People
The dedicated researchers and staff who make our work possible
Principal Investigator
Dr. Vishal Acharya
Principal Scientist & Principal Investigator
Functional Genomics & Computational Systems Laboratory
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
Research Interests
- Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
- Functional Genomics
- Systems Biology
- Machine Learning in Biology
- Drug Discovery & Design
Present Team Members
Current researchers and team members working in our laboratory
Dipali Bhatia
PhD Student
dipalibhatia101@gmail.com
Expertise
Jatin Kaushik
PhD Student
kaushik.jatin.7827@gmail.com
Expertise
Aakarshan Rehan
CM Startup Incubatee
aakarshanplp@gmail.com
Expertise
Kritika Sharma
PhD Student
sharmakritu617@gmail.com
Expertise
Krishna Gill
Project Associate
gillkrishna29@gmail.com
Expertise
Goldie Kumar
Lab Attendant
kumargoldie82@gmail.com
Role
Alumni
Our accomplished alumni who have contributed significantly to our research
Former PhD Students
Er. Ruhika Sharma
PhD Student
er.ruhikasharma@gmail.com
Expertise
Nymphaea Arora
PhD Student
nymphaea.arora@gmail.com
Expertise
Ekjot Kaur
PhD Student
matharuekjot@gmail.com
Expertise
Dr. Ravi Kumar
PhD Student (Graduated 2026)
ravisaroch@gmail.com
Expertise
Dr. Neeraj Kumar
PhD Student (Defended 2023)
Senior Project Associate
Expertise
Dr. Meetal Sharma
PhD Student (Defended 2023)
Postdoc Fellow, The Lipton Lab, Scripps Research
Expertise
Dr. N.V Tirpude (M.Vsc.)
PhD Student (Defended 2021)
Senior Scientist, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur
Expertise
Dr. Vinay Randhawa
PhD Student (Defended 2016)
Postdoc, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Expertise
Dr. Preeti Arya
PhD Student (Defended 2017)
Faculty, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University
Expertise
Former Software Programmers
Abhishek Khatri
Master in Computer Application (MCA)
khatriabhi2319@gmail.com
Expertise
Kanika Chauhan
Masters in Bioinformatics (MSc)
ckanika389@gmail.com