Our Lab’s Mitochondria

Current Lab Members

Ph.D Students

Mr. Pulak Pritam (October 2021)
Ph.D Student (Self Financing)
Education:
M.Sc : Life Sciences (AIPH University, Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: (Google Scholar)
Protein-protein and Protein-drug molecules interactions
Email: 2181024@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 206, Environmental Science Lab, K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Ms. Jyotirmayee Giri (October 2021)
Ph.D Student [Collaborative] (SVPSGC UGC Fellow)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: (Google Scholar)
Biochar and its application in phosphate and fluoride remediation
Email: 2181012@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 206, Environmental Science Lab, K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Ms. Manisha Dash (October 2021)
Ph.D Student [Collaborative] (Self-financing Fellow)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: (Google Scholar)
Geopolymer and its applications
Email: 2181011@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 206, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Ms. Sreelipta Das (September 2022)
Ph.D Student (SVPSGC UGC Fellow)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: (Google Scholar)
Role of sHsps domains on its structure and function
Email: 2281008@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 206, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Mr. Sandeep Behera (December 2022)
Ph.D Student (Self Financing)
Education:
M.Sc : Zoology (Pune University, Pune), GATE Qualified
Research Area: (Google Scholar)
Ethnomedicine and Natural Products Chemistry
Email: 2281246@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 207, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Ms. Maheswari Bharadwaja (August 2023)
Ph.D Student [Collaborative] – Part-time (Self Financing)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (Siksha O Anusandhan DU)
Research Area:
Food and Natural Products Chemistry
Email: 2381133@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 207, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Ms. Monali Sahoo (October 2024)
Ph.D Student (Institute Scholar)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (KIIT Deemed to be University)
Research Area:
Role of stress and small molecule interactions on the structure and chaperone function of sHsps
Email: 2481032@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 206, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Mr. Laxmidhar Mallick (October 2024)
Ph.D Student [Collaborative] (Institute Scholar)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (KIIT DU), CSIR NET Qualified
Research Area:
Biochar and its applications in water remediation
Email: 2481031@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 206, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Mr. Sambit Kumar Sahu (October 2024)
Ph.D Student [Collaborative] (Institute Scholar)
Education:
M.Sc : Chemistry (KIIT Deemed to be University)
Research Area:
Biochar and its applications as catalysts
Email: 2481030@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 207, Environmental Science Lab, K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Ms. Satabdi Nayak (October 2025)
Ph.D Student (Institute Scholar)
Education:
M.Sc : Botany (GAC, Rourkela, Sambalpur University)
Research Area:
Anti-diabetic potential of some selected medicinal plants
Email: 2581024@kiit.ac.in
Lab Address: Room 207, Environmental Science Lab , K-Innovation Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

Principal Investigator

Alok Kumar Panda, Ph.D

Education

Ph.D : Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Postdoctoral: State University of New York (SUNY), Albany, USA

Assistant Professor, Chemistry
School of Applied Sciences
Office Address:
Room No – 206, K-Innovation, Campus-3, KIIT Deemed to be University , Bhubaneswar.
Lab Address:
Environmental Science Lab, K-Innovation, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar
Email: alok.pandafch@kiit.ac.in (Complete CV)

M.Sc Students/Interns

Ms. Nafisha Parween (June 2025)
Summer Intern
Education:
M.Sc Zoology
Research Area:
Molecular Biology
Email:
Lab Address: Environmental Science Lab, CRF Building, Campus 3, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University

LAB ALUMNI

Ph.D Students

Dr. MELAKU MASRESHA WOLDEAMANUEL (2019-2023)

Current Position – Assistant Professor in Dire Dawa University, Ethiopia (Google Scholar) [Thesis]

Dr. SOUMYARANJAN SENAPATI (2019-2025)

Current Position – Assistant Professor, Mangalayatan University, India (Google Scholar) [Thesis]

M.Sc Students

  1. SREELIPTA DAS (M.Sc 2020-21) (Awarded INSA Summer Fellowship) [Current position – Joined Ph.D in our lab in 2022]
  2. PRAJNADIPTI ROUT (M.Sc 2021-22) [ Teacher at Kendriya Vidalaya]
  3. ADARSHI BHATTACHARYA (M.Sc 2022-23) (Awarded INSA Summer Fellow) [Currently preparing for CSIR NET]
  4. MONALI SAHOO (M.Sc 2023-24) (Awarded INSA Summer Fellow) [Current position – Joined Ph.D in our lab in 2024]
  5. SARAH SENAPATI (M.Sc 2024-25) (Awarded INSA Summer Fellow)

Interns