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Our lab brings together biochemists, biophysicists, microscopists and computational biologists from six countries.

Principal Investigator

Prof. Ananya Rao

Professor of Structural Biology

Ananya leads the lab. Ask her about haemoglobin at your own risk.

Research Scientists

Dr. Daniel OkaforSenior Research ScientistResearch focusCryo-EM and microscope developmentIn the lab2018–Emaild.okafor@example.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Lena FischerPostdoctoral ResearcherResearch focusMembrane proteinsIn the lab2023–

Dr. Arjun MehtaPostdoctoral ResearcherResearch focusAI for structure predictionIn the lab2024–

PhD Students

Priya NatarajanPhD StudentResearch focusHaemoglobin variantsIn the lab2021–

Sam KowalskiPhD StudentResearch focusFragment crystallographyIn the lab2022–

Mei ChenPhD StudentResearch focusNMR spectroscopyIn the lab2022–

Ravi IyerPhD StudentResearch focusFluorescent sensorsIn the lab2023–

Fatima Al-SayedPhD StudentResearch focusMolecular dynamicsIn the lab2023–

Jonah BrooksPhD StudentResearch focusImage processingIn the lab2024–

Master's Students

Ana SouzaMaster's StudentResearch focusProtein designIn the lab2025–

Undergraduate Researchers

Kiran DesaiUndergraduate ResearcherResearch focusProtein productionIn the lab2025–

Lab Management

Meera PillaiLab ManagerIn the lab2017–Emaillab@example.edu

Alumni

Dr. Tomás HerreraCurrent positionAssistant Professor, University of ChilePostdoctoral Researcher, 2019–2023

Dr. Aisha BelloCurrent positionScientist, a protein design start-up in BengaluruPhD Student, 2017–2022

Dr. Vikram ShahCurrent positionPostdoc, Stanford UniversityPhD Student, 2016–2021