Aparna Nurni Ravi

Griffin lab

Aparna received her bachelor's and master's degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in India. She is a 4th year grad student currently in the Griffin lab in the Biological Sciences department where she studies how the cytoplasm is polarized in the one-cell C. elegans embryo. Aparna uses a combination of CRISPR, imaging and biochemical assays to understand how kinases and phosphatases regulate cell polarity. Aparna likes to cook, paint, binge watch tv shows and take care of houseplants. 

Contact

HB Hinman Box 6044

Selected Publications

  • Gupta H, Rajeev R, Sasmal R, Radhakrishnan RM, Anand U, Chandran H, Aparna NR, Agasti S, Manna TK. SAS-6 Association with γ-Tubulin Ring Complex Is Required for Centriole Duplication in Human Cells. Curr Biol. 2020 Jun 22;30(12):2395-2403.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.036. Epub 2020 May 21. PMID: 32442461.