Scienspur Leadership & Faculty

Meet Our Team

Founders, scientists, and educators from Harvard, Stanford, NCBS, and Salesforce united to democratize global life science education.

Faculty & Leadership

Leadership & Core Team

Faculty Advisor

Prof. Venkatesh Murthy

🏛️ Harvard University

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

Harvard

Co-founder

Dhanyasi Nagaraju, Ph.D

🏛️ Harvard University

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

Harvard

Co-founder

Jacob Konakondla (Vinay Vikas)

🏛️ Scienspur Foundation

Drives global web infrastructure, digital platforms, and operations. Former Fly Facility Manager at Bangalore Life Science Cluster; MS from Brandeis University & SMU MBA.

Scienspur

Technology Advisor

Praveen Kumar Mannam

🏛️ Salesforce / Ex-Microsoft

Senior Technology Lead at Salesforce with 14+ years experience in digital transformation, cloud architecture, and IT infrastructure (ex-Microsoft, Mastercard).

Salesforce

Volunteer Faculty Network

Join as a Volunteer Instructor or TA

We are always looking for passionate scientists and educators from global research institutions to join our volunteer faculty. If you hold a graduate degree in a life science field, inspire the next generation with us!

Become an Instructor