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Rajat Singh is the laboratory head. He is a clinician by training but a basic scientist at heart. He obtained his Medical and Postgraduate Degrees in the eastern city of Calcutta (think Mother Teresa) and the northern city of Chandigarh in India. He then moved to the U.S. in 2004 to carry out his postdoctoral work in autophagy and liver with Mark Czaja and the autophagy guru Ana Maria Cuervo and stumbled upon the role of autophagy in fat breakdown when he saw accumulation of large lipid droplets when the autophagolysosomal system was suppressed. Keywords that excite Rajat are autophagy, lysosomes, late endosomes, proteostasis, lipid sensing, mTOR, MASLD, and aging. In his free time, Rajat loves to play one of his nine electric guitars or program patches on his Korg synth. He also plays drums, piano, and bass and used to be a vocalist in a number of bands while growing up. He is also a keen audio engineer, and he thinks he can cook.
Nuria Martinez-Lopez is a native of the Basque Country in the north of Spain. She obtained her PhD from the CIC-BioGUNE where she studied the role of LKB1 in the development of hepatocellular cancers. Nuria was the labs 1st Post-doctoral fellow who published two 1st author papers in Cell Metabolism and 1 each in Nature Communications and EMBO Reports. Nuria is currently an Associate Project Scientist in the lab working on mechanisms driving age-related MASLD. She is specifically trying to understand the relationship of distinct forms of autophagy and DNA damage as it relates to the biology of aging. Nuria is super-organized and a super multitasker. In her free time, she is into cardio and endurance exercises. She loves all kinds of food - in particular Spanish cuisine, Morcilla and olive oil. Nuria is a fan of FC Barcelona and believes in the Indian God Ganesha.
Mridul Sharma is a native of Shimla in North India. Coming from a colorful and a spiritual country, she is positive and intuitive by nature. Mridul obtained her PhD degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and worked on the therapeutic effects of metabiotics (the functional signatures of probiotics) on colorectal cancer. She is currently a Project Scientist and working on defining the role of microautophagy in development of MASLD and its acceleration to MASH and fibrosis. Mridul is extremely fond of sweets and cannot survive without coffee. She loves animals a lot, likes to cook, write poems, reads non-fiction books, loves to explore new places and clicks lots of pictures. Mridul is highly motivated to do impactful research and loves being a “scientist”.
Pamela Mattar was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. She obtained a PhD degree in Nutrition from the University of Chile in 2018, and her doctorate work focused on the role of autophagy in the adipose tissue. In course of her PhD work and her experiences in a lab made her fall in love with science. In 2019, she started her first postdoctoral fellowship in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where she learned how to work with mice, perform stereotaxic surgery in mice, and study their feeding behavior. Her project in the Singh lab is focused on identifying the neurons that are involved in sensing dietary lipids. Pamela enjoys cooking homemade dishes, going to the gym (she used to be an indoor cycling instructor), and knowing new places and cultures, and obviously, she loves Chilean wine!!
Debajyoti Das was born and raised in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology in Kolkata. Debu is currently a 4th year postdoctoral fellow in the lab studying novel mechanisms of organelle degradation by distinct forms of autophagy. When he is not at the bench coaxing cells to behave, you will probably find him on a court, a field, or anywhere where a sport is being played. He grew up playing professional cricket in India, so competition is basically his default mode. These days, he rotates between table tennis, pickleball, and occasionally humiliating myself (and others) on FIFA online. Off the field, he is a curious omnivore of science, happily diving into articles far outside of his own discipline. He is also an occasional cook, a fan of documentaries and crime thrillers, and a devoted follower of detective stories — because nothing pairs better with science than a good mystery!
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Chandrima Gain was also born and raised in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. She obtained his PhD from the Presidency College of the University of Kolkata. Chandrima is currently a 3rd year postdoctoral fellow in the lab studying novel mechanisms of activation of mTOR signaling in response to lipid. Her project is also developing approaches to dampen age-related increases in mTOR signaling. When not in the lab, Chandrima enjoys painting, photography, and spending time outdoors hiking and exploring new places. Being in nature continually inspires Chandrima, and supports her creativity and bringing a sense of balance and adventure to both my work and daily life.
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Susumin Yang was born and raised in South Korea. 'Susu' obtained her PhD from the School of Life Sciences
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) where she studied mechanisms regulating mechanisms of apoptotic cell clearance or efferocytosis, specifically focusing on the flux and role of calcium in the process. Susu is currently a 2nd year postdoctoral fellow in the lab studying mechanisms of lipid droplet turnover through microutophagy. She is also developing a an siRNA screen to identify novel regulator of endoplasmic reticulum quality control. Outside of the lab, she enjoys staying active by playing tennis and has recently started boxing. Susu also love listening to live music and playing the drums, which helps her stay creative and inspired. She believes in building a strong body and spirit, and that music makes life more beautiful.
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