Our Team

Meet the people behind our innovative research

Principal Investigator

Dr. Guhan Jayaraman

Dr. Guhan Jayaraman

Principal Investigator

Dr. Guhan Jayaraman is a Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras. His research focuses on bioprocess engineering, metabolic engineering and downstream processing industrial biotechnology applications.

Metabolic Engineering Bioprocess Development Synthetic Biology

Current Lab Members

Our talented team of researchers working on various aspects of bioprocess and metabolic engineering

Postdoctoral Researchers

Pravina Devi

Pravina Devi

Postdoctoral Researcher

Strain engineering & process optimization

Doctoral Students

Sandeep Panda

Sandeep K Panda

PhD Scholar

Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering

Sharath S

Sharath S

PhD Scholar

Bioprocess Engineering

Suchismita Maiti

Suchismita Maiti

PhD Scholar

Lignin Valorization

Richa S

Richa S

PhD Scholar

Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering

Uma R

Uma R

PhD Scholar

Metabolic & Bioprocess Engineering

Kala B

Kala B

PhD Scholar

Metabolic & Bioprocess Engineering

Surya S Nair

Surya S Nair

PhD Scholar

Cancer Diagnostics

Prashant Singh

Prashant Singh

PhD Scholar

Lignin Valorization

Ananthi P

Ananthi P

PhD Scholar

Downstream Processing

K Ankita Rao

K Ankita Rao

PhD Scholar

Bioprocess Engineering

Priyadharshini T

Priyadharshini T

PhD Scholar

Lignin Valorization

Co-Guided Doctoral Students

Manoj Kumar

Manoj

PhD Scholar

Tissue Engineering

Geethapriyai

Geethapriyai Murugavel

PhD Scholar

Bio-electrochemical systems

Shrishti Kumari

Shrishti Kumari

PhD Scholar

Molecular Diagnostic Platforms

MS by Research Students

R Nakul

R Nakul

MS by Research Scholar

Protein and Metabolic Engineering

Sripathi S

Sripathi S

MS by Research Scholar

Metabolic Engineering

Group Photos

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Lab Alumni

Our former members who have moved on to exciting positions in academia and industry

Vishnu Prasad J

Affiliation: Kodo Lifesciences, Chennai, India

Email: vishnuprasadktl@gmail.com

K V Krishnan

Affiliation: Kodo Lifesciences, Chennai, India

Email: krishnan.vishy@gmail.com

Vaishnavi S

Affiliation: Post-Doc, IIT Madras, Chennai, India

Email: X

Anbuthangam Ashokan

Affiliation: Intas Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India

Email: anbuthamgamatg@gmail.com

Vivek Rajendran

Affiliation: Kashiv BioSciences LLC, Ahmedabad, India

Email: viveka259@gmail.com

Pandeeswari Jeeva

Affiliation: Post-Doc, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

Email: pandeeswarijeeva@gmail.com

Tridweep K Sahoo

Affiliation: Biocon Ltd., Bengaluru, India

Email: tridweeps@gmail.com

P. Kirubhakaran

Affiliation: Intas Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India

Email: p20kirubha@gmail.com

S. Sreeja Doss

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

Email: s.sreejadoss@gmail.com

Ashish Chauhan

Affiliation: Biocon Ltd., Bengaluru, India

Email: ashishpuzzle@gmail.com

Shashi Bala Prasad

Affiliation: Laurus Bio Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru, India

Email: replyshashi@gmail.com

P. Sivakumar

Affiliation: Kashiv BioSciences LLC, Ahmedabad, India

Email: sivakumar.sivakumar@gmail.com

Velu Mahalingam

Affiliation: Kashiv BioSciences LLC, Ahmedabad, India

Email: velu.mahalingam@gmail.com

Kalpana Kaushik

Affiliation: Foundation for Medical Research, Mumbai, India

Email: kalpanasriraman@yahoo.com

Balaji Balagurunathan

Affiliation: Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, Singapore

Email: balaji.chem@gmail.com

Kamakshi C

Affiliation: X

Email: X

Abinaya Badri

Affiliation: Ginkgo Bioworks, USA

Email: X