Current Members
Soma Ray, Ph.D, Research Assistant Professor
Email: sray2@kumc.edu
Soma is working to understand transcriptional regulation of key endothelial genes during endothelial lineage specification and angiogenesis. She is also involved in research related to molecular regulation during trophoblast cell differentiation.
Pratik Home, Ph.D, Research Assistant Professor
Email: phome@kumc.edu
Pratik is working to understand regulation and function of GATA factors in the trophectoderm and in trophoblast cell lineages.
Avishek Ganguly, Ph.D, Postdoctoral fellow
Email: aganguly@kumc.edu
Avishek is working on transcriptional mechanisms that regulate endothelial development and function.
Bhaswati Bhattacharya, M.Sc, Ph.D. Student
Email: b856b692@kumc.edu
Bhaswati is working to understand the importance of atypical PKC signaling in trophoblast lineage development.
Ananya Ghosh, M.Sc, Ph.D. Student
Email: aghosh3@kumc.edu
Ananya is working on transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that control early embryonic development.
Vignesh Sunder, M.Sc., Ph.D. Student
Email: vsunder@kumc.edu
Vignesh is utilizing genomics approaches to study early mammalian development and placentationn.
Lab Alumni
Debasree Dutta, Ph.D, Postdoctoral fellow: 2007-2012
Debasree accepted an independent faculty position at the Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, India.
Rashedul Islam, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow: 2018-2019.
Rashedul is an Associate Professor at the Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), Dinajpur,Bangaledsh.
Ram Kumar, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow: 2014-2016
Ram accepted a Scientist position at the St. Jude Children Research Hospital.
Biswarup Saha, Ph.D, Postdoctoral fellow: 2010-2016
Biswarup is now working as a Research Scientist at the Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Partho Chattoraj, Ph.D, Postdoctoral fellow: 2010-2011
Partho has now accepted a postdoctoral position at the State University of Pennsylvania.
Biraj Mahato, Ph.D, Postdoctoral fellow: 2012-2014
Biraj accepted a scientist position at the North Texas Eye Research Institute.
Ganesh Kumar Rajendran, Ph.D, Postdoctoral fellow: 2012-2015
Ganesh accepted a research scientist position at the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute within the KU Medical Center.
Jessica Milano-Foster, M.S., Student: 2013-2016
Jessica completed her masters in my lab and is now a Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri-Columbia.