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SynBioHub Atria University

Team

The people behind the Hub

A core team of computational biologists and AI scientists trained at India's top research institutes (IISc, NCBS, TIFR), with over 30 years of cumulative industry experience.

Who you'd work with day to day

One team across AI, the wet lab and applied research.

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Saurabh Mahajan

Director, CoE for Life Sciences, AU | Founder, Translatale Biosystems

PhD, NCBS-TIFR

Project Lead SynBioHub
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Praphul Chandra

Director, CoE for AI, AU | Dean (Research), AU

Founder, KoinEarth | PhD, IISc

Project Co-Lead SynBioHub
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Dhruti Patwardhan

AI Biologist | Assistant Professor, AU

ex-nference | PhD, IISc

SynBioAI SynBioResearch
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Soham Chaudhuri

AI Biologist | Assistant Professor, AU

ex-TIFR-H | PhD, IIIT Hyderabad

SynBioAI SynBioResearch
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Nandana

Software / AI Engineer

BTech (Digital Transformations), Atria University

SynBioAI
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Bapi Mandal

CoE Strain Engineering and Translation | Ajdunct Faculty

General Manager, Strain Engineering Division, CRISPRBits

SynBioLab SynBioResearch
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Radha Shivaramaiah

Lead, MiniMines–AU Lab | Assistant Professor, AU

Material Chemist | ex-Saint Gobain | ex-UC, Davis

SynBioLab SynBioResearch
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Dr. Upasana Mohapatra

Plant Biologist | Assistant Professor, AU

Plant biologist | PhD, GKVK

SynBioLab SynBioResearch

Atria University's Life Sciences faculty

Faculty in Atria University's Department of Life Sciences who collaborate with the Hub across research areas.

Portrait of Dr. Abhishek Sinha

Dr. Abhishek Sinha

Associate Professor, Life Sciences

Molecular & cell biology

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Dr. Asha Velayudhan Nair

Associate Professor, Life Sciences

AMR, drug discovery

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Dr. Balamurali G. S

Associate Professor, Life Sciences

Ecology and Insect Behavior

Portrait of Dr. Kristi Kabyashree

Dr. Kristi Kabyashree

Assistant Professor, Life Sciences

Ralstonia plant pathology / AMR microbiology

Careers

Want to work with this team?

We're growing the group — through Atria's MS-by-Research and PhD programmes, and as scientists on the team.