Liquid biopsies, owing to their minimally invasive nature, are associated with significantly less morbidity and can be scheduled more frequently to provide a personalised snapshot of the disease at successive time points. The fabrication of a cost-effective cluster chip is being developed for isolating circulating tumour cells and its utility in cancer diagnostics.

Faculty Members

Dr. Bushra Ateeq

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Molecular oncology and cancer therapeutics

Dr. Rakesh Majhi

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Ion channels; Cancer Immunotherapy; Antimicrobial Peptides; Tissue Restoration; Oral Health; Fertility and Contraception

Associated Faculty Members

Students/ PhDs

Anjali Rameswari

(BT-MTech)

Isolation and analysis of rare circulating cancer cells (CTCs) through specialized bifurcating traps under low shear stress conditions

Sushmita Kundu

PhD

Characterizing Cluster Chip for patients' specimens

Clinical advisors

Dr. Anjali Tewari

Consultant & Director in Pathology, Regency Hospital, Kanpur

Pathology, Histopathology ,Cytopathology

Dr. Sanjeev Mehrotra

Consultant Urologist & Renal Transplant Surgeon, Regency Hospital, Kanpur

Kidney Transplant, Reconstructive Surgery, Laser Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery ,Robotic Surgery

Dr. Apul Goel

Urologist
Department of Urology
King George's Medical University, Lucknow

Endourology, Reconstructive urology, Female urology

Dr. Atin Singhai

Department of Pathology
King George's Medical University, Lucknow

Nephro, Uro, Dermatopathology, Endocrine pathology, Electron Microscopy

Publications

• Targeting MALAT1 Augments Sensitivity to PARP Inhibition by Impairing Homologous Recombination in Prostate Cancer.
• Yadav A, Biswas T, Praveen A, Ganguly P, Bhattacharyya A, Verma A, Datta D, Ateeq B. Cancer Res Commun. 2023 Oct 9;3(10):2044-2061.
• An integrative proteomics approach identifies tyrosine kinase KIT as a therapeutic target for SPINK1-positive prostate cancer.
• Manzar N, Khan UK, Goel A, Carskadon S, Gupta N, Palanisamy N, Ateeq B. iScience. 2024 Jan 4;27(3):108794
• The G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR56 Is an Inhibitory Checkpoint for NK Cell Migration. Palacios D, Majhi RK, Szabo EK, Clement D, Lachota M, Netskar H, Penna L, Krokeide SZ, Vincenti M, Kveberg L, Malmberg KJ. J Immunol. 2024 Nov 1;213(9):1349-1357.
• Evaluation of Osteogenic Potential of a Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogel Coating on Titanium. Majhi R, Patro TK, Dhal A, Kumar S, Guha P, Goswami L, Goswami C, Majhi RK, Garhnayak L. Cureus. 2024 Apr 7;16(4):e57785.
• Exercise Delays Brain Ageing Through Muscle-Brain Crosstalk. Pourteymour S, Majhi RK, Norheim FA, Drevon CA. Cell Prolif. 2025 Jul;58(7):e70026.

Association and Collaboration