Lab Members
"I am originally from India and came to the US to do my Masters and PhD at University of Texas in Nanomedicine. I then moved to San Diego and got trained in molecular biology with specific specialization in extracellular RNA sequencing. Some of the diseases that I have been working on include pregnancy related diseases such as preeclampsia and accreta as well as NASH. Over the last few years my focus has moved towards bioinformatic processing and analysis of RNA-seq data."
“ I was born and raised in the state of West Bengal, India. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from BRS college, West Bengal State University in the year 2012 and earned my Master of Science in Biotechnology from KIIT University, in the year 2014. I successfully defended my doctoral thesis in the month of June 2022 at KIIT university under the supervision of Dr. Birendranath Banerjee. My doctoral thesis focused on screening of cytogenetic and molecular biomarkers in a cohort of eastern India couples with known history of recurrent pregnancy loss. My doctoral work has led into eight publications ( five first author publications and three co-author publications), and I was also honored with “Young scientist award” for presenting a part of my doctoral work at COGI-2019, Paris, France. Apart from my regular doctoral work, I was also involved in heading cytogenetics and molecular biology divisions in inDNA Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., which provided me immense exposure to patient samples and instrumentation facilities. In Dr. Laurent’s lab, at UCSD, I am primarily involved in screening and characterizing molecular biomarkers which can be used for early detection of pregnancy complications."
"I moved around a handful of times growing up, but spent most of my childhood in Arkansas and Michigan. I initially earned my B.A. in fine art and graphic design at a college near Boston, but made the decision a few years later to return to my other passion and earned my B.S. in biology at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego. My primary research interests are in ecology and wildlife conservation, and I hope to pursue the use of genetics as a tool to support conservation efforts. In the Laurent lab, I work on various projects providing small RNA sequencing."