Laboratory
of
Sphingolipid Biology
Principal Investigator
Ujjaini Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Research Group Leader
Koita Centre for Digital Health-Ashoka
Trivedi School of Biosciences
Ashoka University
Sonipat-131029, Haryana, India.
Phone: +091-8130477991(mobile)
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2025 - Present: Research Group Leader, Koita Centre for Digital Health-Ashoka, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University, Sonipat-131029, Haryana, India.
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2023 - 2025: Professor, Amity Institute of Integrative Sciences and Health & Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana. Gurgaon. India
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2016 - 2023: Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Integrative Sciences and Health & Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana. Gurgaon. India
2013 - 2016: Consultant Scientist, Regional Center for Biotechnology (RCB) and Advanced Technology Platform Centre (ATPC), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India.
2009 - 2013: Application Support Scientist, LabIndia Life Sciences Pvt Ltd and University of Delhi South Campus. New Delhi. India
2003 - 2009: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Program in Gene Function and Expression, UMASS Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
1998 - 2003: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India.
Professional Affiliations
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Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India (SBCI)
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Member, Indian Society of Translational Research (ISTR)
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Member, Indian Association of Cancer Research (IACR)
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Member Indian Cancer Genome Atlas (ICGA)
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Teaching Experience
Teach the following courses to BSc, BTech, MSc and BTech+MTech (Dual) programmes
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Research Methodology,
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Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Genetics
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Cell Signaling and Oncogenomics
Recent Awards/Achievements:
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SERB-POWER Fellowship, 2024
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WomenLift Health: Transformative Leadership in Global Health Fellowship (2022 Inaugural India Cohort)
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Women Scientist Award- DBT Biocare (2017)
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Early Career Research Award (2017)
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Senior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India.