Admissions 2026-27

Research Students

Name Disha S.
Designation Junior Research Fellow-DST Project
Email ID disha.20phdbs103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Management of edwardsiellosis in warm-water fish using outer-membrane protein based vaccines
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Srajana Nayak
Designation Senior Research Fellow-CSIR
Email ID srajana.21phdbs114@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Elucidating the role of outer membrane protein-based resistance to antibiotics and bacteriophages in Acinetobacter baumannii/td>
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Ranu Yadav
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID ranu.22phdbs108@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Deciphering outer membrane proteins-based resistance to antibiotics and bacteriophages in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Ananya B
Designation Karnataka DST PhD Fellow
Email ID ananya.23pbos101@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Antimicrobial peptides from shrimp as potent antimicrobial agents against bacterial shrimp pathogen
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Apurva VG
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID apurva.23pbos102@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Isolation and characterization of bacteriocin as potent antibacterial agent against fish pathogens
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Vidyashree G
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID vidyashree.24pbos203@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Bacteriophage cocktail to control bacterial infection in freshwater fish
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Sunar Murfadunnisa
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID sunar.25pbos126@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Probiotic–phytobiotics combination for bacterial disease management in aquaculture
Name of the Guide Dr Biswajit Maiti
Name Bhavya J.N
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID bhavya.21phdbs105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Identification of quorum sensing molecules in Acinetobacter baumannii and its attenuation using purified plant compounds
Name of the Guide Dr. Ramya Harsha
Name Akshatha Naik
Designation NFST fellow
Email ID akshatha.21phdbs103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Essential oils as quorum sensing antagonist against Klebsiella pneumoniae
Name of the Guide Dr. Ramya Harsha
Name Saloni
Designation Karnataka DST- PhD Fellow
Email ID saloni.23pbos104@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Characterization of plastic debris in estuarine waters and their potential in harbouring pathogenic bacteria
Name of the Guide Dr. Ramya Harsha
Name Mahima Rachel Thomas
Designation DST-INSPIRE Fellow
Email ID mahima.21phdbs201@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Study on the role of beta-tubulin in regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in culture model of triple negative breast cancer.
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Sandeep Kumar B G
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID sandeep.22phdbs109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigating the effect of triclosan exposure on the development and function of the immune system using Drosophila melanogaster
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Sinchana
Designation ICMR Project Research Scientist-I
Email ID sinchana.n22phdbs111@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development and characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm on three-dimensional (3D) alginate scaffold
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Priyanka M
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID priyanka.23pbos103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of self-healing hydrogels for wound healing applications
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Aastha Kaushik
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID aastha.25pbos101@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of Nanoarchaeosomes targeting Oral Cancer
Name of the Guide Dr. Sudarshan Kini
Name Nidhi S Shetty
Designation DST-INSPIRE Fellow
Email ID nidhi.22phdbs106@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Target-induced nanoparticle arrangements: Creating a polyvalent multifunctional platform for nucleic acid detection
Name of the Guide Dr. Akshath US
Name Rajitha G V
Designation ICMR Project Research Scientist-I
Email ID rajitha.24pbos109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of paper based point -of -care biosensor for detection of heavy metals
Name of the Guide Dr. Akshath US
Name Dhaarini
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID dhaarini.22phdbs105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Polyvalent multifunctional nanoparticle mimics to decipher host-virus interaction
Name of the Guide Dr. Akshath US
Name Navya
Designation ICMR Project Techincal associate-I
Email ID navya.24pbos106@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development and validation of biomimetic nanosponge to remove pesticides and evaluate detoxifying potential in Drosophila model system
Name of the Guide Dr. Akshath US
Name Kavitha G M
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID kavitha.21phdbs108@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of monoclonal antibodies for conserved neutralizing epitopes of the glycoprotein of rabies virus for therapeutic purposes
Name of the Guide Dr. Akhila D.S
Name Abhirami S.
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID abhiramis148@gmail.com
Research Topic Antimicrobial and antioxidative activity of bioactive compounds from marine algae
Name of the Guide Dr. Akhila D.S
Name Pragathi K V
Designation NNitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID pragathi.24pbos202@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigating The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Potential of Long Non-Coding RNAs In Oral cancer Using Machine Learning and its Validation in Clinical samples and Cell lines
Name of the Guide Dr Rama Adiga
Name Jennifer Lawrence
Designation Nitte (DU) Ph.D. fellow
Email ID jennifer.25pbos109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Genome dynamics of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance
Name of the Guide Dr. R Shyama Prasad Rao
Name Prathiksha
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID prathiksha.25pbos115@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Comparative genomic analysis of resistomes in ESKAPE pathogens
Name of the Guide Dr. R Shyama Prasad Rao
Name Shaminth Prasad
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID shaminth.25pbos120@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Differential and combinatorial effects of substitutions on interactions of azoles with sterol 14α-demethylase
Name of the Guide Dr. R Shyama Prasad Rao
Name Vanessa Fernandes
Designation UGC-SJSGC
Email ID n19phdbs209@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Microencapsulated fucoxanthin as a nutraceutical for obesity
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha BS
Name Saisree Iyer
Designation UGC-SJSGC
Email ID saisree.20phdbs107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Neuroprotective effect of lutein nano-formulation on Parkinson’s disease induced mice model
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha BS
Name Rajeshwari Gubbala
Designation ICMR
Email ID rajeswari.22phdbs205@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic DPP IV enzyme inhibitory peptides from fish protein hydrolysates: Isolation and profiling
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha BS
Name Rahul Ramesh Patil
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID rahul.24pbos107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Lutein accumulation through dietary lipids: Modulating dopaminergic response in Parkinson’s Disease
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha BS
Name Vishnupriya T
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID vishnupriya.24pbos110@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Effect of processing methods on micro-algae protein hydrolysates: digestibility and endurance in mice
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha BS
Name Deanna Aloma Sequeira
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID deanna.25pbos105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Community Driven Strategies for Prevention of Anemia: Enhancing Health Outcomes through Participatory Engagement and Nutritional Interventions among Midlife Women
Name of the Guide Dr. Mamatha BS
Name Samrudhi Shetty
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID samrudhi.25pacy115@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Pigments from unexplored biomass as natural colourants for food application.
Name of the Guide Dr. Rajeshwari Vittal
Name Pallavi Bhat Ajjakala
Designation DST INSPIRE fellow
Email ID n19phdbs205@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Lytic activity of Klebsiella phage proteins
Name of the Guide Dr Juliet Mohan Raj
Name Sujana Prabell
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID sujana.20phdbs111@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Antimicrobial activity of Pseudomonas phage-associated proteins
Name of the Guide Dr Juliet Mohan Raj
Name Annapoorneshwari
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID annapooorneshwari.22phdbs102@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of chitinase like proteins based insecticide from selected pteridophytes
Name of the Guide Dr Juliet Mohan Raj
Name Pooja A
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID n19phdbs105@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Potential antiviral activity of selected medicinal plant extracts against dengue virus
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Shruthi P
Designation Senior Research Fellow (UGC-SJSGC)
Email ID shruthi.20phdbs109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic DETECTION OF CERVICAL CANCER ASSOCIATED HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS BY RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Athira AP
Designation DST- WISE KIRAN Fellow
Email ID athira.21phdbs101@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic DEVELOPMENT OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODYBASED POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF DENGUE VIRUS
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Deepthi I
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID deepthi.21phdbs106@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST IMMUNOGENIC PROTEINS OF DENGUE VIRUS
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Prerana S
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID prerana.22phdbs107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of isothermal nucleic acid amplification assay for the rapid detection of Hepatitis B Virus
Name of the Guide Dr. Praveen Rai
Name Barani Devi T
Designation Research Fellow- ICMR project
Email ID barani.21phdbs104@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of antibiotic nano-formulations to combat efflux mediated resistance in Enterobacteriaceae
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Varsha P Shetty
Designation Senior Research Fellow-CSIR
Email ID varsha.21phdbs115@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Inactivating integron mediated multidrug resistance using CRISPR/Cas9
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Chaitra Prabhu
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellowship
Email ID chaitra.22phdbs104@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Exploring the mechanism of nanoparticle induced resistance in human bacterial pathogens
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Drishya U Naik K
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellowship
Email ID drishya.22phdbs202@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Antimicrobial resistance of pathogenic bacteria isolated from the soil of poultry farms
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Dhinakaran I
Designation Part Time PhD
Email ID n19phdbs202@nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Mechanism & prevalence of colistin and carbapenem resistance in Gram negative bacilli in clinical isolates in a tertiary care hospital
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Serin Sabu
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID serin.23pbos105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Elucidating the antitumor activity of non-typhoidal Salmonella in mice model system
Name of the Guide Dr. Deekshit
Name Nisha Lakshmi.K
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID nisha.21phdbs111@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Elucidating the effect of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) on gut ecosystem using infant mouse model
Name of the Guide Dr Krishna Kumar B
Name Rajesh Kumar Shah
Designation Junior Research Fellow (MoE-STARS)
Email ID rajesh.24pbos108@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Unravelling the role of T3SS translocon-chaperone complex of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in toxin delivery Report No. to host cells.
Name of the Guide Dr Krishna Kumar B
Name Chaithra Shetty
Designation Project Research Scientist-I (ICMR)
Email ID chaithra.24pbos102@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development and optimization of monoclonal antibody based lateral flow assay for the rapid detection of Norovirus and Hepatitis A virus from food
Name of the Guide Dr Krishna Kumar B
Name Anna Watson
Designation Project Research Scientist-I (ICMR)
Email ID anna.22phdbs103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Elucidation of platelet response during Vibrio vulnificus infection using mice model
Name of the Guide Dr Krishna Kumar B
Name Rakesh S
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID rakesh.25pbos117@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Dynamics of Ribosome Biogenesis During Malignant Transformation of Primary Lung Cells
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Basavaraj Dharwad
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID basavaraj.25pbos103@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Characterization of age– related immune biomarkers in Ty II Diabetes
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Masmarika Mohan
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID masmarika.24pbos105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Dynamics of Ribosome Biogenesis During Lineage Differentiation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Sujitha Felicitus
Designation CSIR-SRF
Email ID sujitha.22phdbs112@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic An integrated approach to study the role of Poly (A)-specific ribonuclease in telomere maintenance
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Mrunali JP
Designation Research Fellow -ICMR
Email ID mrunali.21phdbs109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigation of anti-tumor properties of non-typhoidal Salmonella in transgenic zebrafish cancer models
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Spoorthi Ramesh
Designation Karnataka DST- PhD Fellow
Email ID spoorthi.23pbos108@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Investigating the effects of endocrine disruptors on hematopoiesis using Drosophila melanogaster
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Sonam Kille
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID sonam.20phdbs110@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of non-invasive assays for detection of DNA methylation in liquid biopsy of lung cancer
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Nidhi Shetty
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID nidhi.20phdbs105@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Generation of Rpl11 knockout zebrafish as an in vivo model for rare genetic disease using CRISPR/Cas9 system
Name of the Guide Dr Anirban Chakraborty
Name Raksha B
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID raksha.22phdbs206@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Elucidating the impact of anti – tubercular therapy on the perturbation of the gut microbiome and immune response
Name of the Guide Dr Krishna Kumar B
Name Sangeetha B
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID sangeetha.25pbos119@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Harnessing serum IgG glycans as a novel immune regulators and biomarkers of disease severity in leptospirosis
Name of the Guide Dr Krishna Kumar B
Name Shraddha Shetty
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID shraddha.22phdbs209@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Studies on effects of NSMCE2 E3 SUMO ligase on replication fork dynamics and chemoresistance in triple-negative breast cancer
Name of the Guide Dr. Vivek Tripathi
Name Kumari T J
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID kumari.25pbos110@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Studies on Targeting Sumo-Dependent Replication Fork Stabilization to Overcome Therapy Resistance in Breast Cancer
Name of the Guide Dr. Vivek Tripathi
Name Mrs. Shreelatha A
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD fellow
Email ID hreelatha.25pbos123@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Phytochemical Profiling and Anticancer Mechanisms of Curcuma caesia: Towards Novel Plant-Based Theraupetics/td>
Name of the Guide Dr. Gunimala
Name Mr. Harish
Designation
Email ID harish.25pbos107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Airborne nano and microplastics-associated effect on Human health-study through a model system”
Name of the Guide Dr. Gunimala
Name Ms. Krithika k
Designation
Email ID
Research Topic Generation of Transgenic Zebrafish as in-vivo models for studying Tuberculosis
Name of the Guide Dr. Gunimala
Name Dhanyashree Rai
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD Fellow
Email ID dhanyashree.21phdbs107@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Characterization and evaluation of predatory efficacy of Bdellovibrios isolated from the environment
Name of the Guide Dr Divyashree M
Name Neeksha Naik
Designation NFST Fellow
Email ID neeksha.21phdbs110@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Polyhydroxyalkanoates production by bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated soil: a sustainable bioremediation and biopolymer synthesis approach
Name of the Guide Dr Divyashree M
Name Rachel Carmelita Mathias
Designation Karnataka Minority PhD Fellow
Email ID rachel.21phdbs112@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of plant based biosorbent for removal of heavy metals from water systems
Name of the Guide Dr Divyashree M
Name Jenal Weona Pereira
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD Fellow
Email ID jenal.25pbos108@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Development of a 3D bioprinted hydrogel incorporating Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus for targeting multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Evaluation of predatory mechanisms and impact on antibiotic sensitivity
Name of the Guide Dr Divyashree M
Name Mr. Manish Kumar
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD Fellow
Email ID manish.22phdbs203@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Reconstruction of the genome-scale metabolic model of Helicobacter pylori in drug resistance conditions for predicting putative drug targets.
Name of the Guide Dr. Gollapalli Pavan
Name Ms. Thejaswi Bhat
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD Fellow
Email ID thejaswi.23pbos109@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Deciphering functional modules of resistome in Acinetobacter baumannii to explore novel therapeutic target and its potential inhibitor
Name of the Guide Dr. Gollapalli Pavan
Name Ms. Stuti Mazgaonkar
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD Fellow
Email ID stuti.25pbos125@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Deciphering the molecular pathogenesis of Narcolepsy type 1: A systems biology approach linking human multi-omics signatures with functional validation in a Caenorhabditis elegans model.
Name of the Guide Dr. Gollapalli Pavan
Name Mr. Rohit Sawant/td>
Designation Nitte (DU) PhD Fellow
Email ID rohit.25pbos118@student.nitte.edu.in
Research Topic Computational characterization and experimental validation of virulence-linked domain duplications in sepsis-associated ESKAPEE pathogens.
Name of the Guide Dr. Gollapalli Pavan