Laboratory Research Team
Roji Raut
Lab Manager

Roji Raut

Roji Raut

Lab Manager

Roji Raut has a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from SANN International College, Purbanchal University, followed by a Master ’s degree in Biotechnology from Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. She has had a wide range of experience in silica nanoparticles synthesis, plant tissue culture, cell line culture, ELISA, CML diagnostics and Flow cytometry. She has been working as a Research Associate at CMDN since 2020. Her major responsibilities as a research associate includes molecular screening and library preparation for sequencing related works. She has been actively involved in projects related to COVID-19 environmental surveillance, One health, Epidemic Intelligence and Probiotics for AMR.

Nirmal Panthi
Sr. Research Associate

Nirmal Panthi

Nirmal Panthi

Sr. Research Associate

Nirmal Panthi graduated from Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He joined Intrepid Nepal in 2020 and has been actively working in COVID-19 diagnostic lab. He is working as a Research Associate in the testing of COVID-19, HPV and other diseases. He has also been involved in public health projects

Shova Bhandari
Sr. Research Associate

Shova Bhandari

Shova Bhandari

Sr. Research Associate

Shova Bhandari, graduated in MSc Medical Microbiology from GGIC affiliated with TU. Currently, she is working as Laboratory Associate at Intrepid Nepal. She is involved in molecular diagnostic of Covid-19 and HPV (Screening and genotyping), antibody testing (ELISA) and other research activities.

Binod Khadka
Lab Incharge

Binod Khadka

Binod Khadka

Lab Incharge

Binod Khadka has a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Trichandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, followed by a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He has a wide range of experience in molecular screening and library preparation for sequencing, ELISA, PCR, Flow cytometry and Plant tissue culture. He has been working as a lab associate at CMDN since September 2023. He is currently involved in research and diagnostics activities in lab.

Smita Shrestha
Lab Associate

Smita Shrestha

Smita Shrestha

Lab Associate

Smita Shrestha holds Master's degree in Biotechnology from the Central Department of Biotechnology at Tribhuvan University and a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology from St. Xavier's College, Nepal. She joined CMDN in 2024 as a Laboratory Associate. She possesses expertise in molecular techniques, including NGS library preparation, PCR, ELISA, cell culture, and flow cytometry. Currently, she is involved in Snow Leopard research project.

Rejina Subedi
Lab Assistant

Rejina Subedi

Rejina Subedi

Lab Assistant

Rejina Subedi is working as a lab assistant from June, 2022 and her work mainly focuses on assisting the lab team. She is actively involved in maintaining and organizing laboratory needs such as equipment, tools, chemicals and reagents.