Biography
Avik Sengupta is a PhD Research Scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH). He operates within the Computational Genomics and Transcriptomics Laboratory under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Rahul Kumar.
Academic Background & Research
• Education: Prior to joining IIT Hyderabad for his doctoral studies, he completed his M.Sc. in Life Sciences at NIT Rourkela in 2020, where he also served as a Placement Coordinator.
• Core Focus: His primary research domains include computational biology, bioinformatics, and cancer biology.
• Key Publications: He has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers. A major highlight of his work includes a machine learning-guided prognostic risk model for colorectal cancer utilizing non-apoptotic regulated cell death (NARCD) pathways, published in Briefings in Bioinformatics. He has also contributed to developing database systems and platforms such as AagingBase, MyeloDB, and AMLdb.