Current Ph.D. Students
Parshuram Kambale
B.Sc.: KBP College, Pandharpur, Solapur University
M.Sc.: Solapur University
Ph.D. thesis Submitted in July 2025
Area of Research: Polypeptide Block Copolymers
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/parshuram-kambale-50b43323b
E-mail: kambale.parshuram@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Cricket (Captain, Team Resonance), Reading
Kajal Singh
B.Tech (Biotechnology): Amity University, Lucknow, India
M.Tech. (Bio and Nanotechnology), GJU University, Hisar, India
Joined Ph.D. Programme in January 2020
Area of Research: AURKA Inhibitor Strategy in Cancer Treatment
LinkedIn:
E-mail: singh.kajal@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Kathak dancer, Basketball player (IISER Blue awardee for sports excellence) .
Sunidhi Singh
B.Sc.: Bareilly College, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, U.P.
M.Sc.: Department of Chemistry, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, U.P.
Joined Ph.D. Programme in January 2024
Area of Research: Polypeptide Block Copolymers for Drug Delivery
LinkedIn:
E-mail: sunidhi.singh@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Reading Books, Exploring Historical Places, Dancing.
Akshay Nagrikar
B.Sc.: Fergusson College Pune, SPPU University
M.Sc.: Banaras Hindu University, India
Joined Ph.D. Programme in January 2024
Area of Research: Star Polymer Unimolecular Micelle Nano-carriers in Cancer Research
LinkedIn: Not Available
E-mail: akshay.nagrikar@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Watching movies, playing Kho-Kho, Gardening.
Bhushan Pawar
B.Sc.: KTHM College Nashik, SPPU University
M.Sc.: Department of Chemistry, SPPU University
Joined Ph.D. Programme in January 2024
Area of Research: ESIPT Probe-Tagged Fluorescent Polypeptide Nano-assemblies
LinkedIn: Not Available
E-mail: pawar.bhushan@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Watching movies, Gardening.
Sayali Jadhav
B.Sc.: KTHM College, Nashik, SPPU University
M.Sc.: Fergusson College Pune, SPPU University
Jointed Ph.D. in August 2024
Area of Research: Emulsion Polypeptides for Antimicrobial Activity
LinkedIn: Not Available
E-mail: jadhav.sayli@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Cooking, Crafting, Photography.
Anjali S R
B.Sc.: Zamorins Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode, University of Calicut
M.Sc.: Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)
Jointed Ph.D. in August 2025
Area of Research: Polypeptide Nano-assemblies
LinkedIn:
E-mail: anjali.sr@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Cooking, Dancing, Crafting.
Deepika Shanmukhi
B.Sc.: University College for Women, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
M.Sc.: IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Jointed Ph.D. in August 2025
Area of Research: Self-immolative Polymers for Cancer Treatment
LinkedIn: Available
E-mail: shanmukhi.deepika@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Reading books, Watching movies, Travelling, Language enthusiast.
MS Students
Nakilan L. R
B.Sc.: PSG college of arts and science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Joined M.Sc. Programme in August 2024
Area of Research: Star PCL Block Copolymer
LinkedIn:
E-mail: nakilan.l.r@students.iiserpune.ac.in
Hobbies: Hiking, Linguaphile, Playing Chess.
BS-MS Students
Joined BS-MS M.Sc. Programme in August 2022
Debotrayo Roy
Erstwhile Members- Ph.D.
23. Shahidkhan Pathan (Will be joining for Post-doc)
22. Utreshwar Gavane (Will be joining as a Post-Doc )
21. Mishika Virmani (Will be joining for Post-Doc)
20. Mohammed Khuddus (Senior Polymer Chemist, Nayam Innovations Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India, linkedin.com/in/mohammed-khuddus-ph-d-950282a6)
19. Rahul Nisal (Post-doc, UMASS Chan Medical School, Worcester, USA)
18. Ruma Ghosh (Post-Doc, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
17. Dheeraj Chandra Joshi (Post-Doc, CSIR-NCL Pune)
16. Mehak Malhotra (Post-Doc, UMASS Amherst, USA)
15. Nilesh U Deshpande (Polymer Scientist, Syngene International Limited, Bangalore, India, linkedin.com/in/nilesh-deshpande-ph-d-1604bb163)
14. Bhagyashree Kulkarni (Post-Doc, University of Warwick, UK)
13. Sonashree Saxena (Post-Doc, University of Minnesota, USA )
12. Narasimha Karnati (linkedin.com/in/dr-karnati-narasimha-a8a45296)
11. Rajendra Aluri (Research Associate III at Baxter, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, linkedin.com/in/rajendra-aluri-ph-d-1a12641a1)
10. Bapurao Surnar (Senior Scientist, Nucleic Acid Delivery, Pioneering Medicine at Flagship Pioneering, Malden, Massachusetts, United States, linkedin.com/in/bapurao-surnar-8265a426)
9. Santhanaraj Anantharaj (Senior scientist polymer synthesis(Polyurethane) in Huntsman India pvt. ltd Mumbai,linkedin.com/in/anantharaj-santhanaraj-74657640)
8. Smita Kashyap (Senior Science Writer at JoVE, linkedin.com/in/smita-kashyap-ph-d-31b03916)
7. Pramod. P. S. (Faculty, Govt. Medical College, Trivandrum India)
6. Mahima Goel (Researcher at Chair of Polymer materials for electrochemical storage, University of Bayreuth, linkedin.com/in/mahima-goel-407b35225)
5. Ayyakkalai Balamurugan (linkedin.com/in/balamurugan-ayyakkalai-phd-24a91a6b)
4. Jinish M. Antony (Faculty, St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, India)
3. Anilkumar Parambath (Product Development Manager, PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, linkedin.com/in/anilkumar-parambath-phd-2009145b)
2. Amrutha S. Rajan (Faculty, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Kerala)
1. Deepa Puthanparambil (Technical Manager and Global R&D Leader for Coatings at Bostik, USA linkedin.com/in/deepa-puthanparambil-64600a18)
Erstwhile Members- MS Students
27. Ridham Oberoi (Joined Ph.D. Programme in Maastricht University)
26. Jewel Elsa Josan (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of Mainz, Germany)
24. Ashutosh Shirodhkar (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of Florida, USA)
22. Rhujal Mokal (Joined Ph.D. Programme in Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
21. Vaishak Bhat (Joined Ph.D. Programme in The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
20. Sanchi Luthra (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of Twente, The Netherlands)
19. Akshaya Maria Prasad (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of the Basque Country, Spain)
18. Pranav Upendra (Information Not Available)
17. Aditi Ashok Gujare (Joined Ph.D. Programme in Montpellier University, France
16. Keerthana, M (Joined Ph.D. Programme in Tel Aviv University, Israel)
15. Devesh Maurya (Joined Ph.D. Programme in The University of New South Wales, Australia)
14. Akash A (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of Miami, USA)
13. Bhatta Chandrashekar (Joined Ph.D. Programme in at Virginia Tech, USA)
12. Rashika Daware (Joined Ph.D. Programme in RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
11. Saradha Sarjane (Joined CIVIL Service, Govt. of Maharashtra)
10. Anu Pradeep (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of Miami, USA)
9. Sharafudheen P C (Joined Ph.D. Programme in The University of Münster, Germany)
8. Abhishek Singh (Joined Ph.D. Programme in University of Miami, USA)
7. Khushboo Singh (Joined Ph.D. Programme in UMASS, Amherst, USA)
6. Maitreyee Anant Mhatre (Information Not Available)
5. Thameez Mohammed K Y (Joined Ph.D. Programme in UMASS, Amherst, USA)
4. Vikash Kumar (Joined Ph.D. Programme in UMASS, Amherst, USA)
3. Uma Sridhar (Joined Ph.D. Programme in UMASS, Amherst, USA)
2. Anuj Bisht (Joined Ph.D. Programme in IIT Ropar)
1. Harpreet Singh (Joined Ph.D. Programme in IISER Mohali)