Bani Jolly

Bani Jolly

Senior Scientist,

Karkinos Healthcare, Bangalore

About Me

I am a dedicated genomics researcher specializing in the dynamic field of genomic epidemiology. My work is driven by a collective mission to harness the power of cutting-edge Genomics and Data Analytics for making a meaningful impact on the world around us.

Education
Research Interests
  • Population Genomics
  • Genomics of Mendelian Disorders
  • Precision Medicine and Clinical Genomics
  • Pathogen Genomics and Surveillance
  • Cancer Genomics

Projects

Publications

For a full list of publications, please visit my Google Scholar profile.

  1. Jolly, B., Scaria, V. (2023). Alzheimer's disease-associated APOE ε4 frequencies in Indian population genomes may suggest implications in lecanemab treatment. Journal of prevention of alzheimer's disease (Accepted)
  2. Bhatt, L.*, Bhoyar, R. C.*, Jolly, B.*, Israni, R., Vignesh, H., Scaria, V., & Sivasubbu, S. (2023). The genome sequence of lumpy skin disease virus from an outbreak in India suggests a distinct lineage of the virus. Archives of virology, 168(3), 81. DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05705-w
  3. Jolly, B., Scaria, V. (2023). A distinct phylogenetic cluster of Monkeypox genomes suggests an early and cryptic spread of the virus. The Journal of infection, 86(1), e24-e26. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.08.013
  4. Gupta, A., Bhoyar, R., Mirza, S., Jolly, B., Senthivel, V., Shamnath, A., Divakar, M. K., Imran, M., Gupta, V., Agrawal, S. J., Mukhida, S., Sivasubbu, S., & Scaria, V. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infection following a previous infection in a healthcare worker. The Journal of infection, 84(3), 418-467. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.10.008
  5. Dhar, M. S.*, Marwal, R.*, Vs, R.*, Ponnusamy, K.*, Jolly, B.*, Bhoyar, R. C.*, et al. (2021). Genomic characterization and epidemiology of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant in Delhi, India. Science (New York, N.Y.), 374(6570), 995-999. DOI: 10.1126/science.abj9932
  6. Gupta, V., Bhoyar, R. C., Jain, A., Srivastava, S., Upadhayay, R., Imran, M., Jolly, B., Divakar, M. K., Sharma, D., Sehgal, P., Ranjan, G., Gupta, R., Scaria, V., & Sivasubbu, S. (2021). Asymptomatic Reinfection in 2 Healthcare Workers From India With Genetically Distinct Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Clinical infectious diseases, 73(9), e2823-e2825. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1451
  7. Bhoyar, R. C., Senthivel, V., Jolly, B., Imran, M., Jain, A., Divakar, M. K., Scaria, V., Sivasubbu, S. (2021). An optimized, amplicon-based approach for sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 from patient samples using COVIDSeq assay on Illumina MiSeq sequencing platforms. STAR protocols, 2(3), 100755. DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100755
  8. Philomina J, B.*, Jolly, B.*, John, N., Bhoyar, R. C., Majeed, N., Senthivel, V., et al. (2021). Genomic survey of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections in healthcare workers from Kerala, India. The Journal of infection, 83(2), 237-279. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.05.018
  9. Jolly, B., Scaria, V. (2021). Computational Analysis and Phylogenetic Clustering of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes. Bio-protocol, 11(8), e3999. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3999
  10. Bhoyar, R. C., Jain, A., Sehgal, P., Divakar, M. K., Sharma, D., Imran, M., Jolly, B., et al. (2021). High throughput detection and genetic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 using COVIDSeq next-generation sequencing. PloS one, 16(2), e0247115. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247115
  11. Jain, A., Bhoyar, R. C., Pandhare, K., Mishra, A., Sharma, D., Imran, M., Senthivel, V., Divakar, M. K., Rophina, M., Jolly, B., Batra, A., et al. (2021). IndiGenomes: a comprehensive resource of genetic variants from over 1000 Indian genomes. Nucleic acids research, 49(D1), D1225-D1232. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa923
  12. Banu, S.*, Jolly, B.*, Mukherjee, P.*, Singh, P., Khan, S., Zaveri, L., Shambhavi, S., Gaur, N., Reddy, S., Kaveri, K., Srinivasan, S., Gopal, D. R., Siva, A. B., Thangaraj, K., Tallapaka, K. B., Mishra, R. K., Scaria, V., Sowpati, D. T. (2020). A Distinct Phylogenetic Cluster of Indian Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Isolates. Open forum infectious diseases, 7(11), ofaa434. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa434
  13. GUaRDIAN Consortium, Sivasubbu, S., Scaria, V. (2019). Genomics of rare genetic diseases-experiences from India. Human genomics, 14(1), 52. DOI: 10.1186/s40246-019-0215-5
  14. Singh, V., Jolly, B., Rajput, N. K., Pramanik, S., Bhardwaj, A. (2019). MtBrowse: An integrative genomics browser for human mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrion, 48, 31-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2019.02.003

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Threat of dengue fever escalates globally

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Emerging monkeypox outbreaks in Asia-Pacific region

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H5N1 kills 50 million birds, spreads to mammals

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Marburg virus outbreak in two African countries

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Explained | XBB.1.16, the Omicron recombinant behind India's new COVID spike

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Mammalian spread of H5N1 and its pandemic potential

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Explained | The emerging Omicron sublineages across the world

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New Omicron sublineages, recombinants cause cases to spike

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The evolution of lumpy skin disease virus

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New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge

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bani.jolly@karkinos.in

Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited, Aurbis Business Parks, Outer Ring Rd, Devarabisanahalli, Bellandur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103