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Academic Leadership

Advisory Committee & Global Faculty

Leading scientists and educators from Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Weill Cornell, and global research institutions guiding Scienspur's academic excellence.

Prof. Venkatesh Murthy, Ph.D

Prof. Venkatesh Murthy, Ph.D

Faculty Advisor
🏛️ Harvard University
Molecular & Cellular Biology, Neural Circuits

Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. Head of Murthy Lab investigating neural circuits and olfactory perception.

Nagaraju Dhanyasi, Ph.D

Nagaraju Dhanyasi, Ph.D

Co-founder & Advisory Member
🏛️ Harvard University
Connectomics, Electron Microscopy & Cell Biology

Postdoctoral fellow at Dr. Jeff Lichtman lab at Harvard. PhD in Developmental Cell Biology from NCBS-TIFR & Weizmann Institute, Israel.

Rajesh Gunage, Ph.D

Rajesh Gunage, Ph.D

Director & Course Leader
🏛️ Children's Hospital - Harvard Medical School
Stem Cell Biology, Blood Disorders & Muscle Development

Stem cell biologist at Harvard Medical School focusing on blood disorders and muscle development/repair leading to stem cell discovery. Mentored at NCBS-TIFR under Prof. VijayRaghavan.

Parijat Sil, Ph.D

Parijat Sil, Ph.D

Course Director (Cell Biology)
🏛️ Princeton University
Cell Biology, Actin Cytoskeleton & Tissue Sculpting

Postdoctoral research associate in Molecular Biology at Princeton. PhD from NCBS investigating how subcellular organization of proteins impacts large-scale tissue sculpting during development.

Sanjeev Sharma, Ph.D

Sanjeev Sharma, Ph.D

Course Director (Cell Biology)
🏛️ Weill Cornell Medicine, NY
Cellular Signaling, Quantitative Microscopy & Fat Cell Differentiation

Postdoctoral fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine working with Prof. Mary Teruel. PhD from NCBS focusing on cell-cell signaling, lipid kinases, and insulin response.

Rajan Thakur, Ph.D

Rajan Thakur, Ph.D

Course Director (Cell Biology)
🏛️ Brown University
Synapse Formation, Lipids & Membrane Dynamics

Postdoctoral research associate at Brown University (O'Connor-Giles lab). PhD from NCBS studying how lipids regulate apical membrane turnover of photosensitive membranes.

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Subhoshree Ghose, Ph.D

Research Faculty & Instructor
🏛️ Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School
Genomics, Epigenetics & Synovial Fibroblasts

Research fellow at Harvard Medical School (Dr. Kevin Wei's lab). PhD from CSIR-IGIB investigating epigenetic mechanisms and DNA methylation in cardiovascular & joint diseases.

Maya Anjur-Dietrich

Maya Anjur-Dietrich

Course Instructor & Biophysicist
🏛️ Harvard University
Applied Physics, Biophysics of Cell Division

Graduate researcher in Applied Physics at Harvard University (Dan Needleman lab). Uses physics and quantitative models to uncover fundamental physical rules of cell division.

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Dr. Seetha Krishnan, Ph.D

Distinguished Industry Speaker & Mentor
🏛️ Aragen Life Sciences / Ex-Syngene
Drug Discovery, Biotechnology & Bioreagents

Director of Biology Solutions at Aragen Life Sciences with 15+ years leading drug discovery research at Syngene. PhD from RGCB Kerala. Guides Scienspur students on industry careers.

Rudra Nayan Das, Ph.D

Rudra Nayan Das, Ph.D

Advisory Committee Member
🏛️ National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)
Genetics, Developmental Biology

Researcher and educator at NCBS investigating developmental mechanisms and genetic models.

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Anup Parchure, Ph.D

Advisory Committee Member
🏛️ Life Sciences Research Institute
Cell Biology, Developmental Dynamics

Senior research advisor focused on cell biology and tissue patterning.

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Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D

Advisory Committee Member
🏛️ Molecular & Cellular Research Lab
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

Biochemist and educator specializing in protein-lipid interactions.