Our Team

Anupama Sapkota has a bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. She is particularly interested in studies regarding antibiotic resistance with a focus on drug discovery.

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Agrani Paudel is doing her B.Sc. in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. She is also working as a President of Alumni Club, Department of Microbiology, SXC Alumni Forum, St. Xavier’s College. She did her mini thesis on the topic, “Isolation and Identification of Multi-Drug Resistant E. coli and Salmonella in Feral Pigeons’ Droppings”. She also published her review on the topics, “Pre-leukemic Cell Detection and Leukemic Transformation of a Normal Marrow Cell: A Mini-Review”.

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Babita Sharma completed her Master’s degree in Medical Microbiology from the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. She had worked as a quality control officer at Kasturi Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd. She is interested in Virology, Molecular biology, and pharmaceutical microbiology.

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Bikash Kumar Dwivedi completed his undergraduate degree (B.Sc.) in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. He works in molecular biology and medical microbiology for the betterment of mankind. He is interested in the field of antibiotic resistance, immunology, and disease epidemiology.

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Bristy Shrestha graduated as a topper of her class with a Bachelor’s in Microbiology from Tribhuvan University. Her final year of research focused on the ‘Bacteriological Analysis and Antibiotic Susceptibility Test of Isolates of Jujudhau from Bhaktapur.’ She is a feminist activist and the co-founder of the campaign ‘SheTheKranti.’ Bristy is deeply passionate about her Newa: heritage and is proficient in reading and writing Nepal Lipi, the script of Nepal Bhasa. She is an avid traveler who likes to learn new skills during her leisure time. She describes herself as a mindful individual.

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Deepa Pudasaini is a graduate student of M.Sc. Microbiology studying at the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. She is interested in research areas related to microbiology and immunology.

Dibyak Kapali did his Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is inquisitive about Medical Microbiology and Genetics.

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Faith Mokobi is a passionate scientist and graduate student currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Nanoengineering (Synthetic Biology specialization) from the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A and T State University, North Carolina, USA. She has a background in Immunology and Microbiology (MSc./BSc.). With extensive higher education teaching and research experience in Biomedical studies, metagenomic studies, and drug resistance, Faith is currently integrating her Biomedical experience in nanotechnology and cancer theranostics.

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Krisha Karki is a B.Sc. microbiology student with a passion for writing, and expanding her knowledge is a unique blend of scientific curiosity and creative expression. Likewise, she deeply understands the microscopic world and its intricacies. With a deep-rooted curiosity and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, she eagerly explores the realms of microbiology. Her love for science and technology permeates the writing, infusing it with a unique blend of intellectual rigor and imaginative flair.

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Laxmi Neupane is doing her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrucken, Germany. She did her Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Medical Microbiology from the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, and her bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in General Microbiology from Pinnacle Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal. Her research interest is in isolating antimicrobial myxobacteria from the soil sample.

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Loonibha Shrestha completed her undergraduate degree (B.Sc.) in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. Her interest lies primarily in areas associated with virology, immunology, drug discovery, and development.

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Monika Jirel is a final-year undergraduate forestry student at Kathmandu Forestry College, Kathmandu. As a passionate youth and a dedicated forestry student, she is interested in volunteering, advocating for climate change, and participating in youth interaction programs. The main topics of her interest are climate change, urban forestry, nature-based solutions, climate education, and biodiversity conservation. She has been engaged in organizations that work for climate change advocacy and youth mobilization, through which she has gained some experience volunteering and promoting green schools in the past few years. She enjoys writing, reading novels, and watching movies.

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Nidhi Abhay Kulkarni completed her BSc. Microbiology from Savitribai Phule Pune University. She has published two articles in the Scientific Journal. She is interested in medical microbiology, molecular biology, and genetics research. She also has good Laboratory and Bioinformatics skills.

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Nidhi Dewangan has a bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biochemistry from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (C.G.), India. She is the author of the Chapter “Commonly found Bacteria and Drug-Resistant Gene in Wastewater” in the book “Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health” published by Elsevier, under the guidance of Dr. Awanish Kumar, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, NIT Raipur. She’s also a University and a National player in Squash. She has represented her University and won team events in the All India University Squash Championships. Her research interest is genetics and computational biology.

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Mr. Prabhat Dhakal is an aspiring food and industrial microbiologist pursuing a master’s degree in Food and Industrial Microbiology from National College, Kathmandu. He has completed his bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Janapriya Multiple Campus, Pokhara. He is an energetic and optimistic individual looking to showcase excellent presentation skills and transform theoretical knowledge of Food and industrial microbiology into practical application. Research for novel probiotic food, Food safety management system, and Scientific communication are major subjects of his interest.

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Prakriti Karki completed her B.Sc. in the field of Microbiology. She is interested in working in the interface of immunology, microbiology, synthetic biology, bioinformatics, and open science. She has worked as a project lead at Media Lab Nepal, as a research associate in the BMSIS program, and as an awareness community member at the iGEM WiSTEM initiative.

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Prashant Dahal completed his BSc. Microbiology from Sunsari Technical College, affiliated with Tribhuvan University. He is interested in topics related to Antimicrobial resistance, the mechanism of resistance development, Infectious diseases (Pneumonia, tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, dengue), Host-pathogen interaction, Actinomycetes, fungal metabolites, and phytochemicals as novel sources of antimicrobials and Vaccines.

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Rajat Thapa did his undergraduate studies (B.Sc.) in Microbiology at St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal, and is interested in Public Health. He has published two research articles and looks forward to working in Antimicrobial resistance. He has invested himself in learning things that can help him to get to the goals he has set for himself.

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Reeju Sharma completed her Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in medical microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, and did her bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in general microbiology. She is currently working in a pharmaceutical company as a Quality control officer.

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Sadikshya Dhakal is a Biotechnology graduate from Kathmandu University, obtaining merit-based scholarships for four semesters. Her research experience includes an internship at Decode Genomics and Research Centre. She has been working as a tutor for the AS and A2 level Biology and Chemistry courses as well as a tutor for the International Baccalaureate Biology. She is interested in studying the molecular mechanisms of human health and immunology, mainly concerning infectious diseases. She is also passionate about skincare and skin health and wants to promote skin health through scientific research. She is also an avid book reader and likes to write in her spare time.

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Sanjogta Thapa Magar has done Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in food microbiology from St. Xavier’s college. Currently, she is working as a Quality control microbiologist in the pharmaceutical industry. She is particularly interested in studying the antimicrobial property found in food.

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Sanju Tamang completed her Bachelor’s (B.Tech) in Biotechnology from Kantipur Valley College, Lalitpur, Nepal. She is interested in genetics, microbiome, and their roles in human health. She is keen to learn more about biological technologies that improve human health and quality of life.

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Suchitra Ajjarapu has a multidisciplinary research background as a passion. She has an experience in Computational (drug discovery), Molecular biology, from her master’s degree to date. Likewise, She handles and maintains model organisms targeting neurodegenerative diseases. She is currently a part of a reputed research institute CSIR-IICT which amalgamates exhaustive ideas to emerging issues we come across in day-to-day life. She can handle Statistics, and basic programming languages- R, and Python. Her long-term interest as a doctoral aspirant lies in exploring Biophysical techniques, Proteomics, etc.

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Sushil Humagain did his M.Sc. in Medical Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal, and B.Sc. in Microbiology from Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu, Nepal. His master thesis research title was Study of Opportunistic and Other Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Relation to CD4 Count Among HIV Positive Patients. He had an experience as a Science Lecturer at GEMS School Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, from 2016 to 2023.

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Sushmita Baniya completed her Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Medical Microbiology from the National College of Science and Technology (NIST), Kathmandu, Nepal. She did her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Birendra Multiple Campus, Chitwan, Nepal. She is interested in Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Sushmita Dura completed her Master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Food Microbiology from National College, Kathmandu, Nepal. She is interested in Food safety management systems and diseases linked to consuming unhygienic foods.

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Yashaswi Sharma is currently doing her Ph.D. at the Polish Academy of Sciences. She completed her M.Sc. in Reproductive Biology and Clinical Embryology from AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), New Delhi, India. She did her bachelor’s in Microbiology from St. Xavier’s College, Kathmandu, Nepal. Her field of interest is Scientific Research, Obesity Research, Assisted Reproduction, and Embryology.

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Pratik Shrestha is a web and mobile app developer with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. He is pursuing his postgraduate degree in Cyber Security and Computer Forensics at Lambton College in Canada.

He is also familiar with cyber security tools and technologies to reduce and prevent cyber risk and improve overall security. He has professional cyber security experience and has worked on projects related to cyber security, i.e., firewall and network configuration, network security assessment, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, malware analysis, and social engineering.

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