Meet our team
Dr. Tanmoy Mondal completed his PhD at Uppsala University, Sweden. During his PhD, he extensively studied the functions of long-noncoding RNA and made early discoveries in long-noncoding RNA-mediated gene regulation. In his postdoctoral studies, he further explored the mechanistic understanding of long-noncoding RNA-mediated gene regulation and its relevance to cancers, particularly pediatric neuroblastoma.
In 2019, Dr. Mondal established his own research group at Gothenburg University. The group’s primary research focus is on understanding RNA modifications, or epitranscriptomics, in neuroblastoma disease mechanisms. To support this, the lab has developed novel neuroblastoma models and optimized techniques for mapping RNA modifications in neuroblastoma tumors.
Dr. Roshan Vaid is a postdoctoral researcher investigating RNA modifications in neuroblastoma, with a focus on m6A epitranscriptomics and its therapeutic potential. He holds a Master’s in Applied Biotechnology from Uppsala University and a PhD in Molecular Biosciences from Stockholm University. His work combines NGS sequencing, bioinformatics, and functional assays to understand gene regulation in high-risk neuroblastoma.
Dr. Ketan Thombare completed his Masters from Skövde University, and joined the lab in September 2019. He completed his PhD in 2024, focusing on RNA m6A modifications in high-risk neuroblastoma. During his PhD, he developed a trunk neural crest cell (tNCC) model to study MYCN-driven tumor initiation. His expertise spans cell biology, epitranscriptomics, and cancer research.
Dr. Sagarika is a Molecular Microbiologist with research experience in Molecular Biology, Bacterial Genome Editing, and Biochemistry. Her Ph.D. work at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India focused on the essential GTPase CgtA in Vibrio cholerae. She joined the lab as postdoctoral researcher.
Lucia Blasco is a Bachelors student from University of Valencia, Spain. She joined the lab in September 2024 for her Bachelors internship.
Ritish Ayyalusamy is a Masters student from Uppsala University. He joined the lab as Research Assistant.
Alumni
- Akram Mendez, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Rebeca Burgos-Panadero, Postdoctoral Researcher
- Setareh Jafargholizadeh, Master student
- Saif Shehata, Master student
- Aqsa Ali Rehan, Master student
- Frida Bengtsson, BMA student
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