Principal Investigators
Dr. Anand Anbarasu is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences & Technology in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. He is a double Master’s degree holder (M.Sc., in Medical Microbiology and M.Tech in Bioinformatics) and has a Ph.D. in Biotechnology. He completed his post-doctoral training in Fujirebio Inc. Tokyo, Japan. He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications which are published in reputed international journals. His field of expertise are in Infectious diseases and anti-microbial resistance mechanisms. He has guided more than 15 Ph.D. scholars and 65 post-graduate (M.Tech and M.Sc.). He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK). He has also been the editor and reviewer of books and reputed journals from leading publishers like Frontiers, Springer Nature, Elsevier and Taylor and Francis.
Dr Anand Anbarasu M.Sc., M.Tech., PhD., FRSB (UK)
Professor
Dr. Sudha Ramaiah has a M.Sc. and M.Phil, in Biochemistry, and Ph.D. in Biosciences. She is currently serving as Professor in the Department of Biosciences, School of Biosciences & Technology in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. She has guided more than 40 students of doctoral and post-graduate levels. She has also supervised multiple projects funded by ICMR and DST-SERB, Govt. of India. Her expertise is in the scientific fields of Bioinformatics, Cancer Informatics and Systems biology.
Dr Sudha Ramaiah M.Phil., PhD.
Professor
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Dr. Swetha received her doctorate from VIT University, India. Her Doctoral studies include development of biological databases and also, analyzed structural effects of the mutations in cancer-associated proteins. She is interested in predicting biological activities of novel anti-cancer/anti-viral compounds through QSAR and machine learning approaches.
Scientists
Dr. Tushar Joshi has received doctorate degree in Biotechnology from Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. During his Ph.D., he has worked on drug discovery area using computational biology. Currently, he is working as an ICMR-Scientist-B in the Department of Biosciences, School of Biosciences & Technology in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. His research area is to find novel therapeutic enhancers against antimicrobial resistance’s XDR pathogens.
Ms. Shalini Mathpal is pursuing Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, and has submitted her Ph.D. thesis for evaluation. Currently, she is working as an ICMR-Research Scientist-I in the Department of Biosciences, School of Biosciences & Technology in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. Her research focuses on finding therapeutic agents against multi-drug resistant ESKAPE pathogens, employing molecular characterization, systems biology, and structural biology approaches.
Present PhD Students
Gayathri Ashok
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Gayathri Ashok has a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology. Presently, her research focuses on utilizing Systems biology and Structural biology approaches for identifying diagnostics and therapeutic biomarkers for adenocarcinoma.
Hithesh Kumar
Research Assistant (ICMR)
Mr. Hithesh Kumar has completed his MSc in biotechnology from Kuvempu University and PGD in Bioinformatics from SIT, Tumkur. He has four years of working experience as Bioinformatics Scientist in Genomics companies. He has worked on more than 100 whole genome projects in industry and expertise with Whole genome analysis, Hybrid WGS, Transcriptomics, Variant Calling, Metagenomics, Methylation studies, Insert characterization studies and Molecular docking and stimulations. Presently pursuing Ph.D. with ICMR fellowship at VIT, Vellore in the area of specialisation of “Bioinformatics analysis and characterization of MDR S. Typhi
Priyamvada P
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Priyamvada has completed Master’s in Applied Microbiology from Banaras Hindu University. She has research experience in soil microbe characterization from Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India. Currently her doctoral work focuses on systems and structural biology approaches to identify biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer progression.
Preethi A R
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Preethi A R has completed M.Tech Bio-pharmaceutical Technology from Anna University, Chennai. She has two-and-a-half years of research experience from Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT), Chennai. Her area of research interest lies in working with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)– the causative agent of tuberculosis. Her present research focuses on screening and exploring inhibitors, targeting enzymes present in Mtb responsible for biosynthesis of biomolecules contributing to persistence of Mtb.
Suvitha A
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Suvitha, is a GATE qualified M.Tech., Biotechnology graduate from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode and holds the title “The rising youth Icon 2020” from Nehru Yuva Kendra Sagathan (NYKS), Government of India. She has research experience in immunoinformatics, bioinformatics (Systems biology and Structural biology) and Bio-instrument designing. Her current doctoral research interests are on Cancer informatics and Rational drug designing for hormone associated/sensitive cancers.
Soumyadip Ghosh
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Mr. Soumyadip has completed Master’s in Microbiology from Tripura Central University. He has 2 years of research experience from the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, and Malviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, India. At MNIT, he worked as a JRF on a DST-WTI project on wastewater treatment using an anaerobic fluidized bed membrane bioreactor. He has qualified AICE ICAR-JRF 2020 Exam with an AIR of 92 in Microbiology. Currently, his Ph.D. research focuses on In-silico approaches for understanding and limiting AMR in bacterial pathogens.
Avani Panickar
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Avani Panickar holds a post-graduate degree in Bioinformatics from Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. She has been recognized with a Best Thesis Award for her outstanding MSc dissertation. Her current focus lies in the intersection of genomics and structural biology, with a particular emphasis on addressing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the context of upper respiratory infections.
Aditi Roy
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Aditi Roy has completed Master’s in Applied Microbiology from Vellore Institute of
Technology (VIT). Currently, her research work focuses on investigation of Potent
therapeutic agents against emerging anti-microbial resistance in ESBL producing bacterial
pathogens using structural bioinformatics methods.
Rhitam Biswas
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Mr. Rhitam Biswas, is a GATE qualified MSc. Applied Microbiology (Gold Medalist) graduate from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. He has hands-on experience in various wet lab biomolecular techniques which he has gained as an intern in National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR), Pune. Currently, his research work focuses on structural bioinformatics approaches to study anti-microbial resistant mechanisms in ESKAPE pathogens and propose potent therapeutic agents.
Srujal Kacha
Teaching cum Research Assistant
Ms. Srujal Kacha has done M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. Currently, she is pursuing her research studies focused upon antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic combination treatments against multi-drug resistant pathogens.
Ph.D Alumni
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Dr. Manoov R | Assistant Professor Sr. Grade 1, Department of IoT, VIT University, Vellore |
| Dr. Soumya Basu | Assistant Professor, NIST Institute of Science and Technology, Odisha |
| Dr. Reetika Debroy | Entrepreneur |
| Dr. Aniket Naha | Scientist, Pushpagiri Research Center |
| Dr. Nebu George Thomas | Professor & Scientist, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences |
| Dr. Ranjith Kumar C | Head, Quality Control, Heritage Food Industry |
| Dr. Parvinder Kaur | Principal Scientist, Microbiology at Foundation for Neglected Disease Research |
| Dr. K.M. Kumar | Associate Professor, Pondicherry University |
| Dr. S. Madhan | Scientist C, JIPMER, Pondicherry |
| Dr. P. Lavanya | Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Detroit, Michigan |
| Dr. Miryala Sravan Kumar | Post-Doctoral Fellow, NorthEastern University, Boston |
| Dr. R.G. Swetha | VIT University, Vellore |
| Dr. K. Krishnanunni | Income Tax Officer, Government of India |
| Dr. K. Malathi | Assistant Professor, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Insititute, Chennai |
| Dr. Arpita Kundu | Assistant Professor, The Oxford College of Engineering, Bengaluru |
| Dr. T. Mahalakshmi | Entrepreneur |
| Dr. Sudha Ravishankar | Entrepreneur |
| Dr. V. Sivasakthi | Entrepreneur |
| Dr. P. Anitha | Faculty in Biological Sciences |
| Dr. Susmita Bag | Faculty in Biological Sciences |
| Dr. S. Suganya | Scientist, Narayani Hospital, Vellore |
| Dr. Sophia | Entrepreneur |