Dr. GPCR Ecosystem - Member - Jagannath Maharana
Jagannath Maharana
Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur
Dr. GPCR Ecosystem Member since February 2022
Jagannath Maharana is a Ph.D. scholar in the GPCR biology lab, IIT Kanpur, India. Jagannath’s primary focus is on studying the structural aspects of GPCR and GPCR-transducer complexes using Cryo-EM and many other complementary approaches. GPCRs being the most critical players in cell signaling, pass the extra-cellular message through hetero-trimeric G proteins. This axis of signaling through G proteins is relatively well studied whereas the signaling exclusivity through the other transducer i.e., arrestins, is starting to unveil.
Jagannath, born in a small village in the state of Odisha, did his schooling from his hometown and pursued his bachelor’s from Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, and master’s degree from Banaras Hindu University, where he graduated with a gold medal. His dream and passion led him to IIT Kanpur, for pursuing his career in research. Working in the GPCR lab, Jagannath has contributed immensely to many major projects. His working philosophy is to work and grow together as a cohesive team. In his free time, he likes to sketch and draw to communicate the ongoing research findings with a broader audience. An example of his art is below:
