Team:IISER Berhampur/Team
Prajwal Patil
4th year BS-MS Department of Biological Sciences
He is a biology enthusiast.Apart from biology he loves to play E-sports.He has spent a lot of time with his friends Rushing B Xd. Also he likes sketching although he is not so good at it😂. But his go-to way to spend time is to have a small tea break talk with friends where they discuss and empty the plethora of ideas from their minds.
Nisha Kumari
4th year BS-MS
Department of Biological Sciences
Nisha is a bio major and her interest lies in DNA🧬 and molecular biology🦠. She is always friendly and ready to help. Apart from this, she is a true art lover 🎨 and a talented artist, her paintings are very beautiful and engaging. She is also into mobile photography; a good cook. She is an amateur dancer but works hard and learns the steps and enjoys singing too(torture for us 😂) She is always ready to explore new things. She is too talkative; can talk for hrs without getting tired !! She looks innocent but doesn't go on her face 🤫
Utkarsh Bhore
4th year BS-MS
Department of Biological Sciences
He is a biologist by heart🧬🧫. Always cheerful and smiling. He loves watching tv shows📺 and reading novels📚. He is resourceful not only in finding shows and movies but also in finding an easy way to complete a task. On campus you will find him in the computer lab watching one show or another or in library reading. Loves working in the lab🥼🧪 and always ready to explore something new. His voice is really good but a shy singer. He manages to do all his work on time (mostly on the night of submission day XD). He is the kind who overthinks a lot! His sense of humor is lame but somehow makes us laugh. A die hard doctor who fan quotes him here and there !! Loves suits, bowties🤵, helmets and wanna have them all.
Manish Dwari
4th year BS-MS
Department of Biological Sciences
He is a magnificent artist and a budding biologist. His graphic designing skills are mesmerizing, some of which you are already witnessing. He is a painter🎨 and photographer📷 too. Nowadays he is spending a lot of time carving ideas for his artwork and doing them. He loves to go on treks with friends and try out different spicy cuisines. He likes cricket🏏, football⚽, badminton🏸, volleyball and is a big Mumbai Indians fan even though he doesn't play much. He loves to binge-watch movies and web series and is currently lost on Netflix😉
Ritika Sethi
4th year BS-MS
Department of Physical Sciences
Ritika, while passionate about astrophysics, does not say no to learning more than what meets the eye. Excelling at sports while being consistently amazing in academics, she is an outlier to most trends. She constantly proves that no one needs to be bounded by stereotypes or images. Ritika fixates on things she wants and never wavers from the path to obtaining it. This also shows in her well recognized leadership skills. Her collaboration and communication skills are also evident from her past experiences of coordination with other institutes and organization to conduct events. Ritika is a personality asset to this iGEM team, indeed!
Ankita Misra
4th year BS-MS
Department of Chemical sciences
She is a fan of fiction novels (I am serious, name it she must have read it);a painter; e sports lover; Her favourite passtime is watching korean drama with a stack of pizza; PS-She is a pure blooded Slytherin i.e her role in our team is pretty clear, right??🤣
Swadha Tewari
4th year BS-MS
Department of Biological sciences
She has a passion for Biology simply because the science behind life which makes us live and do things fascinates her! You can find her on the court playing badminton or basketball, with a book in her hand reading fantasies like Lord of the rings or Harry Potter or simply chilling and drinking chai xd She's also pretty friendly and talkative so feel free to tête-à-tête with her XD.
Om Dwivedi
4th year BS-MS
Department of chemical sciences
Reading fictional novel and playing different games is his passion; a calligraphist; occasional guitarist; He is always busy solving the social issues in a chemical science aspect ! He is self disciplined yet a free bird ;noodles is his go-to food.
Sai Murali Kolupuri
4th year BS-MS Department of Physical sciences
Sai is an astronomy enthusiast; an anime lover; CSGO and Chess are some of his go-to games; a gym freak; a strong believer in the philosophy of the demon slayer!
Dipismita Panda
4th year BS-MS Department of Chemical sciences
She is an introvert; prefers a simple lifestyle and believes in humility ; an extremely passionate bio inorganic chemist ; Travelling and Photography is her passion!
Arnav Bhavsar
3rd year BS-MS Department of Physical sciences
He is a hot chocolate lover; He is a very nice cook, a chess player, traveller and swimmer; Biggest fan of Taylor swift; His go to song is 'Shake it off' ; He is a big fan of Breaking Bad, Brooklyn 99, TBBT, and GOT.
Prakhar Varshney
3rd year BS-MS Department of Biological sciences
He is a foodie by heart who never gets tired of exploring trendy food junctions ; He loves to take a stroll along with a bicycle 🚲 ;He loves to explore new places; He is a history buff;He has great interest in politics, monuments and local cuisines (He can be a part time tour guide too 😉).PS- He is a good cook 👨🍳 .
Kshitij Behera
3rd year BS-MS Department of Biological sciences
Kshitij is a biology freak; has a kind heart for animals; A great guitarist 🎸; He loves to watch anime and play video games 🎮. His steady approach towards problems to simplify them is just awesome!!
Akankshya Sahu
3rd year BS-MS Department of Biological sciences
She is primarily working for Biobrick team and also actively helping HP team and Wetlab team. She may look like an introvert, but can easily get along with people. A big fan of "The Big Bang Theory" (TBBT). She is a biology enthusiast 🧫 and a 3rd year student at IISER Berhampur. She likes ice cream🍦and exploring new places. She loves to solve challenging problems (good for our team)!!
Qazi Saaheelur Rahaman
2nd year BS-MS
Qazi is currently working with the designing and wiki team. He is interested in Astronomy🔭 and genetics🧬; a great video editor, poster maker and beat boxer. He is a start wars nerd and a believer in the Force !! A movie buff (All genres work other than horror 👻); Manchester United fan till death (GGMU). PS: He is one of a kind... He doesn't like chocolates, ice-cream and birds.
Team members
Prajwal Patil
(Team Leader)
Wetlab, Biobrick, Entrepreneurship
Ritika Sethi
(Co-Leader)
Hardware, Modelling, Wiki page
Nisha Kumari
Wetlab, Human Practices, Design
Utkarsh Bhore
Wetlab, Content writing, biobrick
Manish Dwari
Design, Wiki page, Wetlab
Ankita Misra
Human Practices, Outreach, Collaboration
Swadha Tewari
Wetlab, Modelling, Human Practices
Om Dwivedi
Modelling, Human practices
Sai Murali Kolupuri
Wiki page, Hardware
Dipismita Panda
Human Practices, Social media
Arnav Bhavsar
Modeling, Outreach
Prakhar Varshney
Human Practices, Outreach, Collaboration
Kshitij Behera
Human Practices, Entrepreneurship,
Sponsorship
Akankshya Sahu
Biobrick, Social Media, Wetlab
Qazi Saaheelur Rahaman
Wiki page, Design, Social Media
PIs and Mentors
Dr. Vinay Bulusu
Project Instructor
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Dr. Arunkumar Krishnan
Mentor
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Dr. Mukund Ramakrishnan
Mentor
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Dr. Adinarayan Doddi
Mentor
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Dr. R Selvi Bharathivikru
Mentor
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Advisors
Gyanranjan Parida
Advisor
4th year BS-MS,
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Sudev Pradhan
Mentor
4th year BS-MS
Department of Physical Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Gokul Bhaskaran
Mentor
Graduated Student
iGEM ALumni
IISER Berhampur
Vinayak S
Mentor
5th year BS-MS
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
Sukanya Chakraborty
Mentor
5th year BS-MS
Department of Biological Sciences
IISER Berhampur
