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Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Post-Doc: CRCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Ph.D.: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) New Delhi.
B.Tech.: Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India.
Email: pavan.kakumani@mun.ca
Current Members
Sushmitha Ramakrishna
PhD Student, E-mail: sushmithar@mun.ca
I am from Mysore, a beautiful city in the southern part of India. I completed my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biochemistry from the University of Mysore. After my Master’s, I started my PhD journey in Dr. Kakumani’s lab in 2022. In our lab, I am trying to uncover the mysteries surrounding how siRNAs regulate AGO2-mediated gene silencing in mouse embryonic stem cells.
Outside of my research, I like hiking, movies, and music.
Beauty Dam
MSc Student, Email: bdam@mun.ca
I am from Sylhet, a beautiful green city in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh. With a Bachelor’s degree in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, my research interests lie in cancer biology and precision medicine. I am joining the Kakumani Lab in May 2025 to begin my graduate studies, focusing on gene regulation.
Besides academic life, I enjoy watching dramas and discovering scenic natural landscapes.
Former Members
Lucas Hiscock, MUCEP Student (Winter 2025), NSERC USRA (Spring-Summer 2025)
Sanuda Jayasinghe, MUCEP Student (Winter 2025), FoS SURA (Spring-Summer 2025)
Jamie Fleming, MUCEP Student (Spring & Fall 2024; Winter 2025)
Mason Waye, MUCEP Student (Spring & Fall 2024; Winter 2025), FoS SURA (Spring-Summer 2025)
Grigory Arutyunyan, MUCEP Student (Fall 2023 & Winter 2024), Biochemistry Honors (Fall 2024 - Winter 2025)
Evan Williams, MUCEP Student (Fall 2023 & Winter 2024), Biochemistry Honors (Fall 2024 - Winter 2025)
Claire Hynes, SRIP/MUCEP Student (Fall 2022 & Winter 2023), NSERC USRA (Spring - Summer 2023), Biochemistry Honors (Fall 2023 - Winter 2024), NSERC USRA (Spring-Summer 2024), Research Assistant (Fall-Summer 2025)
Jenna Hu, MUCEP Student (Fall 2023)
Maria Dodgson, MUCEP Student (Spring & Fall 2022), Biochemistry Honors (Fall 2022 - Summer 2023)
Emily Collins, MUCEP Student - Summer 2023
Laura Grasmeyer, MUCEP Student - Spring 2023
Connor Milks, MUCEP Student - Fall 2022 & Winter 2023
Kangwa Napanje, MUCEP Student - Spring 2022
Emma Layman, MUCEP Student - Winter 2022
Lily Bertolo, MUCEP Student - Winter 2022
Esosa (Naomi) Ighodaro, MUCEP Student - Winter 2022
Grace Christopher, Research Assistant, November 2021 - March 2022
Yaneesh Jerath, MUCEP Student - Fall 2021
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