BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Mishra research bridges Next Generation Sequencing, System Biology and Cancer Biology, focusing on computational oncology approach to advance precision medicine. He earned his Ph.D. from the Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at IIT Delhi, where he developed innovative databases and tools to decode DNA’s physicochemical and structural properties. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he played a pivotal role in developing India’s most affordable diagnostic kit, deployed nationally by multiple manufacturers. Dr. Mishra refined his expertise through postdoctoral training at UT Southwestern Medical Center and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, with a focus on systems biology and multi-omics data integration. His work dissects gene regulatory networks and identifies molecular drivers in kidney cancer and pediatric brain tumors. His research has appeared in top-tier journals, including Nucleic Acid Research (2016, 2021), European Urology (2021), The Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024), and PNAS (2024). As a dedicated mentor and educator, he is passionate about teaching and nurturing future scientists.
EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Bioinformatics
Areas of Interest
- Computational Oncology (Focus on Renal Cell Carcinoma, Craniopharyngioma and Breast Cancer), Single Cell Genomics, Multi-Omics, System Biology, AI and Machine Learning
Akhilesh Mishra
डॉ. अखिलेश मिश्र
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Life Science
mishraakhilesh@nitrkl.ac.in / akhilesh.bioinfo@gmail.com
0661 - 246 2783
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SPONSORED PROJECTSPERSONAL INFORMATION
Akhilesh Mishra
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Life Science
Room Number: MN-246
Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2019
Ph.D.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI
2012
M.Sc
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOINFORMATICSJAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI
2010
B.Sc
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BOTANY AND CHEMISTRYDDU UNIVERSITY, GORAKHPUR, UTTAR PRADESH
Teaching Experience
- Basic Bioinformatics - LS2008, National Institute Of Technology Rourkela, 03 Jan 2025 - 23 Apr 2025
- Plant Science - LS2004, National Institute Of Technology Rourkela, 03 Jan 2025 - 23 Apr 2025
- Biology - LS1001, National Institute Of Technology Rourkela, 03 Jan 2025 - 23 Apr 2025
- Value Education and Ethics - EA1270, National Institute Of Technology Rourkela, 03 Jan 2025 - 23 Apr 2025
- Computational Biology - TA, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 01 Jan 2024 - 15 May 2024
- SBL-100 Introductory Biology to Engineers - TA, Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi, 05 Jan 2015 - 15 Apr 2015
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, 06 Nov 2023 - 05 Nov 2024
- POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, 01 Feb 2021 - 31 Oct 2023
- RESEARCH ASSOCIATE-II, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI, 25 Jul 2019 - 14 Aug 2020
- PROJECT SCIENTIST, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI, 10 Apr 2019 - 10 Jul 2019
Laboratory Development
- Computational Oncology Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, I joined NIT Rourkela on November 13, 2024 and at present I am establishing my Lab in the Department of Life Sciences.
Dissecting Tumor Grade Progression Mechanisms in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinomaand Discovering Novel Drug Targets Using Single-Cell Multi-Omics Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)
- Principal Investigator
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- Running Sponsored
Total Publications: 0
- EA1270 : Value Education and Ethics {Theory}
- LS1001 : Biology {Theory}
- LS2004 : Plant Science {Theory}
- LS2008 : Basic Bioinformatics {Theory}
Awards And Honours
- Best Poster Award in "10th International Conference on Genomics and Molecular Biology", May 21-23, 2018, Barcelona, Spain., 2018
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Travel award, Govt. of India, attended the "10th International Conference on Genomics and Molecular Biology", May 2018, Barcelona, Spain., 2018
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Travel award, Govt. of India, to attend the “Variant Effect Prediction Training Course and Conference Malaysia” by “The Human Variome Project," August 2018, Newcastle University, Johor, Malaysia., 2018
- 10,000 INR Cash Award, From Department of Biotechnology, for scoring All India Third Rank in Bioinformatics National Certification Exam., 2017
Memberships / Fellowships
- Qualified Bioinformatics National Certification Exam and Fellowship 2016 (All India Rank 3)., 2016
- University Grants Commission Research Fellowship used for accomplishing Ph.D. thesis research work. (All India Rank 59)., 2013
- Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering 2012 in Life Sciences., 2012
- University Rank - 3rd in Postgraduation - Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India., 2012
- Gold medal in Graduation – DDU University, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Rank 1), 2010
- Chaudhary Ram Lakhan Chandra Memorial Scholarship in Graduation., 2010