People: Alumni
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PhD
PhD, 2025
Research topic: Metabolomics-guided strain engineering of Synechococcus elongatus cyanobacteria to produce succinate
Current affiliation: Postdoctoral scholar (with Prof. Oliver Fiehn), UC Davis
PhD, 2024
Research topic: Optimization of E. coli fed-batch bioprocesses on complex media using an integrated approach employing spent media metabolomics and metabolic modeling.
Current affiliation: Postdoc (with Prof. Sankar Subramanian), UC San Diego
PhD, 2024 and Research Associate (2024-25)
Research topic: Genome characterization of the local S. elongatus isolates (IITB1-8), and strain engineering to produce ethanol.
Current affiliation: Postdoc (with Prof. Julius Fredens), National University of Singapore
PhD, 2024
Research topic: Developing bioprocesses for the production and refolding of ‘difficult-to-express’ therapeutic proteins and enzymes in E. coli.
Current affiliation: Specialist, Antibioime Centre (with Prof. Jim Wells), UC San Francisco
PhD, 2024
Research topic: Engineering indigenous cyanobacterial strains (S. elongatus PCC11801, PCC11802, IITB6) for the production of alkanes and 2,3-butanediol; Adaptive lab evolution of PCC11801 to improve solvent tolerance.
Current affiliation: Postdoc (with Prof. Brian Pfleger), University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD, 2023 and Scientist (Clarity Bio Systems) 2022-2024
Research topic: 13C-metabolic flux analysis of cyanobacteria and developing methods for untargeted metabolomics.
Current affiliation: Senior Analytical Chemist, Genista Biosciences
PhD, 2023
Research topic: Developing a synthetic biology toolbox to facilitate engineering of S. elongatus PCC 11801, including a library of novel promoters, ribosome binding sites, and neutral sites.
Collaborative projects: E. coli high cell density cultivation in shake flasks for recombinant protein production, development of promoter library in S. elongatus PCC 7942.
Current affiliation: Scientist, Laurus Bio
PhD, 2023
Research topic: Engineering S. elongatus strains for mannnitol production
Metabolite profiling of a marine alga Picochlorum sp. under diurnal conditions mimicking outdoor cultivation environment (project with Reliance).
Current affiliation: Postdoc (with Prof. Mark Blenner), University of Delaware
PhD, 2020
Research topic: Characterization and engineering native promoters and development of synthetic biology toolboxes in Synechcoccus elongatus PCC7942 and PCC11801; whole-cell biocatalysis using cyanobacteria expressing carbonyl reductase
Current affiliation: Postdoc at Biozone, University of Toronto
PhD, 2020
Research topic: Isolation and stable isotope tracer-based metabolite profiling of fast-growing Synechococcus elongatus cyanobacterial strains
Current affiliation: National Postdoc Fellow, ACTREC, Mumbai
PhD, 2018
Current: S&T Research Chemist, PPG, Limerick, Ireland
PhD, 2018
Current: Postdoc Research Fellow, University of Queensland
PhD, 2014
Current: Assistant General Manager, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Pune
PhD, 2013
Current: Manager (Sr. Regulatory Medical Writer), TCS
PhD, 2012
Current: Associate Professor, Kanpur Institute of Technology
PhD, 2011
Current: Associate Professor, IIT Guwahati
PhD, 2010
Current: Founder & CEO, TeemGenie
PhD, 2009
Current: Professor, IIT Guwahati
PhD, 2006
Current: Cofounder and CTO, SNL Biosolutions, Denmark
Ajay Nair
PhD, 2017
Preetha Sasi
PhD, 2012
PhD, 2017
Current: Computational Research Scientist,
DoD Biotechnology HPC Software Applications Institute, Maryland
PhD, 2015
Current: Assistant Professor, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology
PhD, 2014
Current: Consultant, National University of Singapore
PhD, 2012
Current: Assistant General Manager
Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Pune
PhD, 2011
Current: Research Manager, Singapore Institute of Technology
PhD, 2011
Current: Marketing and Business Developer,
InnoBioMil, Paris
PhD, 2009
Current: Assistant Professor, GITAM Deemed University, Vishakapatnam
PhD, 2007
Current: AI/ML Leader, Google
PhD, 2005
Current: Principal Scientist (Research and Innovation), TCS
Sangeetha Chandrasekaran
PhD, 2006
S.V. Sureshkumar
PhD, 2005
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Postdocs/Manager/Research Scientist
Senior Project Manager 2016-2019
Current affiliation:
Research Scientist,
qBiome Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Project Manager 2017-2020 (DBT Pan-IIT Centre for Bioenergy)
Current affiliation:
Project Manager at SINE,
IIT Bombay
Postdoc 2011-2013
Current affiliation:
Lead Research Scientist, Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai
Postdoc 2023-2025
Current affiliation:
Faculty Scientist,
Institute of Bioinformatics
Senior Scientist 2017-2019
(DBT Pan-IIT Centre for Bioenergy)
Current affiliation:
Associate Professor,
Amity University (Noida)
Postdoc 2011-2012
Current affiliation:
Reader, Centre for Excellence in Basic Research, Mumbai
Research Scientist 2021-2023
Current affiliation:
Associate Research Professional, Arizona State University
Postdoc 2017-2018
Current affiliation:
Principal Investigator
Syngene International Ltd.
Institute Postdoc 2008-11
Current affiliation:
Assistant Professor and Officer-in-Charge, Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, ACTREC, Mumbai
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