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Advisory Committee & Global Faculty

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

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Harvard, Princeton & Top Labs
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Top Universities
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Core Disciplines
Genetics, Cell Bio & Neuro
Academic Leadership

Distinguished Advisory Board & Faculty

12 Appointed Members
Prof. Venkatesh Murthy, Ph.D
Faculty Advisor

Prof. Venkatesh Murthy, Ph.D

🏛️ Harvard University

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

MolecularCellular BiologyNeural Circuits
Harvard
Nagaraju Dhanyasi, Ph.D
Co-founder & Advisory Member

Nagaraju Dhanyasi, Ph.D

🏛️ Harvard University

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

ConnectomicsElectron MicroscopyCell Biology
Harvard
Rajesh Gunage, Ph.D
Director & Course Leader

Rajesh Gunage, Ph.D

🏛️ Children's Hospital - Harvard Medical School

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.

Stem Cell BiologyBlood DisordersMuscle Development
Children's
Parijat Sil, Ph.D
Course Director (Cell Biology)

Parijat Sil, Ph.D

🏛️ Princeton University

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

Cell BiologyActin CytoskeletonTissue Sculpting
Princeton
Sanjeev Sharma, Ph.D
Course Director (Cell Biology)

Sanjeev Sharma, Ph.D

🏛️ Weill Cornell Medicine, NY

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

Cellular SignalingQuantitative MicroscopyFat Cell Differentiation
Weill
Rajan Thakur, Ph.D
Course Director (Cell Biology)

Rajan Thakur, Ph.D

🏛️ Brown University

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

Synapse FormationLipidsMembrane Dynamics
Brown
Subhoshree Ghose, Ph.D
Research Faculty & Instructor

Subhoshree Ghose, Ph.D

🏛️ Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School

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.

GenomicsEpigeneticsSynovial Fibroblasts
Brigham
Maya Anjur-Dietrich
Course Instructor & Biophysicist

Maya Anjur-Dietrich

🏛️ Harvard University

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

Applied PhysicsBiophysics of Cell Division
Harvard
Dr. Seetha Krishnan, Ph.D
Distinguished Industry Speaker & Mentor

Dr. Seetha Krishnan, Ph.D

🏛️ Aragen Life Sciences / Ex-Syngene

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.

Drug DiscoveryBiotechnologyBioreagents
Aragen
Rudra Nayan Das, Ph.D
Advisory Committee Member

Rudra Nayan Das, Ph.D

🏛️ National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)

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

GeneticsDevelopmental Biology
National
AP
Advisory Committee Member

Anup Parchure, Ph.D

🏛️ Life Sciences Research Institute

Senior research advisor focused on cell biology and tissue patterning.

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Dynamics
Life
AK
Advisory Committee Member

Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy, Ph.D

🏛️ Molecular & Cellular Research Lab

Biochemist and educator specializing in protein-lipid interactions.

Molecular BiologyBiochemistry
Molecular
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