Phani Sudarsanam
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RESEARCH PROFILE
Phani is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the Tumor LN-oC project. His research focuses on applying engineering principles to investigate cancer cell migration. Specifically, he is developing innovative methods to manipulate biochemical cues within organ-on-chip platforms using artificial cilia. This approach enables precise modulation of the microenvironment, offering a novel alternative to traditional diffusion-based models commonly used to study cell migration mechanisms.
Each step we take towards the unknown, we are one step closer to the infinity鈥� - Inspired by Rabindranath Tagore
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Phanikrishna Sudarsanam hails from southern India, where he graduated his B.Tech in Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) in 2011. During his under graduation, he worked on the strain improvement of biocontrol agents aimed at enhancing crop yields as an eco-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides. Following his Bachelor's, he trained at the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India, focusing on the evaluation of natural extracts for phytochemicals with antibacterial and anticancer properties. He then pursued his M.Sc. in Biomedical Technologies at the University of T眉bingen, Germany, where he specialized in biomedical implants and high-throughput screenings (HTS). His projects included the reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes and evaluating small molecules from HTS for antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria. He completed his Ph.D. at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he continued his research in biomaterials and HTS. During his doctoral work, he designed novel biomedical implants for glaucoma, employing micro topographies to modulate the foreign body response.
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