Abhibroto Karmakar is a dedicated PhD Scholar in the Department of General Medicine at Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, where he is currently pursuing his doctoral degree receiving the prestigious Dr. T.M. Pai Scholarship. His PhD research, conducted under the guidance of Dr. M. Mukhyaprana Prabhu and in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),as a Senior Research Fellow under mentorship of  Dr. Subhradip Karmakar  focuses on gaining genomic and molecular insights into Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Abhibroto’s academic journey began with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biotechnology from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, where he graduated with distinction in 2015. He then earned his Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Biotechnology with a First Division from the School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, in 2017. His Master’s thesis was titled “Pseudo-phosphorylation of tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease,” completed under the mentorship of Dr. Subhas Chandra Bose Chinnathambi at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.

Following his postgraduate studies, Abhibroto joined Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, as a Research Fellow in the Department of Neurochemistry 2018, Here, he contributed to an NIH RO1 grant project titled “Using host response to Neurocysticercosis to develop novel, brain – imaging free diagnostics: US-India partnership.” He then transitioned to the industry, serving as a Junior Research Fellow & Consultant in the Department of Molecular & Respiratory Research at the Chest Research Foundation (CRF), Pune, from 2019. At CRF, under the leadership of Dr. Sundeep Salvi and Dr. Amit Agarwal, his work focused on post-translational modification of glutathione in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). He was nominated for the young scientist award from NAPCON 2019.

From February 2020 to July 2021, Abhibroto worked as a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Under the mentorship of Dr. Subhradip Karmakar, he contributed to a project titled “Role of Carbon Monoxide signaling in trophoblast invasion in humans,” investigating the mechanism of Heme-oxygenase in preeclampsia, IUGR, and frequent miscarriage. He continues to be engaged with several other intramural projects at the AIIMS lab as a Senior Research Fellow from August 2024 to present. He is also involved in a project exploring the role of nuclear receptors in the pathogenesis of Gall Bladder Cancer as a Research Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, New Delhi,

Abhibroto has received several national and international awards, including the Dr. T.M. Pai Scholarship for his PhD program in 2021 , a travel bursary award for the 4th SLE Advanced Workshop in Porto, Portugal in 2024, and the SLEuro Training Bursary Award at Uppsala University. He also secured second prize in the “EDUCATIONAL VIDEO MAKING COMPETITION ON WORLD COPD DAY” and “WORLD ASTHMA DAY” conducted by Pulmocare Research and Education Foundation (PURE), Pune in 2020. In 2024, he won Second Prize (Life Sciences) in SARANSH-2024, a national-level thesis presentation competition for PhD Scholars.

His technical expertise spans a wide range of laboratory techniques, including biochemistry techniques such as protein purification, Western blotting, and NMR spectroscopy ; animal cell culture techniques like tumor cell isolation and FACS ; microbial techniques including Mycobacterium Tuberculosis culture ; molecular biology techniques such as DNA, RNA, and miRNA isolation, Real-time PCR, and immunohistochemistry ; immunological techniques like ELISA and RIA ; and chromatography techniques. He is also proficient in gene-based diagnostic techniques and bioinformatics tools like BLAST and Phylogenetic Tree Analysis.

Abhibroto has made remarkable contributions through public speaking, delivering speeches on topics such as “Biotechnology the bridge between Industry and Academia” and “Life Science: – Bridging the gap between Academic and Industry”. His research has been published in numerous articles, including “Human metapneumovirus” in the Asian Journal of Medical Sciences and “Molecular profiling and therapeutic tailoring to address disease heterogeneity in systemic lupus erythematosus” in Clinical and Experimental Medicine. He has also contributed to grants, notably as a Co-PI for a project from the Indian Rheumatology Association and playing a key role in a Department of Health Research, India grant on targeting SLE heterogeneity.

Beyond his scientific endeavors, Abhibroto is a powerful orator and has delivered talks at various platforms across India. His passion for medical awareness led him to create a YouTube channel focused on the subject. He is also a passionate dancer, a literature enthusiast with publications on various platforms, and enjoys solo traveling and trekking. In his free time, he dedicates himself to teaching and interacting with students about science, and finds joy in cooking.

After completion of post graduate degree he joined CMC Vellore as Research Fellow in Department of Neurochemistry under Dr. V.Rajshekhar and Dr. V.Prabhakaran in (NIH RO1 grant) project entitled as Using host response to Neurocysticercosis to develop novel, brain – imaging free diagnostics : US- India partnership. A transition from academia to industry he joined unit of Cipla Chest Research Foundation, Pune as Consultant and Junior Research Follow in Molecular Respiratory lab under the leadership of Dr.Sundeep Salvi and Dr. Amit Agarwal where he work on post-translation modification in glutathione in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was nominated for young scientist award from NAPCON 2019.

He joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi as Junior Research Fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Subhradip Karmakar on a project entitled as “Role of Carbon Monoxide signaling in trophoblast invasion in humans”. Specifically, understanding the mechanism of Heme-oxygenase in preeclampsia, IUGR and frequent miscarriage and duly completed the project magnificently. He is also engaged with several other Intramural projects of the lab.

Currently, Abhibroto got prestigious Dr. T.M. PAI scholarship and pursuing his PhD degree from Kasturba Medical College Manipal from Department of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. M. Mukhyaprana Prabhu, Professor and Unit Head with a collaboration from All India Institute of Medical Sciences.His doctoral work focuses into understanding the genomic and molecular insights of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (auto-immune disease) and to identify novel circulatory miRNA to predict flare episode in SLE.

He has also been engaged in a project which is exploring in understanding the role of nuclear receptor in pathogenesis of Gall Bladder Cancer as Research Fellow, in Department of Biochemistry ,AIIMS, New Delhi under Dr.Subhradip Karmakar. He has been receipt of several national and international award. His research interest lies in field of medical biotechnology, translation research, immunology and molecular biology. Apart from science he has been  a powerful orator and delivering his talks at various platforms in India. His passion for medical awareness let him to create a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/Abhibroto) which focusses on medical awareness. Apart from science he is a passionate dancer has been mentoring several students in this field. He loves to recite and literature writing which he published in various platforms (https://medium.com/@abhibrotokarmakar) https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/author/abhibroto-karmakar)   He is fond of solo travelling and trekking. In his free time he loves to teach and interact with students about science. Cooking specially baking he finds as zeal in his life.