Pritha completed her M.Sc. in Biotechnology from The University of Burdwan with first class first (2018) and is a recipient of DST-INSPIRE Senior Research Fellowship. She is currently working in exploring the immunoregulatory networks associated with chronic inflammatory conditions of Lymphatic filariasis using computational and experimental approach along with screening natural phytocompounds to ameliorate the immunopathogenesis of Lymphatic Filariasis.

Ankita completed her M.Sc. in Animal Science from Kazi Nazrul University, with the specialization in Molecular Parasitology and Immunology (2023). She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in dissecting the molecular mechanisms conjuring the tumorigenesis and progression of colitis-associated colorectal cancer, with a special focus on the Wnt-β-catenin signaling circuit, as well as the prospects and promise of natural phytochemicals in development of efficacious and benign therapeutics against colitis-associated colorectal cancer.

Dr. Fouzder completed her PhD in Zoology from Visva-Bharati University where her work focused on Cancer biology and Molecular Biology (2022) and is a recipient of CSIR Research Associate-ship. She was working on the involvement of Nrf2 signalling pathway in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or NSCLC during her Ph.D tenure. NSCLC is one of the deadliest cancers in the world and Nrf2 signalling pathway was found to be upregulated therein. She has shown that Nrf2 is involved in basal and inducible expression of EGFR in Cisplatin resistant NSCLC cells. Kaempferol, a flavonoid naturally present in tea, berries, grapes etc. was identified as an inhibitor of Nrf2, which ultimately induces cell death. Additionally, Trigonelline, another plant alkaloid, was found to inhibit Nrf2 via reduced EGFR and ERK 1/2 phosphorylation and enhanced the efficacy of Cisplatin and Etoposide, presently used drugs in NSCLC cells. Besides cancer biology, she was also involved in exploring the molecular mechanisms behind Type 2 diabetes development. Currently, she is working on exploring the mechanism behind obesity induced colorectal cancers in the people of the Eastern coal field region.

Sampa completed her M. Sc. in Animal Science from Kazi Nazrul University, secured First Class First and was awarded the Gold Medal for academic excellence (2021). Her doctoral research focuses on lymphatic filariasis, with particular emphasis on the steroid hormone-binding receptor of Wuchereria bancrofti that aims to contribute significantly to the discovery of targeted treatment strategies against lymphatic filariasis.

Sannik completed his M.Sc. in Zoology with specialization in Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics from Visva-Bharati University (2022). Currently, he is working as a project fellow under the West Bengal Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology (WBDSTBT). His work focuses on investigating the potential role of nuclear hormone-binding receptors as promising therapeutic targets for the development of antifilarial drugs.

Naba Kumar completed his M.Sc. in Zoology with specialization in Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics from Visva-Bharati (2023) and is a recipient of UGC-JRF. He qualified CSIER-NET and GATE-XL in 2023. Currently he is working on the immunoregulatory roles of TLR in Ulceritive Colitis.