Apoorva completed his integrated Bachelor and Master of Technology dual degree in Biotechnology from KIIT University, India. He worked at a genome sequencing company before moving to Birmingham, UK. In order to learn in-depth about molecular biology, he pursued MSc in Molecular Biotechnology from University of Birmingham where he also worked under Dr. Matthias Soller for a short duration, studying m6A methyltransferase complex. He joined STOP lab in December 2024 under the ERC grant and is currently working on Understanding the crosstalk between 3’ end processing and transcription termination from genetic perspective. If not in lab, you would find him playing badminton or critically analysing movies. He is also fond of photography and runs a dedicated page for photography on instagram.