Meet the Postdocs
Working on an individual personalized project under the guidance of a qualified faculty mentor, VAI’s exceptional postdoctoral fellows make great contributions to the science conducted in the Institute’s laboratories. They play a crucial role in the intellectual development and management of research projects and contribute to a considerable share of the hands-on research activities in the laboratory.
Department of Epigenetics
Investigating the relationships between epigenetic controls and metabolic diseases
Single cell resolution of immune landscape in cancer therapy
The role of UHRF1 in both normal and diseased states using mouse and colorectal cancer models
The role of DNA methylation in controlling gene expression during cancer development
Department of Neurodegenerative Science
Exploring the contribution of the vermiform appendix to Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease, motor and non-motor deficits, cortico-basal ganglia and corticolimbic networks
Exploring the mechanisms implicating VPS35 in the neuropathology of Parkinson’s disease
Department of Cell Biology
Department of Structural Biology
Investigating the mechanisms of lipid transport across biological membranes by P4 ATPase machinery
Structural and functional studies of membrane proteins using single particle electron cyro-microscopy.
How proteins safeguard genetic integrity of the species by directly binding to PPRs and eliminating Z-DNA structure in the germ cells
Proteasome and protein folding system involved in multi-drug resistance in Mycobacteria
Department of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming
Characterizing heterogeneity of exhausted T cells and understanding the roles of peroxisomes in the tumor microenvironment
