"Jagannath is a very talented and hard working PhD student in our laboratory. He is incredibly supportive to all lab members. I truly appreciate the environment that Jagannath has created for us. He is real "Lab hero" of our lab."

Archana, BSBE, IIT Kanpur, India

"I'm a lab technician in the GPCR lab. I have been working for the last 2 years in the lab and I'm very glad to inform you that I find Jagannath a very hard-working chap. He is a very well-behaved and a helpful lad all around. He always guides me when I'm stuck somewhere in my work.

He is ever accessible and always extends his support. I consider him as my mentor. Therefore, I firmly believe that Jagannath Maharana is a true lab hero."

Pradeep Gautam, GPCR Lab, BSBE, IIT Kanpur, India

"I have worked as a Lab Technician for the last two years at Dr. Arun Shukla's lab here at BSBE IIT Kanpur. I am so glad to write this nomination for Jagannath Maharana. Jags, as we fondly call him, is a great guy, an extremely helpful and productive fellow in the lab. He is an excellent team player who is ever supportive. He has deep rational thinking and I find him an excellent troubleshooter. I have no hesitation to say that he is a scholar with high potential and will succeed as a great scientist in the future. I wish him the very best and support his candidature with the highest recommendation. I consider him to be a true lab Hero."

Saurabh Nishad, GPCR Lab, BSBE, IIT Kanpur, India

"Though my lab has many heroes in their own right, if I have to choose one at present, then no one represents the spirit of lab hero more than Jagannath Maharana. He is a truly dynamic and gifted research scholar who puts his heart and soul into whatever he is trying to pursue. He just doesn’t work hard but also constantly tries to find a new way to solve the problem at hand. Apart from his utmost dedication towards science, he is also an excellent team partner and always happy to help others."

Manish Yadav, BSBE, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

"Jagannath possesses all of the characteristics of a lab hero. He is an exceptionally talented, hardworking, and optimistic individual. One of his best attributes is his "always willing to help" attitude. He actively participates in all ongoing lab projects and shares his ideas.

He is outstanding in doing experiments. When you learn an experiment with Jags, you will not simply learn how to do the experiment, but you will also get in-depth understanding of the experiment. He is both a brilliant researcher and a highly creative guy. Above all, Jags is a decent human being. He truly deserves this award. "JAGS, OUR LAB HERO"."

Parishmita Sarma, GPCR Lab, BSBE Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"Jagannath is a true lab hero. The kind of effort and interest he puts in each and every experiment, whether it is his own or of his colleagues is marvellous and truly inspirational. His cool and kind composure, and willingness to help everyone is what makes him everybody's favorite and very well deserving for this award. I completely support his nomination and wish him all the very best!!"

Madhu Chaturvedi, GPCR Lab, BSBE Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"Jags is probably the most dedicated member of our lab. He is always around being proactively involved in most of the ongoing projects. He is the go-to person in our lab for troubleshoots! I find him to be talented, smart and equally patient and kind. This is my first full-time lab experience and he is definitely an inspiration."

Deeksha S, GPCR Lab, Department Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, IIT-Kanpur, India

"He is already a HERO! We call him Jags! Jags is full of enthusiasm, passion and dedication. He is the first to enter the lab and last to leave. I remember when he helped me in troubleshooting protein purification. You don't have to worry about your scientific queries - he has solution to every problem. He's definitely gonna be a great scientist one day. I wish him all success and a bright future."

Ashutosh Ranjan, Lab 3, BSBE Department, IIT Kanpur, India

"Jagannath is hardworking, passionate about his work and well informed over the current updates in GPCR research. He is always ready to help everyone in the lab by providing intellectual inputs as well as troubleshooting in experiments. And not just bench work, he does every bit to keep the lab in order and maintain a positive environment in the lab. He is truly our lab's hero."

Hemlata Agnihotri, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"Jagannath is extremely hard-working, dedicated, and a passionate researcher. He is patient and highly supportive, which makes him an exceptional PhD student. Whether it be an experiment on the bench or a dry lab troubleshooting, he is always there to help us. He is a true hero of our lab and I wholeheartedly support his nomination for the Lab Heroes Awards."

Ramanuj Banerkee, GPCR Lab, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"Jagannath is a very helpful labmate and he is always ready for discussion. I get fascinated by his passion for science. He gets immersed in science. I can remember every time I have to attend any interview he used to help me in preparing for those. Besides this, whenever I face any issues with experiments I always approach Jagannath since he always has a solution for it. I strongly nominate Jagannath for this award since indeed he is a Lab Hero."

Minakshi Baruah, GPCR Biology Lab, BSBE, IIT Kanpur, India

"I don't know where to start as he has so many qualities. He is a multitalented person, from doing research in the lab to painting his creative ideas on paper, he is doing it all. Always ready to help his labmates when and wherever required. He is always ready to troubleshoot the problems on the bench with me, I would never imagine my PhD journey without him. If there is somebody who should get the Title of Lab Hero, It's Jagannath Maharana."

Chahat Soni, IIT Kanpur, India

"Jagannath is one of the most helpful people in the lab! He's always available for advice and suggestions, be it in the middle of the night. He is the go-to person for any mess-ups that any of us do, always helping us correct our mistakes!! In short, he is AMAZING and truly deserves this award! He is our true lab hero!"

Shirsha Saha, GPCR Lab (Lab 3), Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"He is one of those people who inspires you to give your best. He is a wonderful colleague who always helps you out with your experiments whenever you get stuck somewhere. I am really grateful to have a colleague like him. He truly deserves the Lab Hero award."

Bhanupriya Panigrahi, GPCR Biology/Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur, India

"Jagannath, being a PhD student in our lab has helped solve many doubts both in benchwork and literature reviews. I have learned how to make very good scientific figures and presentations from him. Jagan has assisted me in designing experiments and has corrected my many technical mistakes since the day I joined the lab. He has played the role of an excellent mentor in teaching me the above things as I am a new scholar of the lab. Not only me, he is always there for the other colleagues of the lab. He is a person who always prioritizes lab work above all. The above features of Jagan not only proves his versatility but also makes him truly deserving for the Lab Hero Award."

Samanwita Mohapatra, Laboratory of GPCR Biology, Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"Jagannath is a rightfully deserving candidate to be nominated for the Lab Hero Awards. From the first day he stood out for me with his exemplary dedication and willingness to take on challenges and perform to the best of his abilities. Academic stress can be crushing, but his attitude has been inspiring to all lab 'team' mates to keep at something we are truly passionate about. His ever ready helping attitude is just one of his many qualities that makes him worthy of excellence."

Monika Godara, GPCR Lab / BSBE Department, IIT-KANPUR, India

"I am the seniormost postdoc of Dr. Arun Shukla's lab where Jagannath Maharana is graduate student. He is extraordinary talent, extremely hardworking and an exceptional team worker.

He is the most supportive lab mate I ever came across. He is an original thinker and very good communicator. He do not take lab as 9 to 5 job but he is a researcher 24X7.

He is very respectful in his conduct and helps out his colleagues in distress. He not only performs his research work with utmost sincerity but goes the extra mile in managing lab. He takes extreme care in following all safety rules mandated for the lab. He helps out new members to orient the lab in a productive way. I have no hesitation to say that he is the most dynamic member of the lab.

Finally he is a great listener and a wonderful human being. I wish him the very best and am very confident that he will be a very successful researcher in future. I hope your panel favorably looks at his candidature. I consider him as a REAL LAB HERO!!!"

Mithu Baidya, GPCR, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

"Jags has all the qualities that it takes to be a lab hero. He is smart-working as well as hard working. He's always ready to help without any expectations. He's a truly the gem of our lab."

Shubhi Pandey, Laboratory of GPCR Biology, BSBE Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

"Jagannath (Jags) is an exceptionally talented Ph.D. student with incredible bench-skills, an epitome of collegiality, and an ever-ready-to-help attitude. While completely immersed in the experiments that he is doing, he also takes immense pride in helping the younger colleagues in the laboratory settle, grow and succeed. Jags is also a terrific artist, and his drawings, paintings and sketches are awe-inspiring. He is a gem of a person, and our laboratory is truly blessed to have a student like him."

Arun Shukla, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

Nomination Category: Lab Scholar

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