Prashant Tewari

My name is Prashant Tewari, and I am from India. I have a bachelor's degree in biotechnology. In my bachelor's thesis, I gained experience in plant tissue culture and cryopreservation, and I worked on the genetic stability analysis of cryopreserved Fragaria species. After that, I moved to the RED lab at Haifa University to pursue my master's degree. I am currently in the first year of my PhD in marine biology. I am fascinated by how a single cell can develop into a multicellular organism. How is cell fate determined? What kind of regulation is taking place? My current work focuses on identifying actomyosin remodelling genes that play a key role in sea urchin skeletogenesis. My project aims to understand how common actomyosin remodelling proteins such as Cdc42 and Pak regulate biomineral growth and morphology in invertebrates. I get to use cool techniques like immunohistochemistry and gene cloning to study different genes! In the lab, you can find me humming Taylor Swift songs (even outside the lab). When I am not in the lab, I am either travelling to explore this beautiful country or dancing away at a party! Occasionally, you can find me with a book (I enjoy reading), or in the kitchen, as I love to show off my culinary skills by mastering scrumptious recipes.