Team
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.
It could be you...!!!
MSc Student
Claire Hynes
Summer Trainee - NSERC Science Undergraduate Research Award
I am an undergraduate Biochemistry student in the final year of my degree. I joined Kakumani Lab group in 2022 and where I have been studying the role of CSDE1 missense variants and the miRNA pathway in the development of autism spectrum disorders.
When not in the lab, I enjoy swimming, skiing, and hiking.
Maria Dodgson
B.Sc.(Hons.) Biochemistry
Former Members
Claire Hynes, SRIP/MUCEP Trainee - Fall 2022 & Winter 2023
Connor Milks, MUCEP Student - Fall 2022 & Winter 2023
Amina Khaled, MUCEP Student - Fall 2022
Maria (Mia) Dodgson, MUCEP Student - Spring & Fall 2022
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