Uncovering the dark matter of the human genome and decrypting its role in cancer and development.
Performing interdisciplinary studies by coupling molecular techniques with high-throughput omics.
Nurturing young minds at the Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.
Training the next generation of scientists to solve complex molecular biology problems.
Our laboratory strives to perform cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in an exciting and highly collaborative environment. We aim to uncover and characterize the 98.5% of the human genome that does not code for proteins, which we call non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) (microRNA, piRNA, ceRNA, lncRNA). These molecules act as promising rheostats of gene regulation. We decrypt their roles in controlling development and diseases, especially in human cancers, by applying molecular biology techniques coupled with high-throughput omics approaches in cell lines and in vivo models.
Uncovering the dark matter of the genome, and its role in development and diseases, especially in cancer by integrating multi-disciplinary omics and molecular biology approaches.
Professor, RNAi & Functional Genomics Lab
Department of Life Science,
National Institute of Technology Rourkela,
Rourkela-769008, Odisha, INDIA.