Genome Biology

Home Institution: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
Faculty Mentor: Jason Buenrostro, Assistant Professor, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University

At the Buenrostro Lab, Labade is researching the functional importance of Nucleoporin Nup93, a protein coding gene associated with diseases like nephrotic syndrome.

Molecular Genetics and Protein Biophysics

Home Institution: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Faculty Mentor: Philippe Cluzel, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, Harvard University

At the Cluzel Lab, Gupta is performing comprehensive analyses of extensive datasets for mutational sensitivities.

Biomaterials

Home Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Faculty Mentor: Muhammad Zaman, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

At the Zaman Lab, Kalidoss is developing local drug delivery systems for the treatment of periodontal infections.

Experimental Evolution and Population Dynamics

Home Institution: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
Faculty Mentor: Michael Desai, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Physics, Harvard University

At the Desai Lab, Tung’s research focuses on evolutionary genetic dynamics in common baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Plant Developmental Biology

Home Institution: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
Faculty Mentor: Elena Kramer, Bussey Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

At the Kramer Lab, Karidas is researching petal development in Aquilegia, which has a unique floral organ called spur that contains a nectary.