teja Korra

PhD Scholar (UGC-JRF)

Bhanu Teja Korra

Bhanu Teja Korra, a Ph.D. scholar supported by the CSIR-UGC Fellowship, focuses on studying the relationship between epigenetics and cancer. He did his Bachelor's degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, and his Master's degree in Molecular Medical Microbiology from IIT Kharagpur. Previously, he worked as a Project JRF at the National Institute of Virology, Pune, and as a Project Associate at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad.

Subashani

PhD Scholar (UGC-JRF)

Subashani

Subashani is a Ph.D. Scholar working under the CSIR-UGC Junior Research Scholarship scheme in Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. She received her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Agra, India in 2019 and Masters of Science in Biochemistry from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Kanpur, India in 2021. She is interested in leveraging multi-omics data for studying disease biology and prognosis.

Twinkle Mishra

PhD Scholar (MoE)

Twinkle Mishra

Twinkle Mishra is a Ph.D. scholar at IIT H, did her Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from Ranchi University, Jharkhand and her Master's degree in Biotechnology from Birsa Agricultural University, Jharkhand. Previously, she worked as a Young Professional-II at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (ICAR-IIAB), Jharkhand in the field of Bioinformatics and Genomics & Molecular Breeding. Her current research interest lies in exploring Computational Biology, Cancer Genomics and Transcriptomics.

Vinodini D

PhD Scholar (CSIR)

Vinodini D

Vinodini D is a Ph.D. scholar at the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H), supported by a CSIR Fellowship. She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biotechnology from East West Institute of Technology, Bangalore. Her research interests lie in computational investigations for cancer diagnosis and therapeutics, utilizing bioinformatics and computational techniques for cancer treatment strategies.

M. Tech Students

Suvranil Dutta

M Tech IIT-Hyderabad

Suvranil Dutta

Suvranil Dutta is currently pursuing M.Tech in Medical Biotechnology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He completed his M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal and B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Kalyani, West Bengal. Previously, he worked as a summer intern at Institute of Health Sciences, Presidency University, West Bengal. His current interests are Cancer Genomics, Computational Biology and biomarker discovery.

Tuhin Chakraborty

M Tech IIT-Hyderabad

Tuhin Chakraborty

Tuhin Chakraborty is currently pursuing M.Tech in Medical Biotechnology at IIT Hyderabad. He has completed his B.Tech in Biotechnology from Adamas University, Kolkata (CGPA: 9.40), with a dissertation focused on bioinformatics tools for biological data analysis. His Research experience includes internships at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, where he used RStudio and Orange for data visualization and mining, and at Sharda University, where he worked on metagenomic analysis of soil samples for Microbial Fuel Cell applications. His Interests lies in Computational biology, Cancer Biology, multi- omics integration, and AI/ML applications in biomedical research.

Interns

T Kavya Raj

M.Sc. Bioinformatics, Amrita School of Biotechnology

T Kavya Raj

T Kavya Raj is an aspiring bioinformatics researcher with a profound interest in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and artificial intelligence. With a strong academic background and an unrelenting curiosity, she is passionate about using programming, data analysis, and machine learning to address complex challenges in bioinformatics. Currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Bioinformatics at the Amrita School of Biotechnology, Kollam, she has consistently demonstrated dedication and aptitude in her field through excellent academic performance and involving in various projects . She is eager to contribute to innovative research, by combining her technical expertise, creativity, and a collaborative mindset, in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics.

Kulkarni Rishabh

BS-MS, IISER, Pune

Kulkarni Rishabh

Rishabh is a fifth-year BS-MS student at IISER Pune with an interest in Cancer Bioinformatics and Precision oncology. He has experience working with different types of omics data, including genomics and transcriptomics, and applies machine learning and predictive modelling to explore questions in cancer biology. His current work lies in the field of radiogenomics, focusing on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its molecular characterization through imaging. Outside of academics, he enjoys trekking, playing volleyball, and listening to a wide range of music—from Indian classical to hip hop.

Akash Dileep

BS-MS, IISER, Pune

Akash Dileep

Akash Dileep K is a fifth-year BS-MS student at IISER Pune, currently completing his master’s thesis in the Computational Genomics and Transcriptomics Laboratory. He has a background in both wet-lab and computational biology, with previous experience working on cytoskeletal dysregulation in neurons and developing motif detection algorithms. His current interests lie in applying omics data and machine learning to investigate the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases..

Kritya Singhal

B.Tech Biotechnology-DTU

Kritya Singhal

Kritya Singhal is a third-year B.Tech Biotechnology student at Delhi Technological University (DTU), currently interning at IIT Hyderabad. Her work focuses on identifying mutational signatures linked to cancer using bioinformatics tools. Her interests include computational biology, cancer genomics, and bioinformatics.

Arundhathi

BS-MS, IISER, TVM

Arundhathi Indu Valsaraj

Arundhathi is an undergraduate at IISER Thiruvananthapuram with an interest in precision healthcare. In the lab, she works on applying unsupervised learning to CT scan data to identify patterns linked to patient survival. She is particularly excited about harnessing patient data to support medical decision-making, and is currently learning to navigate the complexity of real-world clinical data..






Alumni




IIT-H

  1. Soumik Roy, MTech IIT Hyderabad, Associate Strategy Consultant at I-PAC (May 2024 - June 2025)
  2. Ishsirjan Kaur Chandok, MTech IIT Hyderabad (May 2024 - June 2025)
  3. Simran Sharma, MTech IIT Hyderabad (May 2023 - June 2024), Data Scientist at Data Link, Hyderabad
  4. Ambuj Kumar, MTech IIT Hyderabad (May 2022 - June 2023), PMRF Fellow at IIT Bombay
  5. Keerthana V Kumar, MTech IIT Hyderabad (May 2022 - June 2023), PMRF Fellow at IIT Bombay

Externals

  1. Vishnu Prasad O, BS-MS, IISER, TVM.
  2. Chandni Eliz Rai, MSc Biotechnology, VIT Vellore.
  3. Reethu Thomas, MSc Biotechnology, VIT Vellore.
  4. Ashna T A, MSc Computational Biology, University of Kerala.
  5. Kunjulakshmi R, BS-MS Biological Sciences, IISER Berhampur, DAAD Scholar at Fritz Lipmann Institute, Germany.
  6. Dedeepya Mullapudi, MSc Biotechnology, VIT Vellore, joined Masters in Bioinformatics in North Eastern University, USA.
  7. Vandana Suersh, MSc Bioinformatics, Alagappa University, joined TIGS Bangalore as Research Assistant.
  8. Sriram S, MSc Biotechnology, GITAM University, joined CCMB Hyderabad as Project Assistant.
  9. Ankita Pawar, MSc Bioinformatics, Amrita School of Biotechnology.
  10. Sai Krishna, MSc Bioinformatics, Amrita School of Biotechnology, joined Theracues as Business Develeopment Executive.
  11. Aswathi Viswanathan, MSc Bioinformatics, Amrita School of Biotechnology, PhD Scholar at Amrita School of Biotechnology.