Dr. Anand A

Designation : Associate Dean
School / Centre : School of Bio Sciences & Technology
Department : Biotechnology

Educational Details

VIT

Ph.D
Bioinformatics
Graduated in 2007

University of Madras

UG
Microbiology
Graduated in 1995

CMC

PG
Medical Microbiology
Graduated in 1998

Post Doctoral Experiences

Fujirebio Inc., Hino, Japan & NIMS - Tsukuba - Japan


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • In-silico drug discovery
  • Infectious diseases
  • Anti-microbial resistance
  • Systems biology
  • AI & ML for biological analysis

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Bioinformatics and Molecular Approaches to Characterize the Mechanism of Multi-drug Resistance in Salmonella typhi recovered from Children ICMR
The effect of acquired bacterial mutations on metabolism and fitness of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria by genomics, systems biology and machine learning approaches ICMR
Deciphering the efficacy of emerging therapeutic agents against multi-drug resistant ESKAPE pathogens through molecular characterization, systems and structural biology Approaches ICMR

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Bioinformatics approaches to understand the molecular mechanisms in mucopolysaccharidosis DBT
In-silico approaches for designing β-lactamase inhibitors ICMR
In-silico gene and protein network analysis of β-lactamases ICMR
Understanding the mechanism of multi-drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria and identification of potential drug targets: A systems biology approach DST SERB
Genomic and systems biology studies to understand the mechanism of multi drug resistant pathogenic bacterial spp of clinical importance ICMR

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • FRSB - UK

International Collaborations

  • Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA - 3 Publications in peer reviewed international journals
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK -6 Publications in peer reviewed international journals
  • King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia - 2 Publications in peer reviewed international journals
  • Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Madison, Wisconsin - 1 Publication in peer reviewed international journal

Industry Collaborations

  • Astra Zenca., India - 4 Publications in peer reviewed international journals
  • GSK - UK - Joint research study
  • Biocon Ltd., Bangalore - India - Coordinator for VIT

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Associate Editor - Frontiers in Bioinformatics
Personal Website Link : https://vit-mbclab.in