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

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 lien 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

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)

Members

Anupam Pal
Years of service at BSBE: 2006-2012.

Subramaniam, K.
Years of service at BSBE: 2002-2015. Now at IITM.

Balaji Prakash
Years of service at BSBE: 2002-2016. Now at CFTRI, Mysore.