Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Primary Faculty

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Head
Professor
Research: Skeletal development and differentiation

Anusmita Sahoo
Assistant Professor
Research: Protein Engineering, Vaccine design, Immunology, Antibody glycosylation

Appu K. Singh
Assistant Professor
Research: Ion-channels, calcium signaling, Cryo-electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography, electrophysiology, fluorescence spectroscopy

Arjun Ramakrishnan
Assistant Professor
Research: Systems neuroscience, decision making, mental health, electrophysiology, EEG, cognition

Arun Kumar Shukla
Professor
Research: Structural biology; cellular signaling; combinatorial biology, Drug discovery, GPCRs, De novo protein design

Ashok Kumar
Professor
Research: Downstream processing; affinity interactions and cell separations; nanotechnology; biomaterials; tissue engineering

Ashwani Kumar Thakur
Professor
Research: Protein aggregation in diseases and therapeutic design; self assembly of proteins; biopharmaceuticals; neurodegenerative disorders

Bushra Ateeq
Professor
Research: Molecular oncology and cancer therapeutics

Debanjan Dasgupta
Assistant Professor
Research: Neurophysiology, Circuits and Systems Neuroscience, Behavioural assay, Electrophysiology

Debdeep Dutta
Assistant Professor
Research: Genetics, Cell signaling, Mitochondria, Rare diseases, Neurological disorders

Dhirendra S. Katti [on deputation 2024-2029]
Professor
Research: Tissue engineering; controlled drug delivery system; biomaterials

Dibyendu K. Das
Assistant Professor
Research: Single molecule imaging; optical tweezers; virology and immunology

S. Ganesh
Professor
Research: Neurobiology of disorders, stress biology, and human genetics

Hamim Zafar (jointly with CSE)
Assistant Professor
Research: Computational biology; probabilistic modeling; single-cell biology; evolution and cancer

Jayandharan G. Rao
Professor
Research: Gene therapy: Neuro-ophthalmic disorders; Blood disorders; Cancer gene therapy; Human molecular genetics

Jonaki Sen
Professor
Research: Neuronal Development and rare genetic disorders

Nikunj A. Bhagat
Assistant Professor
Research: Biomedical Engineering, Neural Signal Processing, Brain-machine interfaces, Electrophysiology, Neurostimulation & Neuroprosthetics

Nitin Gupta
Associate Professor
Research: Neuroscience, insect olfaction and behavior, digital interventions for human mental health

Nitin Mohan
Assistant Professor
Research: Optical engineering; super-resolution microscopy; applications in neurodegenerative disorders, lysosomal storage disease & cancer

Rakesh Kumar Majhi
Assistant Professor
Research: Ion channels; Cancer Immunotherapy; Antimicrobial Peptides; Tissue Restoration; Oral Health; Fertility and Contraception

Robert Sonowal
Assistant Professor
Research: Microbiota, aging, metabolites, antimicrobial resistance

Sai Chaitanya Chiliveri
Assistant Professor
Research:Host-pathogen interactions, NMR spectroscopy

Sai Prasad Pydi
Assistant Professor
Research: Diabetes, Obesity, Immunometabolism, GPCRs, Cell Signaling

Sankararamakrishnan, R.
Professor
Research: Modeling and simulation of biomolecules; bioinformatics

Santosh K. Misra
Associate Professor
Research: Biosensors, personalized medicine, bubble therapy, 3D-printed biomedical devices, carbon composites, drug delivery systems, nanocomposites.

Saravanan Matheshwaran
Associate Professor
Research: AMR in National Priority Pathogens (Mycobacterium tuberculosis and ESKAPE Pathogens), Microbiology, Chromatin Dynamics and DNA Repair

Shanu Jain
Assistant Professor
Research: Liver Metabolic Disorders, G Protein-Coupled Receptors, Cellular Signaling, Genetic Mutations, Small Molecule Drug Discovery

Sivaprakash K Ramalingam
Associate Professor
Research: CRISPR/Cas9, disease modeling, hemoglobin regulation, cell and gene therapy, genetic disorders, malignancies

Suresh Kumar
Assistant Professor
Research: Autophagy, colorectal and breast cancer

Emeritus Fellow

Pradip Sinha
Emeritus Fellow
Research: Drosophila cancer genetics and therapeutics

Distinguished Visiting Faculty

Prof. Shankar Subramaniam
Distinguished Visiting Faculty
(Primary Affiliation: University of California San Diego)
Research: Systems Biology and Systems Medicine

Prof. Shekhar C. Mande
Distinguished Visiting Professor
(Affiliation: Bioinformatics Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune - 22-10-2022 and National Centre for Cell Science, Pune - 15-05-2022)

Dr. Sharmila Mande
Visiting Professor of Practice
(Affiliation: Scientific Advisor to Life Sciences Research, Tata Consultancy Service Ltd. -August 2022)

Prof. Saroj Chooramani Gopal
Distinguished Visiting Professor
(Affiliation: Padmashree Awardee & Dr. B. C. Roy Awardee Former Vice Chancellor Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (KGMU) UP, Lucknow)

Mr. Srikant Sastri
Visiting Professor of Practice
(Affiliation: Geospatial Data Promotion & Development Committee - GDPDC)

Board Member: Crayon Holding Pte Ltd, Singapore (AI & Big Data Product Company); F. I. R. S.T., IIT Kanpur
(Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science and Tech); CSIR - NCL Venture Centre, Pune (India's premier startup incubator in life sciences); IIRM Holding Ltd (a diversified insurance group)

Partner/Governing Board Member: Governing Board Member, BioAngels (Dedicated fund for Life Sciences & Healthcare investments) Venture partner, Enterpreneur First (UK - headquartered fund)

Board & Leadership Roles: Board Chairman, IIM Calcutta

President, TiE Delhi/NCR, 2021-2023

Other Roles: Chairman, I3G Advisory Network Visiting Faculty (Experiential Learning), Young India Fellowship, Ashoka University Visiting Faculty (Entrepreneurship), Ashoka University Visiting Faculty (Entrepreneurship), BITS School of Management (BITSoM)