Exploring the Biology of Plant Chemical Factory
Dr. Sumit Ghosh
Group Leader
sumitghosh@cimap.res.in
sumitg80@gmail.com
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Dr. Nisha Negi
CSIR Senior Project Associate 2024
PhD University of Delhi
My current research is focussed on genetic transformation and genome editing in medicinal plants
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Dr. Aashish Kumar
DBT Senior Project associate
PhD 2025 (CIMAP-JNU)
I am interested in elucidation of triterpene biosynthetic pathway following multi-omics and biochemical approaches.
Dr. Ashif Ali
CSIR Project Associate 2024
​PhD University of Hyderabad
I am interested in developing bioprocesses for plant compounds
Pravesh Bhargav
JNU PhD student 2019
M.Sc. Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
I am working on terpene synthases.
Poonam Vyas
AcSIR PhD student 2020
M.Sc. Botany, JNVU, Rajasthan
I am working to unravel key enzymes of the triterpene saponin biosynthetic pathway.
Chandrakala Yadav
AcSIR PhD student 2021
M.Sc. Botany, Rajasthan University
The main aim of my work is to understand secondary metabolite transport in plant.
Natasha Garg
AcSIR PhD student 2023
M.Sc. Botany, AMU Aligarh
I am interested in understanding the intricacies of plant growth and metabolism
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Aditi Naha
AcSIR PhD student 2023
M.Sc. Botany
Cotton University, Guwahati
I am interested in the elucidation of diterpene biosynthetic pathways
Ravikant Prajapati
CSIR Project Associate 2024
M.Sc. Biotechnology
My research focuses on terpene biosynthetic pathways
M. Prabhu​​
CSIR Project Associate 2024
M. Sc. Biotechnology
Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu
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I am interested in genome editing in medicinal plants
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Faisal Ahmad
CSIR Project Associate 2023
M.Sc.
My aim is to understand flower volatile biosynthesis
Past Members
PhD scholars
Dr. Rajesh Chandra Misra
Project Associate (2011-2013)
JNU PhD (2013-2018)
Research Scientist, The National Physical Laboratory, UK. His PhD work was recognized with NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award-2019 and DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award-2017
Dr. Anchal Garg
JNU PhD (2014-2020)
SERB-RA (2022-23)
Postdoctoral Fellow in BHU, Varanasi
Dr. Sandeep
JNU PhD (2015-2019)
Dr. Shubha Sharma
Project Associate (2015)
AcSIR PhD (2016-2021)
DST-INSPIRE Faculty, NIPER Mohali
Postdoctoral researcher, Université Jean Monnet, France
Dr. Gaurav Srivastava
JNU PhD (2018-2023)
DBT-SPA (2023)
Dr. Payal Srivastava
AcSIR PhD (2018-2023)
CSIR-SPA (2023-24)
Postdoctoral research associate, Michigan State University, USA
Project Fellows
Dr. Anamika Singh
SERB Research Associate (2020-21)
Arunima Shukla
Project Associate (2021-22)
Pritish Raj Shukla
Project Associate (2018-19)
Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela
She is currently a SRF, IARI, New Delhi
He is enrolled in PhD program, BITS Pilani, Goa Campus. He received Prime Minister's Research Fellowship (PMRF) for doctoral research
Nirmal Yadav
Project Associate (2021-24)
He is enrolled in PhD program, Université Jean Monnet, France
Seema Chaurasia
Project Associate (2021-24)
She is enrolled in PhD program, Université Jean Monnet, France
Riya Joshi
Project Associate (2024-25)
Dr. Haraprasad Mondal
CSIR Senior Project Associate (2022-23)
Anu
Project JRF (2016-18)
Saba Firdaus
Project JRF (2019-2020)
Trainees
Santosh Kumar
M.Tech NITK
Graduate Trainee (2013-14)
He is currently working as a SRA in Zydus Research Center
Sunil Kumar
M.Sc. Bundelkhand University
Graduate trainee (2018)
He is currently working as a Microbiologist in Zydus Cadila Helthcare Limited
Akanksha Sharma
M.Sc. Central University of Jammu
IAS SRF (2019)
She is an administrative service aspirant
Harjeet Yadav
M.Sc. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Graduate Trainee (2016)
He is working in Logos Pharma, HP
Tanvi Rastogi
M.Tech. Integral University
Graduate Trainee (2019)
She joined quality control group in Bharat Biotech international Limited, Hyderabad
Riya Vishnoi
M.Sc. Integral University
Graduate Trainee (2021)
She is enrolled in PhD program, INMAS, Delhi
Debasmita Basu
M.Sc. Pondicherry University
IAS SRF (2022)
She is enrolled in project based-training program at CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad
Vaidehi Tiwari
M.Sc. Kumaun University
Graduate Trainee (2022)
She joined MedBlue Innovations Pvt Ltd as Biomedical Researcher
Nidhi Verma
M.Sc Lucknow University
Graduate Trainee (2023)
Deepika Rawat
M.Tech. IIT Kharagpur
Graduate Trainee (2023)
She is enrolled in PhD program, IIT Roorkee
Harsh kumar
M.Sc.Vinoba Bhave University
Graduate Trainee (2023)
Umme Habiba
B.Tech. Integral University
Graduate Trainee (2023)
Divya Chaudhary
M.Sc. IIMT University
SERB Internship (2024)
Prabhat Pandey
M.Sc. Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences Graduate Trainee(2025)
Supriya Mishra
M.Sc. amla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences
Graduate Trainee (2025)
