Fun stuff in the lab: Picnics, graduation, lunches, publication celebrations etc.
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Current students
![]() Kirill Musaev (M.S. student)
Hi, I am Kirill. My specialty is molecular biology and I take on some organizational and training functions. Being a member of the lab since May 2019, I worked on several projects involving abiotic stress in plants, biofuels research and protocol optimization. I got my bachelor's degree from CSUN in 2019 with majors in biotechnology and cell & molecular biology, and a minor in chemistry. My current work is centered around transcriptomics and physiology of organisms under different types of stress, on which I plan to write my thesis. I am informally interested in many STEM-related fields such as medical technology, astro- and particle physics, aviation and all kinds of engineering. We'll never run out of topics to chat about :) ![]() Bhiolina Bharadwaj (M.S. student)
My name is Bhiolina, 2nd year grad student. I have been working in this lab since Fall of 2019. I have done my bachelor’s degree from University of Delhi, India in Plant Science. Right now I am working in the field of plant biotechnology and planning to go for PhD in the same field. Specifically I am working on genetic transformation of sunflower plants with a terpene synthesis gene for biodiesel production. From my personal note, I am from India (an Assamese) and a big K-pop fan, well BTS fan (a real army I guess). Also watched most of the k-dramas that exist in this world ![]() Avetis Mishegyan
Hello! My name is Avetis, I’m a first generation student here at CSUN. I joined Dr. Basu’s lab as a sophomore, but still undecided on whether I wanted to peruse a career in biotechnology or the medical field. Furthermore, I have a hobby for cars with internal combustion engines. However, these vehicles run on non-renewable fuels. As a result of the experience I gained in the lab, and the desire to create renewable fuels, I began to find interest in pursuing a career biotechnology. In the end, I plan to get my masters degree in biotechnology with the possibility of a doctorate degree in biotechnology. ![]() Manroop Banipal
Hi my name is Manroop! I am a first generation student here at CSUN currently in my senior year. I am a biotechnology major and am hoping to continue pursuing this field through graduate school and further continuing to do research in this field in my professional career. |
Lab Alumni
Former M.S. students
- Niveditha Ramadoss (Current position: Ph.D. student at the San Diego State University)
- Destinney Cox (Current position: Working at Amgen)
- Michel Chaires (Current position: Working in a biotechnology company)
- Homa Hemmati (Current position: Researcher at the Cedar Sinai Medical Center)
- Dinesh Gupta (Current position: Ph.D. student at the Washington University, St. Louis)
Former undergraduate research students
- Giovani Ramirez
- Vavik Shah
- Sedrak Tovmasyan
- Noel Moreno
- David Wu
- Ryan Dunkel
- Aushinie Abeynayake
- Christopher Cerda
- Chathu Dona
- Ryan Peterson
- Hakob Manvelyan
- Sara Yousouf
- Mujahid Ryan
- Emaan Madany
- Raunaq Anand
- Richa Patel
- Andrew Zamora
- William Kibalama
- Asada Satidkit
- Tigran Gezalian
- Alex Trinh
- Stephanie Kapucija
- Maxxtan Skore