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Prof. Nishith Gupta

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Integrated Multi-Omics, Mechanobiology, Metabolism & Signaling, Optogenetics, Parasite-Host Interactions
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Ongoing Projects

  • The First-in-the-World Challenge (FiWC) grant: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
  • Physiological and pharmacological significance of formate-nitrite transporters in Toxoplasma gondii: ICMR Research Grant.
  • Lipid and cyclic nucleotide signaling in Toxoplasma gondii: Wellcome Trust – DBT (India Alliance) Senior Fellowship.
  • Functional characterization of P4-ATPase and SERCA Proteins from the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Toxoplasma gondii: DAAD DST Project-based Personnel Exchange Programme (@Ruhr University Bochum, Germany).
  • Host miRNAs as Molecular Determinants of Ocular Toxoplasmosis: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) with Dr. Meetali Singh, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. 
  • Optogenetic Illumination of Toxoplasma Lytic Cycle: Indo-Japan Scholar Mobility Program (@Osaka University, Japan).
  • Computational Identification of Therapeutic Targets and AI-based Drug Repurposing in Parasitic Protists: Cross Disciplinary Research Fund (CDRF) by BITS, Pilani.
  • Proteomics-based identification of host determinants and diagnostic biomarkers of Toxoplasma infection: Indo-German Science & Technology Cooperation (IGSTC) Women in Science, Engineering and Research (WISER) Program with Dr. Ute Distler (University of Mainz, Germany).
  • Optogenetic regulation of parasite signaling: Indo-German Science & Technology Cooperation (IGSTC) Women in Science, Engineering and Research (WISER) Program with Dr. Özlem Günay-Esiyok (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany).