My primary research interests are in computational systems biology, particularly the modelling and simulation of complex systems and networks. Presently, I am quite interested in understanding the design principles of biological systems through multi-scale computational modelling/theoretical studies, and how a knowledge of these principles can be exploited in applications such as synthetic biology. I am also interested in the application of complex network science to various disciplines, in and outside biology.
My PhD involved the modelling and simulation of (myco)bacterial metabolism, metabolic networks and protein--protein interactions, to identify better drug targets for tuberculosis. I have also modelled of the human immune system and its interaction with mycobacteria. During my post-doc, I have studied the robustness and evolvability of biological systems (TOR signalling), as well as artificial systems (programmable hardware).
Specialties: ?Pathway modelling, Metabolic Network Analysis
?Extensive familiarity with MATLAB, SBML, AWK & Sed scripting
?OS: Linux (Ubuntu), Windows XP/Vista/7
?Working knowledge of Python, C++ and MPI (parallel programming) Programming experience
Chennai Area, India
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Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras