Kingshuk Panda conducts research in the Unwalla Lab focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying HIV-associated pulmonary dysfunction. His work examines the roles of circadian rhythm disruption, oxidative stress, microRNA regulation and airway epithelial biology in chronic lung disease, leveraging molecular and cellular biology, gene-editing approaches, transcriptomics and proteomics.
Areas of Expertise
- Circadian biology
- HIV-associated pulmonary complications
- microRNA biology
- CRISPR-based gene regulation
Research Interests
- HIV-associated lung disease
- HIV-1 Tat-mediated cellular dysfunction
- microRNA-mediated gene regulation
- CRISPR-based approaches for HIV research
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Scholar Award (Graduate), Florida International University, 2026
- Dean Scholarship for PhD in Biomedical Science, Florida International University, 2024 - 2025
- Presidential Fellowship for PhD in Biomedical Science, Florida International University, 2022
- Awarded IASST Summer Students Program Fellowship, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, 2019
- Awarded Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship, Government of West Bengal, 2016
Education
- Ph. D., Biomedical Science, Florida International University, Miami, FL 2026
- MSc, Applied Microbiology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India 2020
- BSc, Microbiology, Midnapore College (Autonomous), West Bengal, India 2018