Md Kausar Raza completed his master’s degree (M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, and received his Ph.D. degree in Bioinorganic Chemistry from the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, in 2019, under the mentorship of Prof. Akhil Chakravarty. Subsequently, he joined Prof. Jacqueline Barton’s Lab at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2020 as a postdoctoral research fellow, where he studied the chemistry of electrochemical DNA sensing, focusing on redox-switching iron-sulfur [Fe-S] clusters in RNA/DNA polymerases. In 2022, he transitioned to Pennsylvania State University as an Eberly research fellow in the Bollinger-Krebs lab, engaging in cutting-edge biophysical techniques to decipher the role of [Fe-S] clusters in infectious diseases. His diverse research portfolio encompasses two major facets: (I) Employing metal-based complexes for chemo-phototherapeutic cancer treatment. (II) His work focuses on understanding the chemistry of [Fe-S] clusters and their implications in DNA sensing and infectious diseases, aiming to contribute to the development of potential therapeutic strategies.
Sania Bashir is a research scholar affiliated with a senior research fellow at the Indian Council of Medical Research. Have a master's background in Biotechnology. Her work is on protein aggregates and diseases, as well as Diabetes research. She conducts biophysical analytics and investigates the probe using varied multi-spectroscopic tech, DLS and ITC.
